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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On tap at Cardinal, Stavanger. Slightly hazy golden colour, large to moderate white head. Aroma and flavour of citric hops (no surprise), but this hop combination also gives a "spicy" hop character that blends very well with the citrus notes. Refreshing and eminently drinkable.
Tried from Draft at Cardinal on 24 May 2026 at 18:22

8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
Tap. Nitro pour. The Bear. Kernel MTB. Another one I thought I must have ticked. Darkest brown. Inevitably a good dense swede. Nutty and lightly sugared coffee character. Some gentle sweetness but mostly it’s pretty bitter. Smooth and easy drinking with good depth of flavour. Nice. Surprised Evin allows a nitro pour tbh, but if that’s what sells that’s it innit.
Tried from Draft on 22 May 2026 at 09:45

8.1/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8.5
Tap. The Bear. Kernel MTB. Now we’re talking. Hazy pale gold. Kernel swede. Good malt backdrop and juicy pithy lightly piny hop. Decent depth of flavour. Bitterness my dang. Good gear.
Tried from Draft on 22 May 2026 at 09:41

7.5/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 7 Texture 7 Overall 7.5
Tap. The Bear. Kernel MTB. Hazed pale orange gold. Decent swede. Fruity Um Bongo vibes. Drinks easy. Light on the bitterness and light on body. Which seems a recurring thing with Kernel to me, lately. Ok. Smells good.
Tried from Draft on 22 May 2026 at 09:39

7.5/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7.5 Flavor 7.5 Texture 7 Overall 7.5
Tap. The Bear. Keep MTB. One of those you think you must have had. Light haze on a lemon gold. Decent swede. All the witbier with a faint smokiness. Easy drinking.
Tried from Draft on 22 May 2026 at 09:36

7.1/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 7 Overall 7.5
Cask. The Bear. Kernel MTB. Light haze on a pale gold. Dense thin white swede. Light malts and light fruity Citra. Thin and a bit dry. Seems to lack body.
Tried from Cask on 22 May 2026 at 09:34

7.6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7.5 Flavor 7.5 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Tap. The Bear. Kernel MTB. Straw colour. Decent swede. Light fruity hop, refreshing with high drinkability. Solid opener.
Tried from Draft on 22 May 2026 at 09:31

7.1/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 7 Overall 7
Bottle at Nick's for Eurovision. Pours black, nose is roasted, earthy, chocolate, taste is similar.
Tried on 21 May 2026 at 10:59

7.1/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7
On tap @Luppolo Station (Rome). Ambrata scarica, mediamente torbida, schiuma bianco sporca media, non eccessivamente persistente. Al naso malto, resina, floreale e leggero erbaceo. In bocca è bilanciata, maltata con amaro a chiudere medio. Corpo medio, carbonazione media. Molto old style.
Tried from Draft at Luppolo Station on 20 May 2026 at 14:59

Tried from Draft at Kingsmead Street Bottle on 20 May 2026 at 13:20