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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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Ungstrup (52439) reviewed
India Pale Ale - S.C.C.A.NS (2010) Simcoe Citra Columbus Apollo Nelson Sauvin. from The Kernel Brewery
15 years ago
6.8/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Bottled. A hazy amber beer with an orangey head. The aroma has notes of citrusy hops and malt. The flavor is sweet with notes of malt, lemons, and straw. Thanks yespr for sharing.
Tried from Bottle on 23 Jul 2011 at 14:40
fonefan (86114) reviewed
India Pale Ale - Centennial from The Kernel Brewery
15 years ago
6.8/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Bottle 330ml. @ ChrisOs.Unclear medium orange colour with a average to large, frothy to creamy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, caramel, moderate to heavy hoppy, orange - citrus, lemon, grapefruit, moderate mandarin, sour mandarin notes. Flavour is moderate to heavy sweet and moderate bitter with a average to long duration, lemon. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft to flat. [20101204]
Tried from Bottle on 20 Jul 2011 at 23:06
Leighton (35418) reviewed
Collaboration #2 India Pale Ale from The Kernel Brewery
15 years ago
8.8/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 9 Flavor 9 Texture 8 Overall 9
Cask at the Euston Tap. Pours a glowing, rich gold with a lingering, foamy white head. Huge cat pee nose, some grass and citric notes. Wow, amazing flavor, tons of fine grass, more cat urine, and good sweetness to hold it all up. Medium bodied with fine carbonation. Bit more malt comes through at the end, plenty of resiny hops, some pine and citrus rind. Yet more piss! Outstanding.
Tried from Cask on 20 Jul 2011 at 14:02
Leighton (35418) reviewed
India Pale Ale - Simcoe from The Kernel Brewery
15 years ago
8.1/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8.5
Bottle at home in London. Lou Reed’s Street Hassle plays in the background. Pours a cloudy, golden-orange with a small,white head. Aroma has loads of freshly cut grass, dried citrus fruits, fresh pine. Very fresh overall, folks. Flavor is full, some rich, malty sweetness, juicy hops, sticky sap, bit of citrus rind, touches of honey. Full bodied with average carbonation. Warm finish, quite sticky and sweet, with long-lasting bitterness engulfing the mouth. Resinous pine, notes of grass, wood and dirt. Great beer.
Tried from Bottle on 20 Jul 2011 at 13:59
Scopey (25563) reviewed
India Pale Ale - Simcoe from The Kernel Brewery
15 years ago
7.5/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 8
From both keg and bottle at the Kernel Brewery. It pours hazy orange, with a thin white head and moderate carbonation. The nose is orange, mango, pineapple and resin. The taste is orange, mango, peach, sweet tangerine, pine and some alcohol warmth, with a long tangy-bitter finish. A very tasty and supremely drinkable IPA.
Tried from Bottle on 20 Jul 2011 at 12:53
Harrisoni (26621) reviewed
Saison from The Kernel Brewery
15 years ago
6.9/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
Bottle from The Bottle Shop Canterbury. Hazy orange gold colour with lasting off white head. Belgian yeast saisony aroma but full instead of a little thin like some can be. Good fullness in the mouth too. Good saison that almost becomes a Belgian ale due to the fullness of the malt. Good estery yeasty finish. Good character to this beer. Solid beer
Tried from Bottle on 20 Jul 2011 at 10:43
madmitch76 (41486) reviewed
Pale Ale - Riwaka from The Kernel Brewery
15 years ago
7.9/10 — 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.
Tried on 19 Jul 2011 at 13:41
madmitch76 (41486) reviewed
Hawksmoor Seven Barrels Red Rye IPA from The Kernel Brewery
15 years ago
7.9/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
19th July 2011
Big Cheers to Evin for the bottles - thanks mate! Light haze on this deep amber beer. Nice creamy cream coloured head. Nose of pine, lacto and mild citrus. Smooth palate with fine carbonation. Creamy malt base. Piney hops, mild orange citrus, sprity minerals. Just a touch of rye spice. Trace of grapefruit and then the cream returns. Good robust bitterness in the finish and the aftertaste. This was a very good beer 4 weeks ago but another month in the bottle has really developed it in to a beaut! Effortlessly drinkable tasty treat.
Tried from Bottle on 19 Jul 2011 at 13:38
fonefan (86114) reviewed
India Pale Ale - S.C.A.NS #1 from The Kernel Brewery
15 years ago
7.3/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 8
Bottle 330ml. @ ChrisOs.Unclear medium to dark orange colour with a average to large, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, caramel, heavy hoppy, pine, orange - citrus, cat piss, tropical fruit. Flavour is moderate to heavy sweet and bitter with a long duration. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft. [20101204]
Tried from Bottle on 19 Jul 2011 at 10:24
fonefan (86114) reviewed
India Pale Ale - Citra + from The Kernel Brewery
15 years ago
7.3/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 8
Bottle 330ml. @ ChrisOs.Unclear 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, grapefruit, pine, cat piss. Flavour is moderate to heavy sweet and bitter with a long duration, citrus, grapefruit, dry. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft. [20101204]
Tried from Bottle on 19 Jul 2011 at 10:16