3 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 10/20My first kernel thanks to my nephew. Very excited, amazing smells from the glass, fruit and pine. Tastes earthy, not very pleasant, struggled through because it was a present.
3.8 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
330ml bottle from Ales By Mail
Bottled on 26.03.13 - Pours clear dark orange with a small white head. Aroma of piney hops, grass, resin and fruits. Taste is sweetish, resinous and hoppy with notes of pine, grass and fruits. Finish is hoppy with hints of resin and pine. Another nicely hopped IPA from Kernel.
3.8 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
330ml bottle from Drinkmonger. Muddy amber brown, not much head, lot of sediment. Big resin hop aroma. Grapefruit mango hop flavour. Bitter aftertaste. Decent IPA.
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Nose is citrus, orange peel, grapefruit, slight mint. Taste is grapefruit, orange rind, slight straw, strong resin finish. Mouthfeel is good. A good ipa
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Bottle. Hazy golden color with a medium white head. Citrusy aroma with notes of some tropical fruit and malt. Flavor is quite dry and bitter with citrus, grapefruit and malt. Medium body, dry and bitter aftertaste.
3.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
(Draught at Dean Swift, Tower Bridge, London, 27 Apr 2013) Golden colour with foamy, white head. Fruity, hoppy nose with notes of citrus, grapefruit, resin and pineapple. Fruity, hoppy taste with citrus, grapefruit, grass, passion fruit and a generous citric bitterness in the finish. More than medium body, with a touch of sweetness. Tasty IPA with a fresh hop character. Very nice.
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Draught @ CBC. Pours golden with a white head. Aroma of malt, fruity hops, peach, grapefruit. Flavor is malt, light bread, rich hops, peach, melon, citrus, grapefruit. Medium body, soft carbonation, bitter finish. 040513
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Sample @ CBC. Nice head with good duration. Color is golden. Aroma and taste are fruits, flowers, malt, pine, grain and hops.
3.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Tap @ CBC. Slightly hazy golden with small white head. Aroma is malt, fruit, hops, citrus and a little grapefruit. Flavour is malt, fruit, hops, citrus, medium bitter, little grapefruit, pine and a little sweet.
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Sample at CBC 2013, Friday.
Hazy golden with a white head. Fairly soft with citrus, pine, hay and cookies. The finish was on the bitter side. Easy to drink.
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
CBC. Hazy yellow with a white head. Aroma is sweet, malty, caramel and moderate hoppy - citrus. Flavor is quite sweet and rather bitter. Dry and rather bitter finish. 030513
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