Leighton Profile

Wow that’s good. Well toasted malts, rich piney hops, mellow oily bitterness. Nips of cocoa and burnt caramel. Great condition. Resinous, toasty finish. Superb.

Tried from Cask at The Kernel Taproom (Spa Road) on 23 Oct 2025 at 17:09

Leighton added a new beer Brown Ale - Taiheke Cascade by The Kernel Brewery
9 months ago

Leighton added a new beer Boatswain H.L.V. Ale by Rhinelander Brewing Company
9 months ago

Leighton (35377) reviewed

Grantler Festmärzen from Schlossbrauerei Herrngiersdorf (Herrngiersdorf, Germany 🇩🇪)

9 months ago

5.1/10 — Appearance 7 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 5 Overall 4.5

Moderate sweetness, has a very basic sugary grain quality about it, a faint savoury note, nip of dry caramel. Doesn’t really hang together very well. Vaguely drinkable.

Tried from Bottle from Lidl (England) on 21 Oct 2025 at 21:26

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Dry Stout - Summit from The Kernel Brewery (London, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿)

9 months ago

9.1/10 — Appearance 10 Aroma 9 Flavor 9 Texture 9 Overall 9

Gorgeous pour - couldn’t look any better. Superb balance, nice ashy roast, citrus accents, a little coffee and cocoa, soft earthy bitterness. Smooth, creamy, bittersweet. Outstanding.

Tried from Bottle at The Kernel Taproom (Spa Road) on 21 Oct 2025 at 19:43

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Rotator from Full Circle Brew Co (Newcastle upon Tyne, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿)

9 months ago

6.3/10 — Appearance 7 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5

Drinkable if not especially vibrant. Some faded pine needles, lemon peel, a little chalky hop, generic pale malt. So so overall.

Tried from Can from Waitrose Supermarket (Various locations) on 21 Oct 2025 at 19:03

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Brown Stout - London 1812 from The Kernel Brewery (London, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿)

9 months ago

8.8/10 — Appearance 9 Aroma 8.5 Flavor 8.5 Texture 9 Overall 9

That’s just gorgeous stuff. Mellow roast, a little burnt caramel, earth, old tobacco, nip of baking cocoa, burnt rubber, leathery raisin. Bittersweet. Superb balance. Dry finish. Wildly drinkable.

Tried from Bottle at The Kernel Taproom (Spa Road) on 19 Oct 2025 at 22:29

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Mini Crunch from Vault City (Edinburgh, Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿)

9 months ago

5.9/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 5.5

A little fun in a degenerate kind of way, but it’s by no means good. Head fades out quickly. Quite sweet of course, vaguely artificial, some sugary chocolate, hint of roast, toffee, a little earth, some dark fruit. Not very specific, just vaguely and richly sweet.

Tried from Can from Waitrose Supermarket (Various locations) on 18 Oct 2025 at 22:45

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Counter Strike from BrewDog (Ellon, Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿)

9 months ago

7.1/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 7 Overall 7

Pretty good stuff overall. More or less by the book WCIPA. Some sun-kissed malts, mellow piney bitterness, orange rind, bread, a nip of caramel. Sweet finish, on the malty side overall. Fairly enjoyable.

Tried from Can from Waitrose Supermarket (Various locations) on 17 Oct 2025 at 22:40

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Helles from Lost and Grounded (St Philip's, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿)

9 months ago

7.5/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 7.5 Flavor 7.5 Texture 8 Overall 7

Nice beer, pretty well balanced, notes of dry biscuits, soft bitter hay. Clean and lightly drying finish, a nip of pale grain, bread, biscuit. Easygoing.

Tried from Can from Waitrose Supermarket (Various locations) on 17 Oct 2025 at 20:57