The Kernel Imperial Brown Stout London 1856

Brewed by The Kernel
Style: Imperial Stout
London, England

Serve in Snifter

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Bottle 330ml @ Papsoe
Pours black with a tan head. Aroma has notes of roasted malt, chocolate and coffee. Taste is medium sweet and light bitter. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft.

Black with a small off-white head. Aroma of dark chocolate, dark caramel and toffee, with licorice, biscuit and a hint of grassy hops. Sweetish licorice dominated flavour with a touch of caramel and just a hint of the alcohol.

Bottle bought from beermerchants.com. Pitch black with a thin tanned head. Massive coffee aroma. Slight carbonation. Dark chocolate and roasted coffee taste. Lovely stout.

Draft @ Cask Pub and Kitchen, Pimlico SW1. Pours a black color with no head. Has a roasted malty chocolate and licorice aroma. Roasted malty chocolate and licorice flavor. Has a roasted malty licorice finish.

pitch dark, smooth brown head. roasted malts, toasted buttery rye sweet note. strange aroma. flavor is very nice, roasted stuff, brown sugar, wood, licorice, complex. woody notes.

Bottled. A pitch black beer with a dark brown head. The aroma has notes of alcohol and malt. The flavor is sweet with notes of malt, alchol, and straw, leading to a roasted finish.

Bottle 33 cl. Courtesy of madmitch76. Pours a pitch black with a brown head. Sweet, vanilla-like hard roast with lovely dark, dried fruits. Solid body, sweet hard roast, dark fruits and a malty bitterness. Straight and very well made. 131011

33 cl bottle bought at Kris Wines. Brewed 15th february 2011. Pours black and yields a nice light brown head that dissipates over a couple of minutes. Aroma has a strong roast and sweet liquorice up front, brown sugar, strong notes of sweet cocoa nibs, coffee and dark chocolate, dark fruity notes of dates and caramelized figs. A subtle note of hard roast, smoke, tar and charcoal. Taste is very roasted and old school. Lots of hard roast, liquorice, burned grain, roasted nuts, charcoal and even more liquorice. Lots of residual sugars to play against all the roast. Slight hints of strong espresso, vanilla and chocolate. Very full bodied, a slightly oily texture, but with a good deal of carbonation to lighten up the palate. Very well crafted.

330ml bottle at 9.2%. It’s been sat for a week and its gushed all over my fucking shorts! Pours a very dark brown with a thin head. Aroma is chocolate and quite meaty. Taste has some yeasty chocolate to start. Mild chocolate coffee finish. Drinks below its strength.

Bottle@Home. WOW! This must be one of the most underrated beers of ratebeer. It deserves way higher scores. Loads of chocolate, dark berries and hops in both aroma and flavour. Thick, black, brown head, beautiful lace. So flavourful, nice complexity, super balanced.