Pale Ale (Columbus)
The Kernel Brewery
- From:
- The Kernel Brewery
- England, United Kingdom
- Style:
- American Pale Ale
- ABV:
- 5.3%
- Score:
- +5 ratings needed
- Avg:
- 4.02 | pDev: 1%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 2
- Status:
- Inactive
- Rated:
- May 12, 2020
- Added:
- Jan 15, 2011
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 0
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Recent ratings and reviews.
Reviewed by JonnyGoldsbrough from England
4.09/5 rDev +1.7%
look: 4.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4.09/5 rDev +1.7%
look: 4.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
The Kernel Pale Ale Columbus.
Independently brewed in London. Bottle conditioned.
5.5% in bottle.
L4.75 Perfect pour - classic amber, lots of inviting carbonation and a fantastic rich white foamy head, that beautifully resists overheading, but retains superbly.
S3.75 Sweet and subtle. Maybe slighly floral. A little underwhelming.
T4.25 On first pass I thought there wasn't a huge amount of flavour, but there are some very nice subtle lavender notes. Bitterness in perfect balance.
F4 Good carbonation, perhaps a little thin.
O4 My preference is for the more heavily hopped IPA style beers over pale ales, but this is definitely worth a go.
May 12, 2020Independently brewed in London. Bottle conditioned.
5.5% in bottle.
L4.75 Perfect pour - classic amber, lots of inviting carbonation and a fantastic rich white foamy head, that beautifully resists overheading, but retains superbly.
S3.75 Sweet and subtle. Maybe slighly floral. A little underwhelming.
T4.25 On first pass I thought there wasn't a huge amount of flavour, but there are some very nice subtle lavender notes. Bitterness in perfect balance.
F4 Good carbonation, perhaps a little thin.
O4 My preference is for the more heavily hopped IPA style beers over pale ales, but this is definitely worth a go.
Reviewed by CanuckRover from Canada (ON)
4/5 rDev -0.5%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
4/5 rDev -0.5%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
Bottle conditioned. Pours an apricot orange, if a bit lighter. Serious haze. One finger of head on a semi-aggressive pour. Snow white. Very nice sticky lacings right to the finish.
Pungent Columbus hops on the nose, as expected. Nice light citrus fruit with a bit of, well, marijuana.
Hops are forward, no foreplay here. Fresh citrus fruit at first but it morphs into a pleasant bitterness... kind of sneaky. Nice blood orange right the way through. Quite resinous. Took me quite a while to do this review because I needed to take a few minutes between sips lest the lasting bitterness overpower the initial sip. Not overly bitter, just very persistent.
One of the better bottle conditioned beers I've had as far as mouthfeel goes. Probably could have served this to me in the pub and I'd have been none the wiser.
The beer is admitedly one-note, but that's the point with this single-varietal brews, to showcase a particular hop. This one does Columbus justice.
Jan 15, 2011Pungent Columbus hops on the nose, as expected. Nice light citrus fruit with a bit of, well, marijuana.
Hops are forward, no foreplay here. Fresh citrus fruit at first but it morphs into a pleasant bitterness... kind of sneaky. Nice blood orange right the way through. Quite resinous. Took me quite a while to do this review because I needed to take a few minutes between sips lest the lasting bitterness overpower the initial sip. Not overly bitter, just very persistent.
One of the better bottle conditioned beers I've had as far as mouthfeel goes. Probably could have served this to me in the pub and I'd have been none the wiser.
The beer is admitedly one-note, but that's the point with this single-varietal brews, to showcase a particular hop. This one does Columbus justice.
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