The Kernel Brewery

Microbrewery in Bermondsey, London, Greater London, England ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ
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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7.4/10 โ€” Appearance 7 Aroma 7.5 Flavor 7.5 Texture 7 Overall 7.5
Keg the tap. Opaque gold. Foamy white head. Aroma has a herbal bitterness with stone fruit edge. Flavourwise it's got a bitter resinous core and a good handful of herbs. Underlying fruit. Light-medium bodied. Slick. Soft carbonation. Long dry slightly astringent finish.
Tried from Draft at The Kernel Taproom (Spa Road) on 03 Jul 2026 at 18:35

8.8/10 โ€” Appearance 9 Aroma 9 Flavor 8.5 Texture 9 Overall 8.5
Bottle from Hop Burns and Black, enjoyed watching Spain v Austria. Pours deep jet black with a beautiful brown head. Nose of prune, malt, treacle, coffee. Flavour is medium-big sweetness with a well-balanced roast bitterness. Gentle boozy warmth. Full bodied, creamy with a gentle pickle, slight astringency mixed with booze on the finish. A thing of beauty, ever reliable and one of my all time favourites.
Tried from Bottle on 02 Jul 2026 at 20:00

7.6/10 โ€” Appearance 8 Aroma 7.5 Flavor 7.5 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Good stuff overall, nicely biscuity, a little oily citrus peelโ€™ikd bitter hay. Touches of white grape, melon, minerality. Fairly clean finish. Drinks well overall.
Tried from Cask at The Kernel Taproom (Spa Road) on 02 Jul 2026 at 16:56

8.4/10 โ€” Appearance 8 Aroma 8.5 Flavor 8.5 Texture 8 Overall 8.5
Oh yeah thatโ€™s exquisite. Super clean, lovely dry funk, lemon peel, bit of grass bite. Salty, refreshing, lightly sweet. Delicious.
Tried from Draft at The Kernel Taproom (Spa Road) on 02 Jul 2026 at 16:49

6.8/10 โ€” Appearance 8 Aroma 6.5 Flavor 6.5 Texture 7 Overall 6.5
Cask at Mother Arch iii, 02/07/2026.
Clear golden with an off white cap that thins to a swirl.
Nose is melon, orange peel, soft malts.
Taste comprises bready notes, orange zest, melon, light perfume.
Medium bodied, soft carbonation, drying close doused in mellow hop bitterness.
Okay cask pale but had way better here ... a little flabby.
Tried on 02 Jul 2026 at 10:46

7.4/10 โ€” Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7.5 Texture 8 Overall 7
Keg at Mother Arch iii, 02/07/2026.
Hazed orange with a lasting just off white head.
Nose is tangerine, grass, melon, papaya.
Taste comprises bitter orange, grass, pine nip.
Medium bodied, fine carbonation, drying close spiked with mellow hop bitterness.
Okay IPA but far from the Kernels finest.
Tried on 02 Jul 2026 at 10:44

7.8/10 โ€” Appearance 8 Aroma 7.5 Flavor 7.5 Texture 8 Overall 8
Keg at Mother Arch iii, 02/07/2026.
Golden topped with a thin off white cap that veers to the edge.
Nose is modest funk, wood must, bretted pangs, herb, lemon rind, hedgerow.
Taste comprises sharp citric tones, funk, stale bread, herb, green berry must, apple skins.
Medium bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close with a light tang at the climax.
Solid well balanced refreshing stuff.
Tried on 02 Jul 2026 at 10:39

7.4/10 โ€” Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7.5 Texture 8 Overall 7
Keg at Mother Arch iii, 02/07/2026.
Moderate haze on a golden orange pour with an off white cap that thins to a swirl.
Nose is juicy citric zest, grass, melon, light breads.
Taste comprises crisp malts, bitter citric shreds, grass, orange zest.
Medium bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close spiked with grassy hop bitterness.
Okay pale.
Tried on 02 Jul 2026 at 08:01

7.9/10 โ€” Appearance 8 Aroma 7.5 Flavor 7.5 Texture 9 Overall 8
Keg at Mother Arch iii, 02/07/2026 - having arrived in a handsome cab, thanks Jubilee Line!
Almost clear golden blonde topped with a lasting white head.
Nose is pale malts, citric tinged straw, grains, cereals, bready notes.
Taste comprises pale malts, citric nip, grass, herb, more breads to the fore.
Medium bodied, fine massaging carbonation, semi drying close with a sprinkle of dusty hops.
Hit the fucken spot on a hote day.
Tried on 02 Jul 2026 at 07:59

8.5/10 โ€” Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 9 Texture 9 Overall 8.5
(Draft at Akkurat, Stockholm, 24 June 2026) Black colour with frothy, beige head. Malty, roasty nose with black coffee, dark chocolate, liquorice, whisky and oak wood. Malty, roasted, vinous taste with notes of espresso, cacao, dark chocolate, liquorice, oak wood, whisky, hints of tar and smoke, and a generous roasty bitterness in a warming finish. Full body, quite sweet (but not excessively). Rich, warming and powerful, with a good whisky barrel touch. Great beer!
Tried from Draft at Akkurat on 01 Jul 2026 at 20:03