The Kernel Export India Porter

Brewed by The Kernel
Style: Porter
London, England

Serve in English pint, Shaker

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Fresh pine and citrus hops as I’ve come to expect from the kernel as a background to rich, sweet roasted malt with hints of coffee and chocolate.

Bottle. Black as the night, with a big, frothy, everlasting head. Perfect look. The aroma boasts a well integrated blend of piney and citrusy hops on one hand, and an amazingly deep dark maltiness on the other. Dark chocolate, roast and coffee. Nuts and soy sauce. The nuttiness particularly seems to bridge the gap between the roast/coal and the pine. Medium body and again - stunningly deep flavour. The malt is the main actor here, with coffee upfront, backed by the roast. On the supporting role we have a neat piney and resiny hoppiness, accurately dosed. Smooth, slightly creamy mouthfeel topped off by a medium bitterness that seems to be equally derived from the roast and the hops. In the aftertaste there is roast and notes of resin as well as earth. Immaculate.

Bottle@home. 5.8%. Three finger brown foam in a tulip. Roasted toasted coffee notes. Vanilla earthlike aromas. Sharp bitter dryness. Long finish. Columbus Topaz & Bramling cross hops. Crazy hybrid brew.

Bottle. Thin khaki head, on a jet black body. Sweet fig, plum, toast, and slight espresso in the aroma. Espresso comes in more in the flavor much like an iced americano coffee, some fig and dark fruit, bitter and toasty finish, medium to lighter body.

En riktigt trevlig porter. Smak av mycket kaffe, choklad, brända toner med toner av torkad frukt och citrus. Len, rund, torr och en aning sträv med en chokladbitterbeska som avrundar det hela.

500mL bottle, pours black with a small beige / tan head. Aroma exudes dank earthy hops upfront, followed by deep toasted malt and bready malt. Loads of flavours on the palate, with loads of both earthy hops, and a thick dry roasted malt backbone. Remarkable balance, with a dry malt backing and very earthy dank hops. Awesome black IPA / porter hybrid.

Bottle. Dark brown beer with a medium beige head and some lacing. Aroma of roasted malts and hops. The taste is a touch of grapefruit, hops, roasted malts, some chocolate and bitter coffee. Medium bodied with a slight carbonation, a little silky. A very good porter.

Bottle. Pours almost black with a beige head. Roasted malt and slightly tart fruit aromas. In the mouth fruity flavours and roast, semi-dry. Nice one.

330ml bottle. Reddish brown colour with average to huge, creamy, fully lasting, moderately lacing, tan head. Aroma of dark chocolate, some balsamico, herbal hoppy overtones. Taste is slightly grainy and husky dark malty, moderately dry, hints of Scottish oatcakes.

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