The Kernel Brewery – Export Stout London 1890 (2024)

Based on a Courage Brewery recipe from 1890. Batch abv’s fluctuate.

Simple recipe ­ massive taste. Dark, dark black. Oily texture. Loads of rich dried fruit and alcohol warmth ­ rum and raisin. Then a herbal hop bitterness on top of huge lingering espresso. Hints of leather, tar, smoke, vanilla and chocolate. Roasty.