Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

13th February 2026
Panda thanks to Wingman. Just a light haze on this gold beer, decent bubbly pale cream colour head. Light and mildly dry palate, a good fine minerally crisp snap. Smooth light pale malts, a nice light creamy sweetness. Hops bring a complex array of hard-to-pin-down Riwaka exotics, mild savoury skunk, flinty peachy Eclipse and more. Nip of hop spice. Airy finish. A pretty pleasant if, not for me anyway, a fully cohesive affair.

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5

Panda at home, thanks to the Wingmane, 01/02/2026.
Hazed orange topped with a good sized lasting white cap.
Nose is ripe tropicana, peach, grass, papaya, mandarin, subtle hop spice, pine resin.
Taste comprises bitter orange, pine resin, dank chimes, hop spice, stone fruit.
Medium bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close spiked with juicy come resinous hop bitterness allied to a rising balanced boost.
Solid punchy TIPA but yet another US brewed beer with NZ hops where they are nowhere near as expressive as UK brewed stable mates!

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8.5 | Flavor - 8.5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Sweet, dankish, creamy fluffy and juicy tropical fruity with some pine, floral hops, grass, vinous grapes, citrus, grapefruit and orange, hints of bitterness and warming alcohol in the finish. A bit heavy but quite tasty TIPA

Excellent, smooth with lovely creamy tropical note and big orange juice richness. totally hidden ABV, touch green but in. A way that opens it up.

Appearance - 9 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8.5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5

Pours a hazy, lemon-banana yellow, with mid-sized head. Aroma is pretty dank, with garlic/green onion upfront, along with citrus and tropical fruit. Flavors all follow. Soft, smooth mouthfeel. Moderate hop bitterness in the finish. The ABV is well-hidden. Beautiful can artwork.