About
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.
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.
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle. Waitrose. Hazed straw gold. Good solid Kernel swede. Nose has pithy lemon. Peach stone. Straw. Light oats. Take is pretty dry and solid on the bitterness. Whisper of sweetness. Drinks light clean and refreshing. Dry and bitter finish. Impressive gear at just 3%.
Tried
from Bottle
from
Waitrose Supermarket (Various locations)
on 24 Jun 2026
at 16:37
7.4/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 7
Overall 7.5
Creamy lightbrown good mostly lasting head. Black colour. Moderate malty and hoppy aroma. Heavy bitter flavor. Long heavy bitter finish. Oily palate.
Tried
from Draft
at
Bootleggers Craft Beer Bar - Amager
on 22 Jun 2026
at 10:51
8.6/10
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Appearance 9
Aroma 8.5
Flavor 8.5
Texture 9
Overall 8.5
Masterful stuff. Rich lightly toasted malts, gooey piney resin, candied citrus peel. Nicely citrusy, relaxed bitterness, great malty backbone. Super drinkable.
Tried
from Bottle
at
The Kernel Taproom (Spa Road)
on 19 Jun 2026
at 19:19
7.8/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
On tap at The Rusty Bucket, Eltham. Passionfruit, grapefruit, mango & peach aromas. Taste is grapefruit, peach, apricot, passionfruit, splash of orange peel. Rich bittersweet finish.
Tried
from Draft
at
Rusty Bucket - Eltham
on 19 Jun 2026
at 17:59
8.6/10
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Appearance 9
Aroma 8.5
Flavor 8.5
Texture 9
Overall 8.5
Excellent. A beer for folks who like sturdy stout, bitterness, wood. Some boozy kick, ash, baking cocoa, background whisky, char, roast. Full bodied. Warm to hot finish, quite drying, lingering ashy bitterness.
Tried
from Bottle
at
The Kernel Taproom (Spa Road)
on 18 Jun 2026
at 20:37
7.5/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
From tap at Waterloo Tap after seeing the Anish Kapoor exhibition at the Hayward Gallery. 17.06.26. Hazy pale straw colour. White head and lacing. Fine aroma and taste of lemon peel, sorrel and pale malt. Good.
Tried
from Draft
at
Waterloo Tap
on 17 Jun 2026
at 13:03
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7.5
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
14th June 2026
Opaque dark brown beer, good darkish tan head. Soft airy palate, decent fine carbonation That typical tangy dark malt flavour, oaty dark chocolate, a little coffee. Columbus hops bring a rich but ripe citrus, touch of marmalade. Mosaic does its candy fruits thing and, there is even a touch of blueberry. Smooth finish. Probably Kernels flagship these days. Consistent and very tasty.
Opaque dark brown beer, good darkish tan head. Soft airy palate, decent fine carbonation That typical tangy dark malt flavour, oaty dark chocolate, a little coffee. Columbus hops bring a rich but ripe citrus, touch of marmalade. Mosaic does its candy fruits thing and, there is even a touch of blueberry. Smooth finish. Probably Kernels flagship these days. Consistent and very tasty.
Tried
from Bottle
on 14 Jun 2026
at 18:56
7.2/10
Tried
from Draft
on 13 Jun 2026
at 20:55
6.9/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 6.5
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7
On tap at The Three Hounds Beer Cafe & Bottle Shop.
Nose is banana, cloves, coriander. Spicy sweet mix of the above. More sweetness in the close.
Nose is banana, cloves, coriander. Spicy sweet mix of the above. More sweetness in the close.
Tried
from Draft
at
Three Hounds Beer Cafe and Bottle Shop
on 13 Jun 2026
at 19:04
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7.5
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
13th June 2026
Near opaque dark brown beer, good bubbly tan head. Airy smooth palate, reasonable fine carbonation, fine for this style. Smooth dark malts, that typical Kernel oaty dark chocolate with a touch of dark malt cream. Talus quite pronounced here, bringing soft pine and a near floral and slightly candyish peach. Smooth and semi dry finish. A bit different with this hop.
Near opaque dark brown beer, good bubbly tan head. Airy smooth palate, reasonable fine carbonation, fine for this style. Smooth dark malts, that typical Kernel oaty dark chocolate with a touch of dark malt cream. Talus quite pronounced here, bringing soft pine and a near floral and slightly candyish peach. Smooth and semi dry finish. A bit different with this hop.
Tried
on 13 Jun 2026
at 18:35