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Phantom Brewing Co. in Reading, Berkshire, England 🏴
Stout - Pastry / Flavoured Regular Out of Production|
Score
6.61
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Chocolate, Hazelnut & Marshmallow Stout
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6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 5
Texture 5
Overall 6
Tried
from Can
on 06 Jun 2026
at 16:19
5/10
Tried
from Can
on 06 Jun 2026
at 16:17
5.8/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 4
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
6/6/2026. Can at the June ITFC beer share. Bought at 3at3, Ely. Courtesy of Jordan, cheers. Good pour. Nice aroma. Nutty, chocolate, marshmallow, berry aroma. Taste is raspberry marshmallow and lots of berry sour. Surprisingly sour. Not what was expected (or intended?) and a disappointing end to my Phantom beer experience with an aptly named beer.
Tried
from Can
at
3at3
on 06 Jun 2026
at 16:17
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Tried
on 13 Apr 2026
at 22:55
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Panda at home, thanks to Kenneth, 17/03/2026.
Black topped with a khaki cap that escapes to the edge.
Nose is chocolate, marshmallow, red berry fruits, light roast.
Taste comprises rocky roads, roast malts, dried red berries, marshmallow.
Medium bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close.
Decent enough stout.
Black topped with a khaki cap that escapes to the edge.
Nose is chocolate, marshmallow, red berry fruits, light roast.
Taste comprises rocky roads, roast malts, dried red berries, marshmallow.
Medium bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close.
Decent enough stout.
Tried
on 17 Mar 2026
at 20:56
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7.5
Texture 7
Overall 7.5
21st February 2026
Can. Opaque dark brown beer, small bubbly tan head. A light palate, semi dry, good fine minerally carbonation. Thin bodied dark malts but, full on flavour. Tangy dark chocolate and, a good serving of Ice Cream van chocolate syrup. Marshmallow is obvious and sweet, tastes lilw all the pink ones were thrown in here and, the white ones left out. A modest nuttyness is pitched perfectly. Light and semi dry crisp finish. Promising. Good pastry flavours but, for me, the palate needs to reflect the richness thereof. I guess we will never know now. A fine fine brewery cut down with, allegedly, debts in excess of £2M. WATF? Nice pastry!
Can. Opaque dark brown beer, small bubbly tan head. A light palate, semi dry, good fine minerally carbonation. Thin bodied dark malts but, full on flavour. Tangy dark chocolate and, a good serving of Ice Cream van chocolate syrup. Marshmallow is obvious and sweet, tastes lilw all the pink ones were thrown in here and, the white ones left out. A modest nuttyness is pitched perfectly. Light and semi dry crisp finish. Promising. Good pastry flavours but, for me, the palate needs to reflect the richness thereof. I guess we will never know now. A fine fine brewery cut down with, allegedly, debts in excess of £2M. WATF? Nice pastry!
Tried
from Can
on 21 Feb 2026
at 22:55
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Gusher left still brown body - looks like Coca-Cola.
Big aroma - nutty marshmallow & lactose.
Medium bodied smooth & soft on the palate.
Hazelnut, malt, chocolate & pastry tastes with a tangy lightly hopped finish.
Heavy going
Big aroma - nutty marshmallow & lactose.
Medium bodied smooth & soft on the palate.
Hazelnut, malt, chocolate & pastry tastes with a tangy lightly hopped finish.
Heavy going
Tried
from Can
on 14 Dec 2025
at 19:45