The Kernel Imperial Brown Stout London 1856
This beer is a part of brewing history. Based on an 1856 London stout recipe, this beer is the latest link in the chain of strong, thick, luscious and satisfying stouts that have been variously called Imperial
Beermoth
The Kernel Imperial Brown Stout London 1856
Brewed to an 1856 recipe from the Barclay Perkins brewery. Rich dark treacle, cut with coffee and c ...hocolate bitterness, mixed with that of the hops. The brown and amber malts come through to play with smoke, tar and leathery depth. A very decadent drop. 330ml bottle, 9.5% ABV
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The Kernel Imperial Brown Stout London 1856 - Beermoth 
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Clapton Craft
The Kernel Imperial Brown Stout 1856
Style: Imperial Brown Stout Region: Bermondsey ABV: 9.6% Bottle Size: 330ml A recipe from the Barcl ...al Stouts, and this particular recipe developed into the Courage RIS, which is most notable because a) it was an excellent beer, and b) it continued to be produced until 1992, as the only survivi ...
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The Kernel Imperial Brown Stout 1856 - Clapton Craft
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A recipe from the Barclay Perkins archive. The Imperial Brown Stouts developed into what became known as the Russian Imperial Stouts, and this particular recipe developed into the Courage RIS, which is most notable because a) it was an excellent beer, and b) it continued to be produced until 1992, as the only surviving link to a certain brewing tradition that was huge in London, and made London famous, for over 200 years. And of course, a tradition which is now dead here.
This is not a beast of a beer, despite the abv. It is round and smooth. Gentle. Well behaved. You could introduce it happily to your mother-in-law. All cream and chocolate after the cocoa aroma, then leading to dark fruits, dried fruits, raisin, fig, prune. Even plum. Some sour berries. And the longest finish of herbal bitterness, with hints of lightly roasted coffee.
Cork & Cask
THE KERNEL IMPERIAL BROWN STOUT, LONDON 1856
Description Brewed to an 1856 recipe from the Barclay Perkins brewery. Rich dark treacle, cut with ... coffee and chocolate bitterness, mixed with that of the hops. The brown and amber malts come through to play with smoke, tar and leathery depth. 9.5% / 330ml
£5.75
THE KERNEL IMPERIAL BROWN STOUT, LONDON 1856 - Cork & Cask
£5.75
Brewed to an 1856 recipe from the Barclay Perkins brewery. Rich dark treacle, cut with coffee and chocolate bitterness, mixed with that of the hops. The brown and amber malts come through to play with smoke, tar and leathery depth.
9.5% / 330ml
Leith Bottle Shop
The Kernel Imperial Brown Stout (330ml Bottle)
Buy Craft Beer from the heart of Leith’s thriving brewing scene. Browse Scottish, UK and World Beer, ... plus a select range of wines and local spirits.
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The Kernel Imperial Brown Stout (330ml Bottle) - Leith Bottle Shop
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Craft Metropolis
Kernel Imperial Brown Stout London 1856
Kernel Brewery Imperial Brown Stout London 1856 WE SAY ABOUT THE BEER: Kernel Imperial Brown Stout ...early 10% but it has smooth chocolate and ripe coffee notes that mellow into deep raisin and dark toffee as the flavours mature to a reassuring warm bitter burnt finish. Seen by many as one of Lo ...
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Kernel Imperial Brown Stout London 1856 is a rich brown ale and a London classic. Big on ABV but mellow on the palate. Nudging nearly 10% but it has smooth chocolate and ripe coffee notes that mellow into deep raisin and dark toffee as the flavours mature to a reassuring warm bitter burnt finish. Seen by many as one of London’s best dark beers ever.
9.3% ABV
Container size: 330ml bottle
Ⓥ Vegan beer
Ghost Whale
The Kernel - Imperial Brown Stout London 1856 - 9.5% (330ml)
A 9.5% imperial brown stout from a brewery that really know what they're doing with dark beers c ...an't be bad can it?
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Beermoth
The Kernel Imperial Brown Stout London 1856
Brewed to an 1856 recipe from the Barclay Perkins brewery. Rich dark treacle, cut with coffee and c ...hocolate bitterness, mixed with that of the hops. The brown and amber malts come through to play with smoke, tar and leathery depth. A very decadent drop. 330ml bottle, 9.5% ABV
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The Kernel Imperial Brown Stout London 1856 - Beermoth
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330ml bottle, 9.5% ABV
Wobbly Duck
The Kernel - Imperial Brown Stout 1856
The brewery say: 9.0-10.0% abv. Malted barley. Another recipe from the Barclay Perkins archive, from ...d this particular recipe developed into the Courage RIS, which is most notable because a) it was an excellent beer, and ...
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Caps and Taps
The Kernel Imperial Brown Stout London 1856 9.6% (330ml)
Imperial Brown Stout from London's The Kernel Brewery
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Cambridge Wine Merchants
The Kernel Brewery Imperial Brown Stout 9.6% 33cl Bottle
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Zapato
Zapato The Kernel - Imperial Brown London Stout 1856
9.5% IMPERIAL STOUT 330ml BOTTLE Brewed to an 1856 recipe from the Barclay Perkins brewery. Rich d ...ark treacle, cut with coffee and chocolate bitterness, mixed with that of the hops. The brown and amber malts come through to play with smoke, tar and leathery depth.
