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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Tried from Draft at The Kernel Taproom (Spa Road) on 13 May 2026 at 18:52

7.9/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7.5 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
Tried from Draft at The Kernel Taproom (Spa Road) on 13 May 2026 at 18:43

7.9/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Bottle at Kernel Spa Rad. It opens with a gush....pours clear golden - yellow with a thick, fluffy white head. The aroma is bright, zingy, tangy, coconut, pineapple, mango, citrus, perfumed, muted funk and dry oak. The taste is crisp, dry, snappy, dry oak, green, weedy, sherbet, gooseberry, green white, musty, funky, mellow barnyard, lemon - lime, pucker and old musty basement with a drying finish. Medium body and moderate carbonation. Very nice quaff.
Tried from Bottle at The Kernel Taproom (Spa Road) on 13 May 2026 at 18:13

7.3/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 8.5 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
33cl Fles van De Bierkoning. Mistig goudgele kleur, witte kraag. Lichtzuur, funky, hout, vleugje vanille en bubblegum, kattenpis, citrus, lichtzure finish. Minder complex dan de neus doet vermoeden. Lichte body. Degelijk.
Tried from Bottle from De Bierkoning on 13 May 2026 at 08:44

6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Горечь. Пизда.
Tried on 13 May 2026 at 01:14

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Bottle (5.8% ABV) from House Of Trembling Madness. Black body with a thick beige head. No visible carbonation. Faint lacing. Aroma of orange, blueberry and cocoa. Flavour of grapefruit and dark chocolate. Medium body with a creamy mouthfeel. Soft fizz. Rich and tangy - delicious.
Tried from Bottle at House Of The Trembling Madness (Lendal) on 12 May 2026 at 20:46

8.3/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8.5 Flavor 8.5 Texture 8 Overall 8
Bottle from De Bierkoning, Amsterdam. Roasted malt with citrus, chocolate, coffee, orange, pine resin, some grapefruit. Hint of liquorice. Bitter flavour with a light sweetness. Another exemplary India Double Porter from dependable Kernel.
Tried from Bottle from De Bierkoning on 10 May 2026 at 00:21

7.4/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 7.5 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
Bottle from De Bierkoning, Amsterdam. Lemon and light funk, with notes of wheat, gooseberry, hay. Tart and light sour taste, finishes dry. Medium body. Quite nice.
Tried from Bottle from De Bierkoning on 09 May 2026 at 19:57

7.9/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7.5 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
On tap at The Craft Beer Cabin, Bromley. Aromas of dark chocolate, liquorice toffee, coffee cake, burnt toast. Flavours of dark chocolate, smoke, raisin, liquorice toffee, more coffee cake. Malty sweet with a lingering smoky edge. Tasty.
Tried from Draft at Craft Beer Cabin BR1 on 09 May 2026 at 18:18

7.5/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 7.5 Flavor 7.5 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Tried from Draft at The Harlequin on 09 May 2026 at 18:00