Garrold Profile

Tap. Rutland. Hazed pale gold. Stunner of a swede, even by Kernel’s standards. Nose is big on the ripe melon and sweet stone fruit. Some piny and herbal notes. Clean grain. Taste is semi sweet with robust pithy bitterness. Plenty of body and flavour. Robust bitterness carries through to the finish.

Tried from Draft at Rutland Arms on 25 Sep 2025 at 16:05

Garrold (11626) reviewed

Annafestbier from Brauerei Rittmayer (Hallerndorf)

8 months ago

6.6/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 6.5 Flavor 6.5 Texture 6 Overall 6.5

Well that’s a bonus. Thought I’d ticked this. Bottle. Lidl box. Clear gold. Decent white foam. Was better when topped up with a hard pour. Nose has sweet-ish grain. Whiff of sourness. Ever so slightly metallic. Taste is pretty sweet up front with a bit more of the metallic thing in the bitterness. Feels a bit heavy on the palate with quite low carbonation. Bitter finish. Not the best from this box so far, by quite a way.

Tried from Bottle from Lidl (England) on 24 Sep 2025 at 17:52

Garrold added a new beer Almost A Pint Of Sheffield Fruited Sour by Triple Point Brewing
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Garrold added a new beer Cultivator by Abbeydale Brewery
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Garrold (11626) reviewed

Festbier from Privatbrauerei MC Wieninger

8 months ago

7.6/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 7.5 Flavor 7.5 Texture 8 Overall 7.5

Bottle. Lidl. Clear gold. Soppy white foam isn’t particularly a thicc boi but it retains well and is nicely sticky. Nose has dry clean grain with the hops coming across unripe pear hedge clippings. Clean and pretty crisp overall with a moderate grassy bitterness. Hint of bready sweetness. Crisp grassy finish. Nice one.

Tried from Bottle from Lidl (England) on 23 Sep 2025 at 17:29

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Festbier from Ettl Bräu (Teisnacher)

8 months ago

7.4/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 6.5 Flavor 7.5 Texture 8 Overall 7.5

Bottle. Lidl. Clear gold. Solid foam. Nutty and a tad vegetal. Whiff of (good) sourness. Privet leaf and mulch on the hop front. Taste is semi sweet with a leafy bitterness. Drinks decent overall. Moderate bitter finish. The vegetal thing is a tad off putting but it didn’t stop this getting smashed in about 5 minutes.

Tried from Bottle from Lidl (England) on 22 Sep 2025 at 19:18

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Sheaf from Triple Point Brewing

8 months ago

7.9/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 7.5 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8

Can. Mitchell’s Wines. Hazed gold. Not too milky which is nice. Head isn’t up to much as per a Triple Point pale ale. I’m convinced it’s the gluten free thing that’s responsible. There’s a bit of a struck match thing going on here, but otherwise it’s peachy and citrusy with notes of lemon juice and lime peel. Taste is semi sweet with a fair amount of dryness. Bitterness is pithy and oily. Drinks well at the 6.2. Probably would have guessed 5.6ish. Lean bitter finish. Barring that struck match thing it’s a good example of style and doesn’t err towards the milky shite that most UK brewers seem to think NEIPAs are about.

Tried from Can on 21 Sep 2025 at 17:59

Garrold added a new beer Sheaf by Triple Point Brewing
8 months ago

Garrold (11626) reviewed

Pszenne from Browar Staropolski

8 months ago

7.3/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 7.5 Flavor 7 Texture 7 Overall 7

Bottle. Bee, Darnall. Hazed gold (didn’t tip the trub in and didn’t do a bottle roll). Half decent white foam. Usual suspects on the nose. Wheat and ripe banana. Some herb. Dry overall bar a touch of sweetness. Drinks fine. Light dry close. Actually way better than I was expecting.

Tried from Bottle on 21 Sep 2025 at 17:41

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Garrold (11626) reviewed

Export India Porter - Talus from The Kernel Brewery

8 months ago

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

Bottle. Waitrose. Clear super dark chocolate brown. Kernel swede all present and correct. A looker. Nose has dark chocolate orange truffle. Orange oil. Hint of dark roast coffee. Well done bread crust. Taste has a whisper of fruity sweetness with a big, verging on tart bitterness. Loads of body staying right side of mega easy drinking. Dries out as it goes with the orange oil bitterness lingering at the end. Instant contender for best supermarket beer out there.

Tried from Bottle from Waitrose Supermarket (Various locations) on 20 Sep 2025 at 18:35