The Kernel India Pale Ale Galaxy

Brewed by The Kernel
Style: India Pale Ale (IPA)
London, England

Serve in Shaker, Tulip

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UPDATED: FEB 5, 2012 14th October 2011
Lightly hazy amber beer, small off white head. Smooth palate, light and a little dry. Mild creamy malt supports lovely hops - fruity and not too agressive. Mango and orange with a minerally carbonated bite. Tangerine as well. Mildly bitter aftertaste. Really spot on and effortlessly drinkable.

25th January 2012
Batch #2? Lovely sherbetty fruit salad and mango nose. Minerally freshness. Light cream in the malt. Mango and mild orange and a touch of fruit salad. Semi dry finish with some bitterness creeping in. Very tasty!

Draught @ Borefts 2011. Hazy, golden yellow color, with an off-white head. Aroma of cannabis, honey, grapefruit, and straw. Dry bitter finish. Good one.

Draught @ Borefts Bier Festival 2011, Brouwerij de Molen, Bodegraven, Netherlands.

Hazy medium to dark orange colour with a large, frothy, good lacing, fully lasting, off-white head. Aroma is moderate to heavy malty, toasted, caramel, pale male, moderate to heavy hoppy, pine, citrus, pineapple. Flavour is moderate to heavy sweet and bitter with a long duration, pine, grapefruit. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft. [20110923]

Bottle at home in London. Pours a hazy, matte gold with a small, foamy white head. The aroma is - oh, boy - damn fine. Lots of greasy pine, wet grass, some tree bark and citrus rind. Flavor is medium to heavy sweet with some sugary bread, orange juice, subtle yeast, salty sweat, floral hops, pine. Medium bodied with fine, smooth carbonation. Mild warming finish, very modest sweet dough, resinous pine, juicy citrus, flowers, honeysuckle. Incredibly delicious and dangerously drinkable. One of the Kernel’s finest IPAs.

En tirador@borefts2011.Rubia con buena espuma,fina burbuja y buen encaje.Aromas parecidos al nelson con toques a simcoe,muy floral y gustosa.Me encanto.Gran nuevo lúpulo australiano.Viva Galaxy

Borefts 2011. OK grassy and Nelson Sauviny aroma. Cloudy orange colour. Small white head. Good bitterness, slightly sweet to balance. Nice grassy hop flavour, no Nelson Sauvin here.

Draught @ BBF2011. Hazy blonde pour, rocky white head. Aroma of citrus hops and floral hops. Flavor is bitter floral hops. Nice brew.

Bottle at the Kernel Brewery. It pours hazy deep orange, with a decent off-white head. The nose is pine, resin, sawdust, lemon, farmyard and mozzarella. The taste is full of resin, leather, pine, orange, tangy marmalade, light smoke and hop bite, with a massive bitter-dry finish. Medium body and fine carbonation. Very refreshing and utterly drinkable.

Draught @ BBF’11: Small white head/lacing on top of a hazy orange colored beer. Smell is the most strange I have ever smelled on an ipa: a clean toilet with diarrhea and hops... (?) Taste sweet fruit, peach, abricot, sweets, less bitter. Turns more bitter in the end. Fruity bitter aftertaste. Low carbo, medium to full body, soft mouthfeel and a light creamy texture.

Sampled at Borefts Beer Festival @ De Molen, Bodegraven. Hazy orange color, small white head. Smell hops, fruits, bitter, grapefruit. Taste so grapefruit and hops. Medium carbonation, medium body.