Wee Beer Shop is proud to stock The Kernel’s whisky barrel aged imperial brown stout, available in our Glasgow store or online with delivery to any mainland UK address.
The Kernel have taken a batch of the beer that becomes their iconic London 1856 Imperial Brown Stout and filled 4 different whisky barrels (Glen Moray 1994 and 2013, Glenburgie 2011 (all Speyside) and Glengarioch 2003 (Highland)), sourced via the Scottish Malt Whisky Society.
These were then blended back together and packed in September. The result is surprisingly unsurprising: everything in its right place, – smooth and balanced despite all the big flavours thrown together in this beer.
Aromatically the whisky is most prominent, the flavour: vanilla custard, apple, dried fruit (prune and fig), all  suggesting a sweetness that however is not itself prominent, and there is still a touch of bitterness from the beer, but it is rather the tannins from the wood that give this its structure, holding it back away from sweetness and booziness by keeping the finished poised, even slightly dry.
The Kernel say “The base beer follows our well worn groove of using recipes from the archives of extinct British breweries, this one from London’s Barclay Perkins, 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 is now itself about extinct.”
11.8%
330ml bottle
Contains barley.
Yes, the beers we sell are expensive. Why?
I’m proud to work with the best independent breweries for who making great beers is their guiding principle. I want to sell beer that the brewers have used their imagination and craft for, and chosen the best ingredients to make the best beers they can bursting with flavour and innovation.
99% of drinkers don’t have the palate to appreciate these beers. You’re here – we know you are more discerning than them. Well done for discovering Wee Beer Shop.
I don’t sell beers that are brewed using cheap ingredients to fit a low price strategy. For the breweries I work with it’s not about making cheap beer to sell to the masses. It’s about quality.
Prices are dictated by ingredients. If a supermarket asks a brewery to brew a beer to a cheap price point it inevitably means inferior ingredients and cheaper production processes. The beers I sell are more expensive because they cost more to make. The best and freshest ingredients that the breweries can find.
Most people are happy with bog standard beer. They’re happy drinking Carling or Heineken, and I don’t mind that. Each to their own. However, if you are in the top 1% (and growing) of drinkers who want to discover, understand and appreciate the craft, quality and value that the best independent breweries create then we are here for you.
I make choosing a beer easy, because all the beer I sell is made by the best breweries I can find.
Bottle delivery – I am currently trialing bottle deliveries for all mainland UK addresses.
Beer Delivery in Glasgow
- Delivery is to the following postcodes only – G1, G2, G3, G4, G5, G11, G12, G13, G14, G20, G21, G22, G23, G31, G32, G33, G34, G40, G41, G42, G43, G44, G45, G46, G51, G61, G62, G72, G73, G74, G75, G76, G77. Other G postcodes are covered by Mainland UK delivery.
- We can deliver both bottles and cans.
- Minimum order for delivery is £30.
- Delivery cost is a flat rate of £5. If you spend over £100 we will cover the shipping cost so its free to you.
- Orders will normally leave the shop at noon Tuesday – Friday, the day after you place your order, and we aim for delivery late morning/early afternoon that day. We can’t offer specific delivery times. Please arrange for someone to accept the delivery. If that’s not suitable please let us know when you place your order.
- We can deliver to an alternative address or on a different day if you let us know but we can’t leave alcohol unattended at your door or in your garden.
- Orders will only be delivered to an adult over the age of 18 years.
- Beer is not packaged in gift boxes. We’ve chosen to re-use and recycle boxes previously used by breweries for deliveries to minimise the environmental impact of what we do.
Delivery/Shipping (Mainland UK)
- Delivery is currently to the UK mainland only.
- We can deliver both bottles and cans.
- Minimum order for delivery is £30.
- Delivery cost is a flat rate of £9. If you spend over £100 we will cover the shipping cost so its free to you.
- Orders will leave the shop on a Tuesday, Wednesday or Thursday at 12 noon for scheduled next day delivery with APC couriers. This is not a guaranteed next day delivery service but is completed for 99% of orders placed.In December the courier network is under great strain and deliveries may be delayed slightly. Please allow extra time for your delivery to be made.
- Please arrange for someone to be at home to receive the delivery. APC will arrange redelivery but its your responsibility to contact them to arrange. If you don’t do that the order will be returned to us and you will forfeit the delivery charge.
- Orders will only be delivered to an adult over the age of 18 years.
Click and Collect
We are delighted to offer a ‘click and collect’ service. Reserve those fuss beers and don’t miss out on the limited editions that keep hitting the shelves. Choose your beers, check out and pay, and your order will be available to collect from the shop during our opening hours Tuesday-Saturday noon-6pm.
If orders aren’t collected within a month we’ll refund you, and return the items to stock. If you’re not going to collect the order yourself then let us know who will, and remember that whoever collects your order must be over the age of 18.
