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

Panda at home, thanks to Dave, 23/03/2025.
Black with a tan head that thins to spotting and a swirl.
Nose is chocolate pot, sweet malts, brown sugar dusting, toffee fudge, vanilla essence.
Taste comprises rich chocolate, herb, brown sugar melt, molasses, toffee fudge.
Medium bodied with bite, fine carbonation, semi drying close
Okay sipper but overly sweet and lacking some balance.

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

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

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

26th February 2025
Stumpy panda thanks to Wingman. Near opaque dark brown beer, a small bubbly tan head dissapates in a jiffy. Smooth and slightly viscous palate, modest fine carbonation, suits this brew just fine. Rich luxuriant chocolate malts, a good mid of 65/35 dark and milk chocolate. Sweet biscuit and cream flavours and a mild fruity chocolate. Smooth finish. Lovely pastry affair, very smooth, very rich and very blinking quaffable.

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

Panda at home, thanks to the Wingman, 22/02/2025.
Black topped with a khaki cap that thins to a swirl.
Nose is chocolate, dark malts, spice, honeycomb, molasses.
Taste comprises chocolate melt, toffee, fudge, brown sugars, chocolate icing, molasses.
Full bodied, oily feel, light drying close with a balanced rising boost.
Fun pastry.

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

Panda at home, thanks to the Wingman, 21/02/2025.
Murky orange topped with a lasting just off white head.
Nose is orange pith, grass, tangerine, melon, papaya.
Taste comprises juicy tropical fruits, melon, mandarin, guava, papaya, orange zest.
Medium bodied, fine carbonation, light drying close spliced with balanced juicy hop bitterness.
Decent enough sessioner.

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

Panda at home, thanks to the Wingman, 20/02/2025.
Hazed orange topped with a light egg shell white covering that thins to a swirl and edge work in time.
Nose is orange zest, pineapple, grass, grapefruit, dank strokes, pine resin.
Taste comprises bitter tropical fruits, raw pineapple, a little alcohol heat, hop spice, pine resin, guava, mango pulp.
Medium bodied with bite, fine carbonation, light drying close spiked with lightly resinous hop bitterness allied to a light warming boost.
Tidy easy drinking QIPA but there is a little heat about it.

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

15th February 2025
Panda thanks to Wingman. Just a mild haze on this yellowish gold beer, small pale cream colour head. Airy palate, mildly dry, good fine minerally carbonation. Light malts, a thin creamy sweetness. Palate is pretty light for the abv. Light soft pine. Nice to taste the (IMHO) much underused Lotus hops, that impart that lovely Orange Mivvi vibe. Soft tropical fruits. Back end shows the abv teeth with a bit of a vodka fruit cocktail, no real alcohol heat mind. Nice QIPA, goes down alarmingly easy.

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