Panhead Custom Ales

Regional Brewery in Upper Hutt, Wellington, New Zealand πŸ‡³πŸ‡Ώ
Owned by Lion Breweries - NZ

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

     Show


7.4/10 β€” Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Can - Chocolate, sweet and a bit of peat. Deep jet brown with a small brown head. Sweet and fudgey with some smokey Woody notes. No bitterness at all.
Tried from Can on 08 Jun 2016 at 22:23

8.4/10 β€” Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 9 Texture 8 Overall 8.5
Tasting at Matt’s, can
Jet black color with brown head. Very nice aroma, wood, polenta, nuts, light apples. Juicy beer, robust and yet highly drinkable; liquid chocolate flavor, with a mild mellow vanilla touch from the oak, and roasted nuts in the final, with traces of liquorice and leather.
Excellent.
Tried from Can on 08 Jun 2016 at 22:17

6.9/10 β€” Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
440mL can, pours black with a small tan head. Nose brings out lots of oak chips upfront, with a touch of toasted malt. Flavour is along the same lines, with the oak chips dominating upfront, with light sweetness and a little cocoa. Pleasant stuff, but in no way is this an upper tier stout. Solid stuff though.
Tried from Can on 08 Jun 2016 at 22:16

7.1/10 β€” Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
Can - Sweet malty orange with some aromatics. Cloudy Amber with a small white head. Sweet caramel and orange with a nice bitter sweet finish. Malty but nice.
Tried from Can on 08 Jun 2016 at 22:06

8.1/10 β€” Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8.5
Tasting at Matt’s, can
Hazy amber color. Very nice aroma, the caramelly malts have candy quality, and the hops provide large amounts of resins and orange. Good body, very nice caramel flavor, moderately sweet, perfectly blending with the the resiny hops, sweet oranges.
Robust, very well constructed.
Tried from Can on 08 Jun 2016 at 22:06

7/10 β€” Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
440mL can, pours a hazy dark orange amber with a medium beige head. Aroma brings out a nice mix of resinous hops and caramel bready malt -- very punchy. Flavour is well-balanced and punchy, with lots of resinous hops and caramel malt sweetness that provides a good body. Clean and robust, with everything in proportion. Very good.
Tried from Can on 08 Jun 2016 at 22:01


7.1/10 β€” Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
500mL bottle, pours a cloudy slightly dark orange with a small white head. Aroma brings out resinous hops, a little pine, and a sweet caramel malt backbone. Flavour is quite juicy, with tropical stone fruits, piney hops, a little resin and caramel bready malt. Prominent astringency on the finish. Well-balanced with a juicy finish. Really nice stuff, just a tad chewy and thick for an IPA.
Tried from Bottle on 04 Jun 2016 at 00:21

7.6/10 β€” Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Pours very dark brown with small tan head.Nose shows woody oak, sweet bready malt, toasty melanoidin notes and toffee.Flavours include soft roast, sweet bready malt and woody oak.
Tried on 02 Jun 2016 at 02:04

8.2/10 β€” Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 9
500mL bottle, pours a deep dark brown / near-black with a small beige head. Aroma brings out lots of caramel and dark dried fruits upfront, with a little tobacco. Flavour is very complex, with loads of chocolate, caramel, tobacco and dark fruits. Ample hops to it as well. Smooth palate, with no alcohol showing at all. Excellent stuff.
Tried from Bottle on 15 May 2016 at 05:20