The Kernel Brewery is a very good brewery in London.  I first tasted their beer at the Euston Tap, where I had their delightful Centennial/Citra Pale Ale.  It’s hard to find particularly inventive brewers in London, but Kernel makes fantastic strong IPAs and dark beers.  I like them a lot.

Recently, The Kernel started having open houses on Saturday at their Maltby Street location in Bermondsey, London.  Their brewery is conveniently located along the Maltby Street market. Be warned, it’s incredibly hipstery at this market, so much so there’s a shop selling only vintage fixie bikes.  If that bothers you, steer clear.  If you can look past the ironically dressed clientele, visiting The Kernel on a Saturday is very nice.

Kernel Brewery at Maltby Street market

They have a table setup where you can order a pint or buy some of their beer in bottles.  We had the basic stout and one of their IPAs at the market and I took home bottles of the Centennial/Citra pale ale, 2010 Centennial IPA, Export India Porter, and Imperial Brown Stout.  I haven’t had them yet, but, from what I’ve tasted so far, I can’t imagine they’ll disappoint.

The beer menu, some good stuff on there

Me buying some Kernel beers

The Kernel bottles I took home

Vancouver, take note.  The Kernel served and sold beer out of the back of their brewery right onto the street!  There were no fights, car accidents, underage drinkers, or even drunk people!  Why can’t we do this in Vancouver?

Cheers,

Chris