Kernel Brewery of London

I saw this brewery mentioned on the Pencil and Spoon blog. Glad to see smaller craft breweries popping up in London. It reminds me of Los Angeles.

The Kernel Brewery is located in London and has a great mission statement, “The brewery springs from the need to have more good beer. Beer deserving of a certain attention. Beer that forces you to confront and consider what you are drinking. Upfront hops, lingering bitternesses, warming alcohols, bodies of malt. Lengths and depths of flavour. We make Pale Ales, India Pale Ales and old school London Porters towards these ends. Bottled alive, to give them time to grow.”

And in a recent beer list check, I saw a decidedly American bent. Black IPA. Citra IPA and a Pale Ale with Columbus hops.

Fox and Anchor

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I love one-stop shopping. When it comes to beer and travel, that means a room above where you are going to be drinking. The Fox and Anchor is part of the wave of chic gastropubs opening in the London area and England as a whole. I love historical pubs but I tend to stay longer in the places that have food options and updated decor. You can check out their drinks menu which they characterize as, “From a foaming tankard of local ale to a glistening bottle of Krug Grand Cuvée; from a sumptuous Foxy Sour to a fiery Glenmorangie; At Fox & Anchor we have everything you could ever wish for to slake your thirst in sublime surroundings.”