The Kernel Brewery

Microbrewery in Bermondsey, Greater London, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿
Associated with 3 Venues

Established in 2009

Contact
01 Spa Business Park, Spa Road, Bermondsey, SE16 4QT, England
Description
General guidance to members adding beers:-

Kernel beers are largely added as 'series' and the naming within the various series are for example ... 'Pale Ale - Hop(s)'. Capital letter on each hop, no commas.

Kernel beers are largely left unretired so don't tick the 'out of production' box unless it's a special/collaboration beer.

With all the various hop combinations it's not been unknown for a specific beer to re-appear again after an absence of 7 years.

The early beers named as 'sours' were brewed by kettle souring, as such these beers (typically 4% and below) are regarded by the brewer to be more akin to a Berliner Weisse stylistically and are therefore listed as such.

The brewery springs from the need to have more good beer. Beer deserving of a certain attention. Beer that forces you to confront and consider what you are drinking. Upfront hops, lingering bitternesses, warming alcohols, bodies of malt. Lengths and depths of flavour. We make Pale Ales, India Pale Ales and old school London Porters and Stouts towards these ends. Bottled alive, to give them time to grow.

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8.1
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8.5 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Bottle at home. Black with big brown head. Massive dank hops up front with soft lime leaves and marihuana. Sweet chocolate, roasted malts, plums, deep roasted and nutty, light spices. Solid medium sweet, less bitter. Over medium bodied. Lovely.

Tried from Bottle from Free Beer Co. Duinoord on 22 Mar 2026 at 19:43


8.8
Appearance - 9 | Aroma - 8.5 | Flavor - 8.5 | Texture - 9 | Overall - 9

Blimey, that’s a stunner. Gorgeous citrusy hop expression, lime, tangerine, oily peel, pine needles, sturdy pale malt backbone, balanced bitterness. Great condition. Well rounded finish, great depth, more citrus peel, soft pine. Wow.

Tried from Bottle from Figs & Grain on 21 Mar 2026 at 20:27


7.6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Bottle. Dram Shop Sheffield. Ridiculously out of date and not even a quid off. Opens with a bit of a hiss and has a thick foam but it’s still in good shape. Pine and lime. Some gummy fruit thing. Light sweet malt backdrop. Taste has some sweetness with a moderate pithy bitterness. Moderate pithy bitterness to finish. Kernel’s BBDs are mad, as we know, and I suspect this has lost some brightness but a tick is a tick and it’s still solid.

Tried from Bottle from Dram Shop on 20 Mar 2026 at 19:14


8.6
Appearance - 9 | Aroma - 8.5 | Flavor - 8.5 | Texture - 9 | Overall - 8.5

Cask at kernel tap room bermondsey,. An opaque jet black coloured pour with a lasting creamy khaki head. Aroma is nice roasty creany pine needles, smooth roast, creamy. Palate is semi sweet, creany, rounded, good cask condition. Flavour is composed of semi sweet, rounded creamy roast, light pine needles,. Lovely.

Tried on 20 Mar 2026 at 12:51


8.1
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Looks like qunce juice. Aroma is wild, horse blanket, spikey fruits, acidic juice lots of funk. Taste is sour fresh with sweet apple and quince and a heavy bitter body. Well balanced and super drinkable and super complex. Great stuff.

Tried from Bottle on 19 Mar 2026 at 21:20


7.6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Large creamy white head stayed on a slowly carbonating murky vivid golden coloured body.
Lemon, dusty & lime aroma.
Medium bodied, sharp with a dry foamy back.
Lime, earthy, lemon, zesty & oat tastes with a long bitterly hopped finish.
Tremendous.

Tried from Bottle on 18 Mar 2026 at 20:50

gave a cheers!

8.6
Appearance - 9 | Aroma - 8.5 | Flavor - 8.5 | Texture - 9 | Overall - 8.5

Great stuff, clean and pithy, soft bitter pine needles. Lemon rind, a little dried mango, dirty straw. Super drinkable.

Tried from Bottle at The Kernel Taproom (Spa Road) on 18 Mar 2026 at 19:02


7
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Utseende: Gul.
Lukt: Citrus, honning, juice, vanilje.
Smak: Citrus, honning, juice, vanilje.
Skum/kullsyre: Tykt dekkende skum, heng.
Medium: Rating:8-7-7-6-7=7, Draft@200ml, ABV@7%, Når@2026.03.17.
Hvor: Melkebaren, Sandnes
Navn: New England India Pale Ale
Stil: IPA - NEW ENGLAND / HAZY
Bryggeri: The Kernel Brewery

Tried from Draft at Melkebaren on 17 Mar 2026 at 21:32


8

Tried from Cask on 17 Mar 2026 at 16:31


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

On tap at Cardinal, Stavanger. Pours black with beige head. Aroma of dark, bitter chocolate, quite some fruity notes. Tastes slightly sweet with balancing bitterness. Thin to medium bodied. Dry mouth feel, bitter finish. An honest porter!

Tried from Draft at Cardinal on 16 Mar 2026 at 19:33