India Pale Ale Galaxy - The Kernel Brewery

flyingpig

United Kingdom (Scotland)

3.9/5  rDev -10.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Hazy orange colour with touches of amber and a foamy but thin, white head that settles to a thin and patchy lacing after about 2 or 3 min.

Strong pine aroma with touches of grapefruit in there and a whole lot of hops. There is some citrus and a tonne of bitterness and some more grapefruit notes right at the end that is pretty crisp.

Strong pine hops and a lot of grapefruit, exactly what I would expect from a Kernel IPA. There is huge amount of grapefruit with a touch of citrus, orange and lemon. This one is a standard but fairly nice tasting IPA with great bitter notes and good strength.

Light medium bodied with tonnes of bitterness and light carbonation. It's a smooth beer and has bitter, wet finish that has a lingering grapefruit taste that stays for a while.

Just what I was expecting from this one really; a solid, big hitting IPA with huge amount of pine and bitterness with enough background flavours to make it work.

Serving type: bottle

08-18-2012 22:29:24 | More by flyingpig

beerpirates

Belgium

4.28/5  rDev -1.6%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

Thx to woosterbill for this beautifull IPA !

33 cl bottel poured into my tulipglass

Hazy orange with a dense white head. Aroma has a blast of tropical hoppiness, passion fruit, pineapple, orange, mango, just all over the place, especially the pineapple stands out to be very powerful. Taste has the same tropical components, adding a hint of lemon zest and with a rather high bitterness. The malts are in the background providing body and only a hint of malt. Really nice and balanced.
Another top IPA from the kernel !

Serving type: bottle

03-22-2012 19:57:00 | More by beerpirates

Lare453

Florida

4.45/5  rDev +2.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

12oz into a orval goblet.

a pale orange/copper. very very hazy. small white head with a fast dissipating head. the bubbles left are VERY large.

s pine, oak, citrus, fresh flowers, sweet.

t very even flavor. impressive. there is a sharp floral hop beginning with a goant pine and oak middle. the ending is a dry pine sap bitterness. the after taste stays for a long time with the frsh pine sap. it reminds me of cutting down a chrsitmas tree and getting that sap all over your hands.

m slightly sharp on the tongue but smooth

o Thsi brewery is amazing. i had a ton of this while i was in london and i brought back eight different bottles. its really impressive that everyone i try is GREAT. i would actively seek this out in the states.

if you ever have a chance to buy this beer DO IT!!! becasue holy shit is it good.

Serving type: bottle

10-07-2012 04:40:14 | More by Lare453

Ruds

United Kingdom (England)

4.47/5  rDev +2.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

Poured from a 330ml bottle (BB 30.11.13) into tulip style glass.

Pours a rich murky/fully hazed orange, you cannot see your fingers through the glass! A small white head forms but soon dies off to a gentle puddle on top of the beer.

Wonderful hop and pine smells assault the nose along with citrus fruit, predominately grapefruit.

The taste is all hops, citrus fruit largely grapefruit as per the nose, maybe a sweeter fruit flavour in the background possibly apricot and also a sweet carmel undercurrent, but very subtle and understated.

Great mouthfeel this beer massages the throat, medium bodied with minimal carbonation leading to a bitter-sweet semi-dry aftertaste.

Another winnner from the Kernel that I'll definately stock up on again!

Serving type: bottle

01-31-2012 23:06:42 | More by Ruds

woosterbill

Connecticut

4.63/5  rDev +6.4%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4.5

12oz bottle into a goblet; enjoyed in the alley by the brewery. This batch weighs in at a powerful 7.4%.

A: Cloudy pure orange body capped by a towering two-finger head of creamy white foam. Terrific, rocky retention and some clingy lace. Excellent.

S: Clean, simple hop aroma: orange, tangerine, lemon, grapefruit. Just pure, rich citrus. Terrific.

T: Intense citrus, moderate herbalness, some light malt sweetness and a super-bitter finish. Very, very, very tasty. It doesn't do anything crazy, but it simply provides a perfect IPA flavor.

M: A little on the light side of medium-bodied, with moderate effervescence. Ok.

O: What a great IPA! I enjoyed this one along with Pale Ale - Stella, IPA - Nelson, and IPA - Columbus. All great beers, but this was the star of the bunch.

Cheers!

Serving type: bottle

03-31-2012 23:06:09 | More by woosterbill