Pale Ale - Riwaka
The Kernel Brewery in Bermondsey, Greater London, England 🏴
Pale Ale - Australian / New Zealand Series|
Score
7.30
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Theydon_Bois (45766) reviewed Pale Ale - Riwaka from The Kernel Brewery 1 month ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Bottle at home, picked up from MA iii, 10/11/2025.
Hazed orange golden topped with a lasting white cap.
Nose is gooseberries, lychee, dank chimes, pine nibble, grass, white grape.
Taste comprises dank chimes, pissy NZ hops, grass, stone fruit, lychee, pine nip.
Medium bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close spiked with skunky Riwaka goodness.
Solid NZ fuelled pale.
Fergus (31281) reviewed Pale Ale - Riwaka from The Kernel Brewery 1 month ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Tap at the kernel brewery taproom bermondsey. A translucent golden orange coloured pour a fine white head. Aroma is flaked wheat, pithy nz hop, tarmac, white grape, rubber ball. Flavour is composed of dry and crisp, bready grains, pissy nz hop, tarmac, white grape, mineral, flint,. Palate is crisp, semi drying moderate fine carbonation. Good stuff.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Bottle at home bought direct from brewery. Strong aroma of cat pee, pine, bit of grass and bit of citrus. Pours hazy orange with a nice white foam. Medium bitterness, fairly full bodied with a nice lingering grapefruity sourness. Pretty damn good!
fonefan (84235) reviewed Pale Ale - Riwaka from The Kernel Brewery 13 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8
Bottle 500ml. @ home.Clear medium yellow orange colour with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, white to off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, caramel, moderate to heavy hoppy, orange - citrus, fruity, grapefruit. Flavour is moderate to heavy sweet and bitter with a long duration, light salty. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft. [20111016]
Anders37 (30391) reviewed Pale Ale - Riwaka from The Kernel Brewery 14 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8
Bottle. Pours a hazy yellow orange color with a small white head. Has a fruity citrus hoppy aroma. Fruity citrus hoppy bitter flavor. Has a fruity citrus hoppy finish.
cagarvie (39800) reviewed Pale Ale - Riwaka from The Kernel Brewery 14 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
bottle at home ... golden amber ... thin white head ... citrus ... passion fruit nose ... soft passion fruit ... zezty fruit ... light easy juicy hop ... soft bitterness
madmitch76 (40205) reviewed Pale Ale - Riwaka from The Kernel Brewery 14 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
16th July 2011
Hazy orange - amber beer, good white head. Light tangerine - orange nose. Light palate, a little airy and with a light touch of dryness. Good fresh hops. Tangerine marmalade with a little Satsuma. Mild grapefruit and grape and a little of that dirtyness you would associate with Nelson Sauvin. Light semi dry finish. Very nice pale ale. Hope we get a full IPA with this hop.
Harrisoni (26137) reviewed Pale Ale - Riwaka from The Kernel Brewery 14 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Bottle from The Bottle Shop Canterbury. Pours hazy coper with thin lasting white head. Eaten with stir fry chow mein. Tropical fruit and grapefruit aroma. Tasty in mouth. Good condition. Lovely to be honest and went brilliantly with the food. Touch of gooseberry on aroma. Good white pepper too.
Fin (18271) reviewed Pale Ale - Riwaka from The Kernel Brewery 14 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5
Bottle from The Bottle Shop, Canterbury, Kent 16th July 2011, consumed at home 17th July 2011 Pours golden, it’s hazy with some white bubbles. There is a definate cat’s piss aroma on the nose along with wet biscuit, sweet warm mouldering cut leaves and grass left to mulch for a few days. Soft in the mouth, quite smooth bitterness, sweet, soft maltiness, some brine, tangy at end like a watery citrus jam. Fine. A6 A4 T7 P4 Ov13 3.4
Scopey (25061) reviewed Pale Ale - Riwaka from The Kernel Brewery 14 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
Bottle at my East Croydon beer tasting, thanks to Leighton. It pours light hazy orange, with a thin bubbly white head and low carbonation. The nose is cat piss, grass, sweet orange, melon, lemon and cabbage. The taste is orange, lemon, lime, cat piss, biscuit, pine, brown bread and grass, with a lighter bitter finish. I would like to have a more intense Riwaka flavour to make a proper judgment of this hop.