Panhead Custom Ales

Regional Brewery in Upper Hutt, Wellington, New Zealand 🇳🇿
Owned by Lion Breweries - NZ

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27 Blenheim Street, Shed 21, Upper Hutt, 5018, New Zealand

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7.5/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 8
Bottle shared at Au Revoir Tokyo. Thanks Jonno! Pours motor oil black with a small head that lingers. Charred wood, squid ink umami and roasted cacao nib on the nose. The palate is quite roasty but with a soft, rounded mouthfeel. Finish is nice and almost peaty. Would slay with a cigar! --- Beer merged from original tick of Grease Monkey @dylanadmin1 on 17 Oct 2016 at 15:54 - Score: 8
Tried from Bottle on 20 Oct 2016 at 10:29

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Tried on 17 Oct 2016 at 16:39

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Tried on 17 Oct 2016 at 16:38

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Bottle at The Beer Stall, Singapore. Poured a clear straw colour with a thin broken white head. The aroma is malt, light hop. The flavour is moderate bitter with a light cardboard malt, citrus hop bitter palate. Medium bodied with average carbonation.
Tried from Bottle on 16 Oct 2016 at 01:29

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Bottle shared at The Beer Stall, Singapore. Clear golden with a white head. Aroma of grassy hops, citrus, orange and light tropical fruits. Flavour is light sweet and moderate bitter. Light bodied with soft carbonation.
Tried from Bottle on 15 Oct 2016 at 23:42

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440ml can. Pours pitch black with a dark brown head that doesn’t last. Aroma is boozy oak, rum and chocolate. Taste is similar but much more refined. Oak, vanilla, port, chocolate, plum brandy. Thick and luxurious. This is an imperial stout just how I like them, though with a lower ABV than the complexity might imply. Truly a fantastic beer.
Tried from Can on 10 Oct 2016 at 04:51

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Keg at Craft 100, 06/10/16. Golden orange with a decent off white head. Nose is toasted malts, bitter orange, caramel, straw. Taste is malt forward, orange peel, grains, bread dough, light melon, lemon rind, hint of pine. Medium bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close dashed with earthy hop bitterness. Decent enough regulation APA, again an old skool US brew pub lilt to this as per their IPA (Yank Tank).
Tried on 09 Oct 2016 at 04:25

6.8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 8 Overall 7
Keg at Craft 100, 06/10/16. Golden orange with a decent off white head. Nose is caramel malt, light pine, orange pith, old skool IPA vibes. Taste comprises more caramel malt, bread, tangerine, grapefruit, toasted grains. Medium bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close dashed with earthy hop bitterness. Adequate IPA with an old skool lean.
Tried on 09 Oct 2016 at 04:23

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330ml bottle. Aroma is chocolate, espresso and a little dried fruit. Flavour has coffee and chocolate but also some boozy fig notes. Nice.
Tried from Bottle on 16 Sep 2016 at 04:17

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Can. Pours a slightly hazy yellow golden color with a small white head. Has a fruity malty grainy grassy citrus hoppy aroma. Fruity malty grassy hoppy flavor. Has a fruity malty grainy grassy citrus hoppy finish.
Tried from Can on 22 Aug 2016 at 04:06