This U.K. Brewery Is the Perfect Mix of U.S. and British Craft Styles
While American craft brews can err on the side of wild and experimental, often British versions are too tepid, too safe. Not at the Kernel Brewery.
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Cincinnati Reds Hall of Fame shortstop Barry Larkin said, “What people don’t realize is that professionals are sensational because of the fundamentals. The sensationalism has taken over the professionalism.”
He was talking about sports, but the same could easily be said for the U.S. craft beer scene. Trendily hyper-bitter, rich, and sour flavor profiles are often overzealously pursued by new brewers in search of superlatives. They go straight to the experimentation phase without mastering the fundamentals.