Panhead Custom Ales
Regional Brewery
in Upper Hutt,
Wellington,
New Zealand 🇳🇿
Owned by
Lion Breweries - NZ
tderoeck (22946) reviewed Quickchange XPA from Panhead Custom Ales 7 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Imported from my RateBeer account as Panhead Quickchange Xtra Pale Ale (by Panhead Custom Ales (Lion Co. - Kirin Holdings)):
Aroma: 8/10, Appearance: 3/5, Taste: 7/10, Palate: 3/5, Overall: 14/20, MyTotalScore: 3.5/5
5/I/19 - on tap , shared with the misses @ Fourpure Taproom (Bermondsey, London), BB: n/a - (2019-47)
Clear orange beer, small creamy off-white head, little stable, adhesive, leaving a nice lacing in the glass. Aroma: sweet ripe tropical fruits, mango, also some yellow stone fruit, malty, grains. MF: lively carbon, medium to light body. Taste: orange and grapefruit, soft bitterness, little watery, citrus notes. Aftertaste: bitter, grapefruit, citrus, hoppy, bit grassy, pretty dry finish.
tderoeck (22946) reviewed The Vandal NZ IPA from Panhead Custom Ales 7 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Imported from my RateBeer account as Panhead The Vandal NZ IPA (by Panhead Custom Ales (Lion Co. - Kirin Holdings)):
Aroma: 8/10, Appearance: 3/5, Taste: 8/10, Palate: 4/5, Overall: 16/20, MyTotalScore: 3.9/5
5/I/19 - on tap , shared with the misses @ Fourpure Taproom (Bermondsey, London), BB: n/a - (2019-46)
Clear gold blond to orange beer, creamy dense off-white to yellowish head, little stable, bit adhesive, some lacing in the glass. Aroma: ripe tropical fruits up front, some mango and lychee, tropical fruits, bubble gum, apricots. MF: ok carbon, medium body. Taste: sweet malty backbone, some caramel malts, ripe sweet fruits, mango and papaya, some banana. Aftertaste: malty, soft bitterness, very well balanced, bit resinous, more bitter, grapefruit in the finish.
tderoeck (22946) reviewed Super Charger APA from Panhead Custom Ales 7 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Imported from my RateBeer account as Panhead Supercharger American Styled Pale Ale (by Panhead Custom Ales (Lion Co. - Kirin Holdings)):
Aroma: 8/10, Appearance: 4/5, Taste: 7/10, Palate: 4/5, Overall: 15/20, MyTotalScore: 3.8/5
5/I/19 - on tap , shared with the misses @ Fourpure Taproom (Bermondsey, London), BB: n/a - (2019-45)
Clear gold blond to orange beer, creamy dense off-white to yellowish head, very stable, adhesive, leaving a nice lacing in the glass. Aroma: sweet malts, some caramel, orange peel, bit of grapefruit, some tropical fruits, sweet mango. MF: ok carbon, medium body. Taste: soft bitterness first, then tropical fruits, sweet malts, bit of grapefruit, orange peel. Aftertaste: pretty bitter, little grassy, grains, malty, citrus notes, nice!
Ungstrup (52239) reviewed Super Charger APA from Panhead Custom Ales 7 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Draft. An amber beer with a lazing beige head. The aroma has notes of malt, caramel, and fruits. The flavor is sweet with notes of malt, caramel, and fruit, leading to a bitter finish.
explosivedog (14050) reviewed Rat Rod from Panhead Custom Ales 7 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
330ml bottle. Pours slightly hazy gold. Dank, pineapple, mango, synthetic orange, touch herbal. Medium body. Fine.
berkshirejohn (10300) reviewed Super Charger APA from Panhead Custom Ales 7 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
On tap at a pub in Honitika. A golden amber pour with a tight cream head; grapefruit aroma; sharp grapefruit taste; clean and refreshing. Excellent.
explosivedog (14050) reviewed Mojo Hand from Panhead Custom Ales 7 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
500ml bottle. Pours black. Smoke, toast, wood smoke, chocolate, bit of red fruit. Medium body. Not bad.
Kyotolefty (15977) reviewed Hex Breaker from Panhead Custom Ales 7 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5
Bottle. Bay leaf, tomato, fish sauce nose. Dark brown. More like soup than beer. Herbal, spice, vegetal. I hate this.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8
Tap at Volstead. Very hazy yellow golden with small white head. Lots of tropical fruit juice, orange, soft oats and wheat, flowery, lime, soft dank hops, light herbal and pollen in the finish. Medium sweet and just medium bitter. Medium bodied. Super juicy!
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8
Tap at Fork and Brewer from some special IPA competition taplist. Hazy golden with white head. Sweet tropical fruit with some lime and pineapple, mango. Sweet grains, soft alcohol, sugary, canned fruits, dank hops, thick cereals and tropical fruit drink. Over medium sweet and medium bitter. Over medium bodied. Nice.