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Zapato The Kernel - Imperial Brown London Stout 1856 - Zapato
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330ml BOTTLE
Brewed to an 1856 recipe from the Barclay Perkins brewery. Rich dark treacle, cut with coffee and chocolate bitterness, mixed with that of the hops. The brown and amber malts come through to play with smoke, tar and leathery depth.
Kraft Werks
The Kernel Imperial Brown Stout - London 1856
Style: Imperial Stout ABV: 9.6%
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ABV: 9.6%
The Cat In The Glass
The Kernel Imperial brown stout London 1856
Description Brewed to an 1856 recipe from the Barclay Perkins brewery. Rich dark trea ...cle, cut with coffee and chocolate bitterness, mixed with that of the hops. The brown and amber malts come through to play with smoke, tar and leathery depth. 330ml. 9.5%
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Brewed to an 1856 recipe from the Barclay Perkins brewery. Rich dark treacle, cut with coffee and chocolate bitterness, mixed with that of the hops. The brown and amber malts come through to play with smoke, tar and leathery depth. 330ml. 9.5%
Radbeer
Kernel Imperial Brown Stout London 1856
Brewed from an 1856 Barclay Perkins Brewery recipe. Rich, dark chocolate, cut with coffee and also t ...hat of the hops. Again the brown amber malts come though to play with smoke, tar, leather and depth. Size: 330ml ABV: 9.5%
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Kernel Imperial Brown Stout London 1856 - Radbeer
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The Real Ale Store
The Kernel Imperial Brown Stout
A soft texture gives way to notes of cocoa, cream, plum, sour berry and roasted coffee.
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The Kernel Imperial Brown Stout - The Real Ale Store
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waterintobeer
Kernel Imperial Brown Stout 9.5% (330ml bottle)
A recipe from the Barclay Perkins archive. The Imperial Brown Stouts developed into what became know ...s most notable because a) it was an excellent beer, and b) it continued to be produced until 1992, as the only surviving link to a certain brewing tradition that was huge in London, and made Lond ...
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Kernel Imperial Brown Stout 9.5% (330ml bottle) - waterintobeer
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And the beer is black, not brown. Words meant different things in those days. This is not a beast of a beer, despite the abv. It is round and smooth. Gentle. Well behaved. You could introduce it happily to your mother-in-law. All cream and chocolate after the cocoa aroma, then leading to dark fruits, dried fruits, raisin, fig, prune. Even plum. Some sour berries. And the longest finish of herbal bitterness, with hints of lightly roasted coffee.
The kernel
Imperial Brown Stout, London 1856, 9.6% (330ml)
Imperial Brown Stout, London 1856 – 330ml Bottle A single bottle of our Imperial Brown Stout, brewe ...n Imperial Stout – and more specifically, the base for Courage RIS, a beer that carried London’s brewing legacy through to the 1990s. We’ve revived the original form, not as a recreation, but as ...
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Imperial Brown Stout, London 1856, 9.6% (330ml) - The kernel
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A single bottle of our Imperial Brown Stout, brewed from an 1856 Barclay Perkins recipe.
This is the stout that eventually became known as the Russian Imperial Stout – and more specifically, the base for Courage RIS, a beer that carried London’s brewing legacy through to the 1990s. We’ve revived the original form, not as a recreation, but as a continuation.
Despite the name, this beer is very much black. Language moves on. The flavour stays. Beer Details Style: Imperial Brown Stout Size: 330ml Malt: Maris Otter, Amber, Brown, Black Hops: Magnum Yeast: House ale yeast (California Ale) Tasting Notes
Smooth and rounded, not aggressive – even at 9.6% ABV. Cocoa on the nose, followed by cream, chocolate, dark fruit, and a touch of plum and sour berry. The finish is long, with herbal bitterness and just enough light roast to hold it all together.
Drink it slowly. Let it open. Why You’ll Love It
A direct link to London’s 19th-century stout brewing tradition.
Full-bodied without heaviness – rich, layered, and refined.
Perfect for sipping or cellaring. Cellaring Notes
This beer is built to age. Over time, you can expect the bitterness to soften, the fruit to deepen, and more integration across the malt layers. Ideal for storing in a cool, dark place for a year or more.
Drink now for freshness and roast. Drink later for roundness and harmony.
Beer Ritz
Imperial Brown Stout London 1856 9.6%
THE KERNEL BREWERY Imperial Brown Stout London 1856 - an assertive brown stout that will develop com ...plexity with extended cellaring
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Beer Paradise
THE KERNEL BREWERY Imperial Brown Stout London 1856 9.6%
Product DetailsAn imperial stout brewed to a historic recipe from 1856. Lots of assertive chocolate ... KERNEL BREWERYWe brew pale ales, dark ales, lagers and mixed fermentation beers: sometimes focused on the aromas, flavours and bitterness of hops; the complex warmth and layers of roasted malts; ...
