The Kernel Amber Ale Citra

Week 11, 2016. Amber is normally a synonym for bland but Kernel don’t do bland. Muddy bronze bits-in with a slim but enduring beige lid. Squashy tropical fruit, papaya, lychee and pissed on flowers aroma. Deeply nutty, floral and lingering with a big fruity smack of lychee and blackcurrant hops. Jelly tots, strawberry creams and stewed hairy stems. Nothing to dislike.

Bottle 500ml. @ Craig’s House - Edinburgh.

[ As The Kernel Amber Ale Citra ].
Clear medium amber color with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, caramel, moderate to heavy hoppy, citrus, fruity hops, orange - citrus. Flavor is moderate to heavy sweet and bitter with a long duration, caramel, citrus, tangarin. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft. [20160319]
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Bottle. Tawny appearance with a small head.Slightly hoppy but nothing too overpowering. A medium body makes for a fairly average beer that might be classed as a session beer.

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[email protected] Pours amber with an off white head. Aroma and taste is hops, herbal, some fruits, marmalade, citrus peel, grapefruit, caramel. Medium body. Soft carbonation. Dry bitter finish.

Bottled, 500ml from Trafalgar Wines, Brighton, E.Sussex. Clouded amber with white head. There is a sweeter citrus character to this, marmalade with a slightly sharper lemon edge. Some caramel, some malty notes. Rich and fuller. Very decent.

Bottle shared with Niller, sourced from the brewery - deep fuzzy Amber pour with off white head and lacing, marmalade, citrus peel, grapefruit, nice hoppy backing, juicy, light caramel sweetness, good stuff.

Keg at The Hop Inn, Newcastle-Under-Lyme. A clear deep ruby Amber colour with a fizzy off white head. Aroma of caramel, red fruits, some dark fruits and subtle spicy hops. Taste of caramel, red fruits, some blackcurrant jam, slight peach, maybe passion fruit and subtle spicy hops. Medium bodied and an oily texture. A bittersweet, jammy, spicy hop bitterness in the finish. Not much hop presence in the aroma but the taste is bursting with it, great citra flavours coming through the jammy and caramelly malts. A great amber ale.

Draft @ Euston Tap, Euston NW1. Pours a slightly hazy amber color with a small off-white head. Has a fruity malty citrus hoppy aroma with weak hints of caramel. Fruity malty citrus hoppy flavor. Has a fruity malty citrus hoppy finish with hints of caramel.

Colour more brown than amber, and fairly murky with a bit of white head. Decent body. Lots of malt in the aroma and taste, with the citra hops adding lots of orange, some grapefruit and pine.