8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Quite a nice drop. Malty but not overly sweet. Mellow dark berries and overarching red wine accents. A little funk maybe. Low bitterness, touches of earth. Minimal boozy kick. Really drinkable.
Tried
from Bottle
at
The Kernel Taproom (Spa Road)
on 10 Jan 2026
at 18:29
8.1/10
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Appearance 9
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
On the fifth day of Christmas... 0,75l bottle from the brewery that I had kept for quite a while. Dark brown pour with stbale cream head. Aromas of oak, orange (peel), candied orange, bourbon, vanilla, cream. Taste is bourbon, vanilla, candied orange, cream/milk, chocolate, even a hint of cherries. Warm boozy finish. Should go well with desserts.
Tried
from Bottle
at
Black Isle Brewery
on 29 Dec 2025
at 20:24
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7.5
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
500ml bottle, rare Kernel collab beer. Pours a deep reddy copper with a beige head. Aroma of red wine, oak, dried fruits. Taste prominently features the red wine barrels, oaky, dried fruits, leather, tangy vinous notes, semi sweet. Medium bodied. Relatively easy drinking for a "barleywine" under 8%.
Great beer, would never have guessed it was an Altbier, but to be fair it's not a style I'm at all familiar with.
Great beer, would never have guessed it was an Altbier, but to be fair it's not a style I'm at all familiar with.
Tried
from Bottle
from Hop Shop Aberdeen
on 22 Dec 2025
at 22:01
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
keg at cloisters .. dark brown thin tan lacing ...soft sweet caramel toffee fruit nose ...juicy sweet caramel toffee fruit ...soft bourbon ..soft sweet caramel toffee ..soft roast malts
Tried
on 14 Dec 2025
at 18:05
6.8/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 6
Tried
from Can
on 03 Dec 2025
at 18:00
7/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7
33cl can from AbeerVinum, Rimini, Italy. Pours dark brown, towards purple, with fine cream foam. Aroma is toasted, caramel, but also a little roasted. Body and carbonation are average. Taste is moderately sweet. Final is average.
Tried
from Can
on 02 Dec 2025
at 21:10
7.9/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle. Kernel advent box day 2. Deep red copper. Suds of lasting mucky beige. Not particularly a looker. Nose has loads of the red wine barrel coming across sweet juicy and lightly tangy. Some malt character behind. Taste is semi sweet and fruity with a red wine tang. Easy drinking and vinous. Juicy finish. It’s a lovely easy drinking bev but there’s no way I’d know this was supposed to be an Altbier. The red wine barrel dominates everything.
Tried
from Bottle
at
The Kernel Brewery
on 02 Dec 2025
at 18:55
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 8
Texture 7
Overall 7
Tried
from Draft
on 02 Dec 2025
at 16:30
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7.5
Texture 7
Overall 6.5
Tried
from Draft
on 01 Dec 2025
at 20:18
6.4/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 7
Overall 6
Tried
from Draft
on 01 Dec 2025
at 18:22