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BREWERY INFO
THE KERNEL BREWERYWe brew pale ales, dark ales, lagers and mixed fermentation beers: sometimes focused on the aromas, flavours and bitterness of hops; the complex warmth and layers of roasted malts; the clarity of cold fermentations; or the acidity, tannin, and texture contributed by mixed fermentations, by time and barrels, wild yeast and bacteria. All guided by the principles of simplicity and balance.
Wee Beer Shop
The Kernel London 1856 Imperial Brown Stout
DescriptionRated as the 7th best beer in England this Imperial Stout really is something special. V ...gar, coffee, and dark fruits emerges with side notes of chocolate, oak and leather. Absolutely outstanding.9.5%330ml bottle ...
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Indiebeer
The Kernel Imperial Brown Stout London 1856 330ml (9.7%)
Brewed from an 1856 Barclay Perkins Brewery recipe. Rich, dark chocolate, cut with coffee and also t ...hat of the hops. Again the brown amber malts come though to play with smoke, tar, leather and depth.
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The Kernel Imperial Brown Stout London 1856 330ml (9.7%) - Indiebeer
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The Triangle
Kernel - Imperial Brown Stout - 9.5% ABV - 330ml Bottle
9.5% ABV 330ml Bottle Brewed to an authentic London recipe from 1856, a shop favourite.
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330ml Bottle
Brewed to an authentic London recipe from 1856, a shop favourite.
Hop Shop Aberdeen
The Kernel: Imperial Brown Stout (330ml)
ABV 9.6% ABV Range 7% – 9.9% Brewery The Kernel Brewery ... Location England Style Stout
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9.6% ABV Range
7% – 9.9% Brewery
The Kernel Brewery Location
England Style
Stout
Beer Shop HQ
The Kernel Imperial Brown Stout, London 1856
Country: UK | Style: Imperial Stout | Size: 330ml | %ABV: 9.6 This stout is round and smooth, despi ...te its ABV, with a lightly roasted coffee bitterness, and creamy, choc
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The Beerhive
The Kernel: Imperial Brown Stout 9.6% LONDON 1856
The Beerhive is an exciting independent beer and wine merchant near Edinburgh city centre. Providing ... free delivery to locals, and UK wide shipping.
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Brew Cavern
Kernel Imperial Brown Stout London 1856
Imperial Stout brewed in London.
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The Hoptimist
Imperial Brown Stout London 1856 The Kernel
Description Stout – Russian Imperial – Bottle 330ml – 9.5% 9.0-10.0% abv. Malted ...oped into what became known as the Russian Imperial Stouts, and this particular recipe developed into the Courage RIS, which is most notable because a) it was an excellent beer, and b) it continu ...
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Imperial Brown Stout London 1856 The Kernel - The Hoptimist
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Stout – Russian Imperial – Bottle 330ml – 9.5%
9.0-10.0% abv. Malted barley. Another recipe from the Barclay Perkins archive, from 1856. The Imperial Brown Stouts developed into what became known as the Russian Imperial Stouts, and this particular recipe developed into the Courage RIS, which is most notable because a) it was an excellent beer, and b) it continued to be produced until 1992, as the only surviving link to a certain brewing tradition that was huge in London, and made London famous, for over 200 years. And of course, a tradition which has now been lost. And the beer is black, not brown. Dark black. And round and smooth. Gentle. Coffee and cocoa aroma, then leading to dark fruits, dried fruits, raisin, fig, prune. Even plum. Some sour berries. Through the long finish of hop bitterness entwined with roast and char.
The Hop Vault
The Kernel Imperial Brown Stout London 1856
ABV 10.1% - 330ml - Imperial Stout - £6.55 9.0-10.0% abv. Malted barley. Another recipe from the Ba ...Russian Imperial Stouts, and this particular recipe developed into the Courage RIS, which is most notable because a) it was an excellent beer, and b) it continued to be produced until 1992, as th ...
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The Kernel Imperial Brown Stout London 1856 - The Hop Vault
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9.0-10.0% abv. Malted barley. Another recipe from the Barclay Perkins archive, from 1856. The Imperial Brown Stouts developed into what became known as the Russian Imperial Stouts, and this particular recipe developed into the Courage RIS, which is most notable because a) it was an excellent beer, and b) it continued to be produced until 1992, as the only surviving link to a certain brewing tradition that was huge in London, and made London famous, for over 200 years. And of course, a tradition which has now been lost. And the beer is black, not brown. Dark black. And round and smooth. Gentle. Coffee and cocoa aroma, then leading to dark fruits, dried fruits, raisin, fig, prune. Even plum. Some sour berries. Through the long finish of hop bitterness entwined with roast and char.
Dead Time Beers
The Kernel Imperial Brown Stout
Taking all the snobbery out of craft beer and specialty booze shopping.
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Kay Gee’s Off Licence
The Kernel Imperial Brown Stout 33cl Nrb BBD: 06.07.25
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