Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5

On tap at The Green Goddess, Blackheath Royal Standard. Deep dark brown pour with a beige head. Earthy nose of coffee, chocolate, smoke, toffee. Taste is brandy snaps, red cherries, nuts, smoke. Rich warming finish.

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

30th June 2024 Clear deep amber brown beer, a good bubbly pale tan head. Airy palate, mildly dry, decent fine carbonation. Fluffy dark malts, a typical Kernel dark malt profile - creamy dark malt, a mildly tangy chocolate and soft coffee. Modest red berry fruits on the back end along with whispers of citrus peel and esters. Not bad at all.

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Keg draught at the Town Mouse, Newcastle. Mahogany, slightly thin, a smattering of beige/khaki head. Creamy chocolate notes on the muted aroma. Taste is nutty, dusty chocolate, some cherry. Sweetness fades, revealing an almost astringent bitterness. Light to medium body with carbonation on the heavy side. Impressive.

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 9.5

Bottle at home, 31st March 24. Pours a mahogany brown and clear, big creamy, foamy head. Aroma is caramel, roasted malts and nutty. Taste is bitter, caramel, smooth, nutty, chocolate, bitter, loads of malty good stuff. Delicious.

On tap @El Cabanon, Avilés. 14/03/2024. Color ambarino corona de espuma blanca aromas y sabores toffe, caramelo tostados cuerpo ligero.

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

On tap at The Kernel, pours a deeo dark brown / black with a small tan head. Aroma is surprisingly potent for a dark mild, with deep roastiness, some earthiness, and crusty bready malt. Flavour is smooth and rich, with crusty bready malt, roasted notes, earthiness, and minimal soil. Man, I'd be sold on this style if they were all like this — damn. Deep, dry, not lifeless in any way. The key really helps; casks just neuter the style. Very good.

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Tap.Dark copper colour with medium head.Aroma of toffee caramel and chocolate mild toasted and bready flavour also, medium body and nice by style beer.

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 9

Bottle at home in Hackney - picked up from the Kernel taproom. Pours clear brown with golden highlights, and a small, creamy off-white head. Medium sweet flavour with rich brown bread, well-toasted biscuits, a hint of toasted toffee, earth, chocolate malts. Light to medium bodied with massaging carbonation. Nicely balanced finish, subtle roast, more hearty bready malts, toasted sugars, low bitterness, British yeast, nips of berries. Super.

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5

Bottle. Beer Central Sheffield. Clear deep copper red. Luxuriant Kernel swede. Dunno how they do such a consistent swede. Possibly to do with added soap to the brews? Or custard powder? Anyhoo. Rich nutty chocolate powder malts. Fruit and Nut chocolate. Pot of well brewed tea. Taste has a nutty vinous sweetness first off, with a lightly vinous spicy bitterness. Smooth with body. Nice bit of bitterness to finish. Tasty gear for sure.

Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5

Clear brown, white head. Malty aroma. Flavour has a mix of malts, caramel, some fruit.