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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8.8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 9 Flavor 9 Texture 8 Overall 9
Dark brown color. Lots of molasses, dark chocolate, burnt raisins, fudge, alcohol so well hidden smooth. With oak. Slightly sweet. Amazing smooth beer. Fairly hoppy, with whisky, dark chocolate and dark fruit in the finish. Amazing. Amazing.
Tried on 12 Oct 2014 at 05:31

7.6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Pours black with a light tan head.Nose shows dry roasted malt, cocoa and oatmeal.Very roasty flavours, quite dry. More oatmeal but no really coffee or chocolate, just dry roast. Turns out quite moreish though.Lovely creamy carbonation and body.
Tried on 26 Aug 2014 at 05:47

7.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 4 Overall 8.5
Pours pale amber with a large white head.Nose shows honey, floral and grassy hops, cereal grains. Quite vibrant.Very similar flavours with more sweet honeya and cerali-like malt before some floral hops enter followed by an assertive bitterness.Carbonation seems a bit full on.
Tried on 19 Aug 2014 at 20:16

8.6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 9 Flavor 8 Texture 10 Overall 8.5
Pours amber with a slowly fading head.Nose shows lychee, peach and nectarine, very fresh and hoppy. Some sweet clean malt too mixing in with spicy and floral hops./Less fruit as a flavour, more focussed on spicy, floral, resinous and piny hops. The same sweet malt it there to back things up.Nice moderately high carbonation.
Tried on 10 Aug 2014 at 20:28

6.5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 7
Bottle. Almost black with a small tan head. Aroma of mocha, Indian sweetmeats - fudge, cardamom, anise, vanilla - licorice. Medium bodied, a little oaty silkiness. A little light on the roasted flavours and not really rich, but pleasantly earthy.
Tried from Bottle on 01 Aug 2014 at 07:25

8/10
Tried on 28 Jun 2014 at 09:27

6.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Bottle. Clear amber with a white head. Aroma of grapefruit, kumquat, pine, light biscuit. Sweet with tropical fruit - passionfruit, some pineapple - that wasn’t obvious from the aroma, caramel, a little biscuit, oily citrus and pine. Bitterness on the high side of moderate in a finish where a fair bit of sweetness remains. Pretty good.
Tried from Bottle on 31 May 2014 at 06:23

6.9/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
Bottle kindly shared by Miro, many thanks. Almost black colour with medium beige head. Strong coffee aroma. Roasted malt, coffee, vanilla in taste. Enjoyable beer.
Tried from Bottle on 08 May 2014 at 14:04

6/10
Tried on 17 Mar 2014 at 16:25

7.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
(On tap) Clear amber with slight white head. Amazing fruity aroma with citrus and pine. Medium body with smooth carbonation. Flavour has light slightly sweet biscuity malt with tangy citrus. The hops gradually assert themselves - they are not brutal, rather they elegantly assert themselves. A nice take on an APA.
Tried from Draft on 16 Feb 2014 at 02:36