The Kernel India Pale Ale Motueka Pacific Jade

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

Serve in Shaker, Tulip

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Bottle from the brewery. I accidentally froze this overnight in the freezer but it doesn’t seem to have done any harm other than slight loss of carbonation. Colour is hazy amber, nice creamy foam head. Nose is orange citrous, mango, soft fruit, papaya, caramel malt. Taste is soft pithy citrous fruit, green hop bitter, pine, grapefruit tang.

Dec 2012 - cold bottle. Lager quality in the finish. After a couple of strong beers, I’m not complaining that this one is lighter. It’s OK - mild malty floral flavours with a sharp spicy finish.

Bottle @ home shared with Dutchdrebus. Very hazy dark orange color, small white to off - white head. Smell malts, hops, fruitiness. Taste malts, very fruity, soft bitterness, lightly citrus. Soft carbonation, medium body.

Bottle @ benzai. Very hazy orange to red colour with a small white head. Smells hops, grapefruit, fresh, apricots, fruity, nice. Tastes hoppy, fruity, sweet, apricot, peach, bitter, fresh, lovely. Low carbo, medium body.

Bottle. Pours a hazy golden orange color with a white head. Has a fruity malty hoppy grapefruit aroma. Fruity malty hoppy bitter grapefruit flavor. Has a fruity malty hoppy bitter finish.

Drukket på bryggeriet 3 Nov 12. Lys appelsinfarget. Uklar. Lavt skum som etterlater nivåmerker. OK fruktig aroma. Smaken er appelsinskall. Litt syrlig. Forfriskende. Tung bitter ettersmak.

Bottle from Beermerchants.com. Bottled 10.10.12. Pours light hazed golden with a small creamy white head. Aroma of modest fruity hops, orange, grapefruit,pine and grapes. Taste is moderate sweet malts, balanced by orange and citrus peel hops. Medium bodied. Lingering sweet fruity, with a light alcohol burn at the finish.

330ml bottle from the Beer Boutique, Putney. A slightly hazy amber pour with a ring of white head; perfumed, honey aroma; soft in the mouth with orange and grapefruit flavours; and a sticky resinous finish with a good depth of spicy bitterness and a lemony aftertaste. A light and refreshing IPA.

330ml bottle

Bottled on 10.10.2012 - Pours dark orange with a bubbly head. Aroma of honey, exotic fruits, bubblegum, perfume and caramel. Taste is smooth and oily with hints of exotic fruits, caramel and honey. Finish is sweetish and bitter with some exotic fruity notes and hints of lemon. Nice, quite tasty IPA.

33 cl bottle @ lusikka, bottled 10.10.2012, BBE 10.02.2013
Aroma is sweet, fruity and odd for an IPA with resin, honey and some vanilla. Flavour has some resin, biscuits and honey. Finishes with gooseberry bush notes. Not your typical IPA.