7.5

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

7.4

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

Panda at home, thanks to Kenneth, 15/02/2025.
Hazed orange topped with a just off white cap that thins to a swirl.
Nose is bitter orange, grass, pine needle, grapefruit, melon, mandarin.
Taste comprises orange zest, pineapple, grapefruit, pine nip, melon, papaya.
Medium bodied, fine carbonation, drying close spiked with juicy come lightly resinous hop bitterness.
Okay DIPA but getting a little off putting soapy note at the curtain call.

8.4

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

9th February 2025
Can. A light haze on this gold beer, short lived pale cream colour head. Light palate, a very mild dryness, good fine minerally carbonation. Smooth pale malts, quite a forward creamy sweetness that could have been a tad to much in a less well hopped brew but not here, hops a plenty! Soft pine and a fairly aggressive hop spice kick in immediately. Floral candy fruits from modern Mosaic but quite ramped up here. El Dorado Sakura on the back end, again quite ramped up from its normal subtleness. A Riwaka like tropical fruits thing before the light finish. Hop spice keeps nibbling away long after the swallow. Different and bloody good.

6.5

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 6

Single from 604. No BB date, very unusual for them. Clear Solo cup at home. Clear water is coming. It'll be a Christmas miracle. Well blended yellow orange hazy with a thin, soapy film. Fresh citrus, confectionery nose, with a little thyme & hidden dank. Soft but serious. Taste is very sweet leaning bittersweet with orange pith. Powdered sugar & a some sweet onion, parsley finish. Frothy, low to mid carb, heavy body, decent acid, a twinge of booziness on the tail. Pithy residual. Good flavor but soft & sugary. Meh.

7.8

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

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