Table Beer
The Kernel Brewery
- From:
- The Kernel Brewery
- England, United Kingdom
- Style:
- American Pale Ale
Ranked #286 - ABV:
- 3.2%
- Score:
- 89
Ranked #16,072 - Avg:
- 3.98 | pDev: 8.79%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 18
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Apr 06, 2026
- Added:
- Mar 03, 2013
- Wants:
- 5
- Gots:
- 9
SCORE
89
Very Good
89
Very Good
No description / notes.
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Reviewed by Beginner2 from Illinois
3.72/5 rDev -6.5%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4.25
3.72/5 rDev -6.5%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4.25
My main issue with Table Beer is that it doesn't pair well with a meal, which is what "Table" implies to me. However, it was suitable before the meal with appetisers and cheddar cheeses; which tend to be fatty and need some hops to cut thru the fat.
Table Beer only Looks slightly better than the average, decent head but murky bod. Smells are a good yeast combo with the aromatic hops in the back of my nose. Tastes are balanced until mid-palate and, then, the hops get a bit(ter) strong for me in the finish. Medium-mouthed and soft in an often raspy style.
I like The Kernel. I wax enthusiastic about them in several of my 10 Beer reviews. I was particularly impressed in writing a Place Review in which they have done a great job of combining brewing and kitchen. So, I do give them still very good Overall Hugs, despite being marginally impressed by Table Beer. Cheers !
Apr 06, 2026Table Beer only Looks slightly better than the average, decent head but murky bod. Smells are a good yeast combo with the aromatic hops in the back of my nose. Tastes are balanced until mid-palate and, then, the hops get a bit(ter) strong for me in the finish. Medium-mouthed and soft in an often raspy style.
I like The Kernel. I wax enthusiastic about them in several of my 10 Beer reviews. I was particularly impressed in writing a Place Review in which they have done a great job of combining brewing and kitchen. So, I do give them still very good Overall Hugs, despite being marginally impressed by Table Beer. Cheers !
Reviewed by EmperorBevis from England
4.31/5 rDev +8.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
4.31/5 rDev +8.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
Pint of keykeg poured at Cask on Liverpool street to reveal a chill hazed light golden body with good, if surface only but thick white head. Aroma is melon & grapefruit. Flavour is peppery menthol dragonfruit, a lot going on for such a low abv
Sep 19, 2024
Reviewed by Badonde from England
4.08/5 rDev +2.5%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25
4.08/5 rDev +2.5%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25
Super easy-drinking, smooth pale ale. Light hazy straw in colour, fizzy with a steady white head. Citra hops and a light floral undertone, with sweetness that lingers.
May 04, 2024
Reviewed by Kgoldsbe from Colorado
4.15/5 rDev +4.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4.15/5 rDev +4.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
This is delicious for a 3.2% beer. The smell is full of citra goodness, and the taste does not disappoint either. It is smooth and balanced, yet the hop is the star in this one.
Apr 02, 2023
Reviewed by Spike from England
4.14/5 rDev +4%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
4.14/5 rDev +4%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
330ml bottle conditioned. 3.1% ABV. Citra hops.
L: Hazy, golden colour with many streams of bubbles. Two fingers of creamy, long-lasting head.
S: Light but clean, fresh & fruity.
T: Luscious tropical fruit and dusty yeast flavours. Bitterness is low.
F: Light body but super smooth mouthfeel and a dry finish. No waterlines at all.
O: A clean, flavourful, fresh-tasting, ultra sessionable APA. Extra points for being so easy-drinking and for having a very acceptable mouthfeel for such a low ABV.
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Have had many versions of this beer - the hops change frequently - the most recent was Simcoe & Citra. Always excellent. Easily the best low ABV American-style pale ale available in the UK. Outstanding.
US brewers, please take note: this is what a session ale should be like, not the acrid, overly dry-hopped, watery brews that you like to brand as “Session IPA”.
Mar 13, 2021L: Hazy, golden colour with many streams of bubbles. Two fingers of creamy, long-lasting head.
S: Light but clean, fresh & fruity.
T: Luscious tropical fruit and dusty yeast flavours. Bitterness is low.
F: Light body but super smooth mouthfeel and a dry finish. No waterlines at all.
O: A clean, flavourful, fresh-tasting, ultra sessionable APA. Extra points for being so easy-drinking and for having a very acceptable mouthfeel for such a low ABV.
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Have had many versions of this beer - the hops change frequently - the most recent was Simcoe & Citra. Always excellent. Easily the best low ABV American-style pale ale available in the UK. Outstanding.
US brewers, please take note: this is what a session ale should be like, not the acrid, overly dry-hopped, watery brews that you like to brand as “Session IPA”.
Reviewed by StonedTrippin from Colorado
4.19/5 rDev +5.3%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
4.19/5 rDev +5.3%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
i loved this in the morning hours on a hangover, one of their more popular beers it seems, and i see why. listed as a pale ale here, which is fair, but there is also a yeast component to this that i really like in such a light beer context, its not one dimensional at all because of that, and this was just a real treat to drink on to get going, i wish i could get this in the states on the regular! there is a light little saison sort of funk to it which i really like with the citrus forward hops, and it drinks a little more complex that way. im surprised it has some body, wheaty and with some protein seemingly building it up, you would never guess this is as low alcohol as it is, because its not all that basic. the light rustic character with the malt and the yeast together is nice with the hops, not all dry hoppy either but with some actual snappy bitterness at the end, albeit all quite mild. notes of lemongrass and juniper to it, but uniquely delicate and balance. effervescent bubbles and bone dry to the max. there is literally no limit to how much of this i can and want to drink, a perfect all day beer, and a good one to start with if they ever decide to do some canning! this is one of the more flavorful and refined crushers in the game, awesome job on it! some variability from batch to batch in terms of hops i guess, but it was perfect when i tried it.
May 19, 2019
Reviewed by JamFuel from Sweden
3.95/5 rDev -0.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4
3.95/5 rDev -0.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4
Pours unclear, light yellow. A bit of fine, white foam.
Smell is tropical, lots of pineapple and mango.
The taste follows suit, with heaps of tropical fruit, and finishes with a slight, soft hop bitterness. Incredible amount of flavor for only 3.2 %.
The body is a little bit too thin, but the carbonation is spot on.
Really good, really sessionable pale ale. Lots of flavor, my only problem is that the body is a bit light.
Jun 06, 2017Smell is tropical, lots of pineapple and mango.
The taste follows suit, with heaps of tropical fruit, and finishes with a slight, soft hop bitterness. Incredible amount of flavor for only 3.2 %.
The body is a little bit too thin, but the carbonation is spot on.
Really good, really sessionable pale ale. Lots of flavor, my only problem is that the body is a bit light.
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