7.3

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

10th September 2025
Panda thanks to Cloin. A mild to medium haze on this orange gold beer, small bubbly pale cream colour head that lasts more than a few seconds! Light smooth palate, decent fine minerally carbonation. Smooth pale malts, pretty sweet, borderline sugary. Bright hop fruits and crisp pine, some hop candy. Light crisp finish. Not bad but, hamstrung by an over sweetness.

7.6

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

Lightly hazed with unfiltered particles, a whitish cap, average stay and a thin lacing rim left on the brew. Nice fruitiness in the smell with light peaches, apples, some funky-sour barrel action and mild Saison yeast. The taste is milder, but still has the Brettiness, sour, acidic and fruity notes. A tad vanilla from the wood barrel. Quite an easy-drinking, barrel-aged blend of Saison which offers good sour-funkiness.

8.3

Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

C: clear hay golden
N: sour, vinous, brett
P: light to med bodied, sour, tangy, tart, very yeasty, sourdough, vinous, slight brett, prosecco dry finish

8

Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

C: opaque motor oil black
N: bourbon, burnt butter, caramel, brown sugar
P: high viscosity, full bodied, warming alcohol, dark chocolate, caramel, brown sugar, bourbon, a little punchy

8.4

Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 8.5 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

C: opaque hazy orange
N: mango bomb, citrus fruit, orange, grapefruit
P: juicy, dominant mango, light papaya, grapefruit

8

Smooth, juicy tropical fruity with some citrus, pineapple, floral hops, pine and grapefruit, hints of creamy fluffiness. Smooth hop juice.

7.6

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

8.1

Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 8.5 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5

375ml bottle that pours a real dark brown colour, almost black, with no highlights. The head is darker mocha-coloured and stick around just a bit. A light film is left on the glass, and some tiny white particles (or minuscule foamy lace) on the brew. Big Bourbon nose with the roasted and chocolate malts. Raisin notes that appear stronger in the taste, but what blends with it, smooths it down. Chocolate, caramel flavours with coffee notes that adds bitterness, cutting the sweetness and hints of vanilla, coconut lingers in the background. An oily mouthfeel that is cut by the slow building dryness. Quite a nice, smooth Imperial Bourbon Stout that is not too sweet, but still lots going one - all well-balanced.