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.

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7.8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 7.5 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
1/3 pint @ Kernel Spa Road. Anno 2018.
Brune foncée, col blanc-cassé le tout laissant un léger filament huileux doré au verre.
Arôme sur une base malté plaisante - tirant légèrement sur le umami tout en ayant une belle grosse dose de chocolat - vin rouge est bien marqué au nez, assez frais avec un côté torréfié presque café en support - côté du rhum ?
Palais sur une belle base de BA blend avec de suite une sensation marqué ede barrique de vin rouge - pas mal de booze même pour être à 8%. Fruits noirs et secs - chocolaté, ganache, fine douceur résiduelle - avec une sensation de baies noires surettes - groseille rouge, cerise et fonalité versant sur un léger effet umami. Amertume reste plaisante même si discrète.
Tried from Draft at The Kernel Taproom (Spa Road) on 17 Jul 2026 at 11:30

7.5/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7.5 Flavor 7.5 Texture 7 Overall 7.5
1/3 pint @ Kernel Spa Road.
Dorée, léger, col blanc moyen crémeux.
Arôme est frais centré sur la grains et malt pils - floral avec une touche de résine en support tout en ayant un léger côté agrumes.
Palais est léger base maltée pils assez sec avec sensation de drêche délicate. Le tout est bien flroal avec petite touche de résine, très UK dans l'approche avec ce single hop Mosaic. Super léger et descend avec facilité.
Tried from Draft at The Kernel Taproom (Spa Road) on 17 Jul 2026 at 11:18

7/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 7 Overall 7
500ml Bottle - Hazy amber with a foamy head. Apricot and hints of marmalade in the aroma. Apricot, orange and notes of spice in the taste.
Tried on 14 Jul 2026 at 18:27

8.1/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8.5
500ml bottle. Pours golden with a light haze, small white head. Aroma of pale bready malts with a little caramel, hedgerow, berries, orange. Taste follows suit, bready malts and a little caramel, fruity, hedgerow, berries, orange, grassy/herbal, marmalade, moderate bitter finish. Medium bodied.
Such a nice Bitter, easily among the best I've had.
Tried from Bottle from The Fuss Club on 12 Jul 2026 at 22:47


8.8/10 Appearance 9 Aroma 9 Flavor 9 Texture 9 Overall 8
Bottle @ Humleministeriet. 7 weeks old. Pours cloudy copper Golden with a White head. Snappy citrus, slight grapefruit, tea, marmelade. Leafy and herbal. Short bitter finish. Fantastic.
Tried on 12 Jul 2026 at 14:52

7.5/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7.5 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Bottle from Eltham Wines. Nose is dark chocolate, coffee, raisin, touch of cocoa. Taste is bitter chocolate, liquorice toffee, coffee, smoke. Malty sweet & lightly bitter.
Tried from Bottle from Eltham Wines on 11 Jul 2026 at 21:25

7.6/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 7.5 Flavor 8 Texture 7 Overall 8
Malmö crew CPH meet up 11/07/2026 toasted sweet malty with notes of grain, straw, light citrus fruity, sweet toasted malty finish.
Tried from Draft at Fermentoren CPH on 11 Jul 2026 at 17:54


8.1/10 Appearance 9 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
Can at home picked up from The Kernel brewery taproom. A clear copper amber coloured pour with a lasting beige head. Aroma is layered grains, toasted nuts, jammy berries, rye bread, strawberry shortcake, Flavour is composed of semi sweet, layered malts, rye, nutty, toasted malts, jammy fruit esters. Palate is semi sweet, layered, mellow carbonation. Really drinkable stuff. Lovely.
Tried from Bottle on 10 Jul 2026 at 21:14