7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7.5
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Panda at home, thanks to Kenneth, 15/10/2025.
Moderately hazed golden orange topped with an off white cap that thins to a swirl.
Nose is orange pith, grapefruit, grass, melon, papaya.
Taste comprises grapefruit, pine needle, grass, mandarin, melon.
Medium bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close spliced with juicy come grassy hop bitterness.
Tidy IPA.
Moderately hazed golden orange topped with an off white cap that thins to a swirl.
Nose is orange pith, grapefruit, grass, melon, papaya.
Taste comprises grapefruit, pine needle, grass, mandarin, melon.
Medium bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close spliced with juicy come grassy hop bitterness.
Tidy IPA.
Tried
on 15 Oct 2025
at 18:00
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Panda at home, thanks to Kenneth, 14/10/2025.
Murky orange topped with a big old white cap that stays for the show.
Nose is orange pith, grass, pine needle, mandarin, guava.
Taste comprises light stone fruits, grass, pine needle, papaya, mandarin, grapefruit.
Medium bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close spiked with juicy come lightly resinous hop bitterness.
Tidy DIPA.
Murky orange topped with a big old white cap that stays for the show.
Nose is orange pith, grass, pine needle, mandarin, guava.
Taste comprises light stone fruits, grass, pine needle, papaya, mandarin, grapefruit.
Medium bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close spiked with juicy come lightly resinous hop bitterness.
Tidy DIPA.
Tried
on 14 Oct 2025
at 17:29
7.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Panda at home, thanks to Kenneth, 14/10/2025.
Moderately hazed golden orange topped with a lasting just off white head.
Nose is melon, tangerine, grass, mandarin.
Taste comprises orange zest, grapefruit, grass, pine nibble, mandarin.
Medium bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close splashed with juicy hop bitterness.
Tidy enough pale but not from Phantom's top drawer.
Moderately hazed golden orange topped with a lasting just off white head.
Nose is melon, tangerine, grass, mandarin.
Taste comprises orange zest, grapefruit, grass, pine nibble, mandarin.
Medium bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close splashed with juicy hop bitterness.
Tidy enough pale but not from Phantom's top drawer.
Tried
on 14 Oct 2025
at 17:10
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7
5th October 2025
Can. Just a light haze on this yellowish gold beer, small but tidy pale cream colour head. Light palate, mildly dry, good fine minerally carbonation. Light bodied pale malts, a thin creamy sweetness. Crisp but light cooling pine. Very light but reasonably bright hop fruits, somewhat generic. Light and semi dry finish. Clean and drinkable but by Phantom's own standards, lacking hop intensity.
Can. Just a light haze on this yellowish gold beer, small but tidy pale cream colour head. Light palate, mildly dry, good fine minerally carbonation. Light bodied pale malts, a thin creamy sweetness. Crisp but light cooling pine. Very light but reasonably bright hop fruits, somewhat generic. Light and semi dry finish. Clean and drinkable but by Phantom's own standards, lacking hop intensity.
Tried
from Can
on 11 Oct 2025
at 11:45
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
10th October 2025
Can. Just a light haze on this paleish gold beer, decent off white head. Light palate, a mild dryness, good fine minerally carbonation. Light bodied pale malts, a light creamy sweetness, not overdone. Hops bring mild cooling pine and good tangy semi ripe Nectarine led stone fruits. Very mild Motueka floral lime. Strata lost on me but, nothing unusual there! Light finish. Very much a Nectaron brew and a pretty sinkable one too.
Can. Just a light haze on this paleish gold beer, decent off white head. Light palate, a mild dryness, good fine minerally carbonation. Light bodied pale malts, a light creamy sweetness, not overdone. Hops bring mild cooling pine and good tangy semi ripe Nectarine led stone fruits. Very mild Motueka floral lime. Strata lost on me but, nothing unusual there! Light finish. Very much a Nectaron brew and a pretty sinkable one too.
Tried
on 11 Oct 2025
at 11:03
7.5/10
Keg st the NBF 25. Cloudy yellow orange. Tropical and peachy fruit. Slight sweet. Smooth body.
Tried
from Draft
on 10 Oct 2025
at 10:38
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
4th October 2025
Can. A mild to medium haze on this gold beer, small bubbly pale cream colour head. Light palate, semi dry, good fine minerally carbonation. Light bodied pale malts, a typical forward Phantom creamy sweetness. Good cooling pine hops and a decent sprinkle of hop spice. Unusually, Phantom have given us no clue to the hop bill. Gonna say one of the candy fruits hops, HBC630 and/or Mosaic. There is a little bright citrus on the back end. Light crisp finish brings a mild hop spice. A tad sweet overall, is this dipa. Drinkable anyways.
Can. A mild to medium haze on this gold beer, small bubbly pale cream colour head. Light palate, semi dry, good fine minerally carbonation. Light bodied pale malts, a typical forward Phantom creamy sweetness. Good cooling pine hops and a decent sprinkle of hop spice. Unusually, Phantom have given us no clue to the hop bill. Gonna say one of the candy fruits hops, HBC630 and/or Mosaic. There is a little bright citrus on the back end. Light crisp finish brings a mild hop spice. A tad sweet overall, is this dipa. Drinkable anyways.
Tried
from Can
on 04 Oct 2025
at 18:15
8/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Keg at Three Hounds, Beckenham. Pale golden brown. Thick foamy white head. Aroma has citrus alongside herbal and vinous notes... NZ hops? Flavourwise it banalnc3s an initial sugary fruity sweetness with a somewhat tart vinius and herbal edge. Underlying cry porridge. A hint of booze. Medium bodied. Creamy. Soft carbonation. Long dry somewhat astringent . Hitsbthe spot. Nice one.
Tried
from Draft
at
Three Hounds Beer Cafe and Bottle Shop
on 03 Oct 2025
at 13:10
7.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 7
Overall 7.5
Keg at Three Hounds, Beckenham. Hazy dull brown tung3d gold. Thin foamy white head with some bubbles. Aroma is fruit... Stone fruit. