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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7.2/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7
500ml bottle. Pours dark with cream head. Oak, whiskey, raisins, vanilla, more oak, vinous towards the end, smoke, charcoal finish. Complex with a few layers, and oak in all of them. Definitely very well put together if not exactly my thing.
Tried from Bottle on 19 May 2017 at 05:45

7.9/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8.5
On tap at Brother’s Beer. Pours hazy orange yellow. Mango, guava, passionfruit, little bread. Good full body. Really pretty bloody good.
Tried from Draft on 21 Apr 2017 at 23:07

6.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
330ml bottle. Orange, peach, pine. Quite crisp and very drinkable. Pretty good example of the style.
Tried from Bottle on 19 Apr 2017 at 04:46

6.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
500ml bottle. Pours golden with a nice fluffy head. Banana, clove, bread, peach, lemon. Very yeasty, maybe a touch too yeasty.
Tried from Bottle on 17 Apr 2017 at 03:30

7.5/10 Appearance 4 Aroma 9 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 8
On tap at the Lumsden. Pours sickly pale. That sweet chalky strawberry type taste that lychees have, some lemon acidity. Well balanced with good carbonation. Unique, fun, very tasty.
Tried from Draft on 09 Apr 2017 at 16:15

7.1/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
1st April 2017
Can. Almost clear gold beer, small white head. Palate is smooth and mildly dry. Light malts, clean and mildly sweet. light lager character. Light floral hop with lemony citrus, mild peel. Minerals on the crisp finish. Clean and very drinkable.
Tried from Can on 08 Apr 2017 at 07:35

7.5/10
Lovely easy drinker, nice hop profile
Tried from Bottle on 21 Mar 2017 at 17:20

6.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Bottle sample at a tasting at Tom L’s place. Thanks Tom L. Dark brown to black. Nice chocolate, roast, some coffee, some ashy smokiness. Sweetish with a sourish note, bitterish finish. Nice.
Tried from Bottle on 06 Mar 2017 at 11:27

7.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
Can at home, gusher. Pours golden yellow, nose is burnt toffee, grapefruit, taste is sweet, lemon, grapefruit, pineapple, grainy.
Tried from Can on 26 Feb 2017 at 06:52

6.9/10 Appearance 4 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
440ml can. Pours pale, clear and with a good head. Lemon, banana, pepper, white chocolate, little creaminess, some sweet dough. Surprising level of alcohol heat given the not gigantic strength. Not bad.
Tried from Can on 19 Feb 2017 at 02:27