330 ml bottle. Pours a very dark brown with light head. Aromas of chocolate, caramel, some nuts, and soft roasted malts. Flavors follow same with more , but still soft roasted malts and a bit of black coffee. Super clean. Easy to drink.

Sample, thanks fonefan! Black, small beige head. Unusual spicy vegetables, caramel and licorice up front. Sweet with full body and rounded, oily mouthfeel. Caramel, licorice and aloe. Peppery mid bitter finish.

330ml bottle. Jet black colour with small to average, dense, creamy, slowly diminishing, minimally lacing, tan head. Sweet-ish, caramel malty and chocolately, mildly roasty, dark malty as well as minimally herbal-spicy and nutty aroma, notes of toffee, caramel, dark caramel, some coffee, whiffs of liquorice; weak nutty-spicy overtones remind of tonka beans but aren't comparable concerning intensity, remain rather cautious (the pandan leaves are responsible here, I guess). Taste is roasty and chocolately, dark malty, caramel malty and mildly bitter hoppy, mild "exotic" spiciness, notes of toffee, some caramel, dark caramel, dark chocolate, a touch of coffee, subtle residual sweetness, a nutty and herbal touch probably due to the pandan leaves.
Oily to viscous texture, smooth and soft, minimally greasy palate, fine, dense, soft, still efficacious, mildly prickly carbonation.
Very homogeneous, some subtleties but not overly compex - solid, not outstanding.

33cl bottle. Vaasa May tasting.
Poured black in color. Thin off white head.
Aroma of some rye and chocolate. Chocolate liqueury like notes with vanilla and some alc warmth. Long finish.

Panda at home, thanks to Kenneth, 18/04/2026.
Black topped with a khaki cap that thins to the edge.
Nose is dark malts, dried fruit rinds, spice, mellow roast.
Taste comprises roast malts, herb, spice, charr, cocoa powder, burnt toffee, dried fruit rinds.
Medium bodied, fine carbonation, light drying close.
Decent.

6th April 2026
Bottle. Pretty much a clear deep brown amber beer, small bubbly tan head. Airy palate, a little dry, good fine carbonation. Soft dark malts, pretty mellow, a slightly oaty sweetness with a mild chocolate biscuit vibe. Soft ripe fruits. The Pandan leaves bring aromatic soft spice and light exotic fruits. Light smooth finish. Nice brew, as always with these annual Baltic specials. I think this one could have done with a bit more dark malt character, but, a tasty and interesting brew nonetheless.

Dark brown, no head. Cocoa, that sort of thing, lowish bitterness, doesn’t hit any Baltic notes…not Saku Porter, Tartu Porter, or anything else. Trying to be American, but without hops, this is a very weird miss, just a concept that distracts work.