The Kernel Brewery

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

Established in 2009

Contact
01 Spa Business Park, Spa Road, London, 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.

     Show


7/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 8
Bottle 330ml. @ chriso.Clear medium orange colour with a average, frothy, fair lacing, mostly diminishing, off-white to white head. Aroma is moderate malty, toasted, caramel, moderate hoppy, orange - citrus, peach. Flavour is moderate to light light heavy sweet and moderate bitter with a average to long duration, bitter. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft. [20110426]
Tried from Bottle on 10 May 2011 at 23:18

7.8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7
Bottled @ tasting cgarvieuk, courtesy of BeerCast_Rich. Dark brown colour, medium fluffy beige head. Aroma is dusty, coffee, followed by some citric hops. Quite odd. Flavour is light coffee and roasted malts, light hoppy. Smooth and creamy finish. Good stuff.
Tried from Bottle on 10 May 2011 at 11:40

7.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
Bottled @ tasting cgarvieuk, courtesy of BeerCast_Rich. Hazy golden colour, sparkly white head. Aroma is hoppy and sweet, citric hops, fruity. Flavour is light malted, fruity, citrus. Slight bitter finish.
Tried from Bottle on 10 May 2011 at 11:38

8.3/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 9
Bottle 330ml. @ chriso.Clear dark brown black colour with a average, frothy to creamy, fair lacing, mostly diminishing, beige head. Aroma is heavy malty, caramel, roasted, dark malt, coffee, light alcohol. Flavour is heavy sweet and bitter with a long duration, dry. Body is medium to full, texture is oily, carbonation is soft. [20110501]
Tried from Bottle on 08 May 2011 at 14:13

7.3/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 8
Bottle 500ml. @ chriso.Clear medium orange colour with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly to fully lasting, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, toasted - caramel, moderate to heavy hoppy, citrus, orange - citrus, pine, spruce. Flavour is moderate to heavy sweet and bitter with a average to long duration. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft. [20110501]
Tried from Bottle on 08 May 2011 at 14:11

8.4/10 Appearance 10 Aroma 9 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 8.5
Bottled (thanks TBone!). Very deep brown, close to black colour, small brown head. Aroma is liquorice, ashes, some roasted, toffee and caramel. Beautiful. Flavour is rather roasted, ashy and some liquorice, alcohol and toffeeish. Also some dark berries and mild wooden notes, Stinging sweetness. Alcohol burnt quite well on the way down the throat.
Tried from Bottle on 08 May 2011 at 00:38

7.6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
Bottled 330ml (brewed 290910)
Bottle from the brewery.
Dark opaque brown color, small creamy brown head. Very roasted strong aroma, alochol, licorice, black coffee. Full-bodied. Dry roasted flavor. Very intensive sticky-licorice brew. Long long lingering licorice aftertaste. Nose is great, flavor is a bit too burned and dry. Probably needs more cellaring.
Tried from Bottle on 08 May 2011 at 00:36

7.5/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 8
Bottle 330ml. @ chriso.Clear medium to dark amber orange colour with a average to large, frothy to creamy, good lacing, mostly to fully lasting, off-white to white head. Aroma is moderate to heavy malty, caramel, light heavy hoppy, citrus, orange - citrus, dry grass, peach, orange - mandarin. Flavour is moderate to heavy sweet and bitter with a long duration. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft. [20110426]Earlier Rating: 9/18/2010 Total Score: 3.5Bottle 500ml.Light unclear medium orange color with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, caramel - toffee, moderate to heavy hoppy, citrus - orange, fruity, light pine. Flavor is moderate to heavy sweet and bitter with a long duration, hoopy, orane, peel bitter. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft. [20100917]
Tried from Bottle on 07 May 2011 at 14:38

7/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7
Bottled 330ml (BB 12/2013)
Bottle from the brewery. Dark orange color, small steady color. Malty, a bit orange-fruity aroma. Medium-bodied. Orange-peels, fruity-malty, some rye bread. Feels like 6-7% beer, but warming aftertaste. Lingering bitterbess. Very balanced.
Tried from Bottle on 07 May 2011 at 12:37

7.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
Bottled (thanks TBone!). Amber colour, small white head. Aroma is very strong bready and quite sweet malts, some hops and mild sweetness. Flavour is bigtime malts, some alcohol as well as some mild alcohol and also quite rich on the hoppyness. Really pleasantly balanced brew for being 9.1%. ROCK!
Tried from Bottle on 07 May 2011 at 12:28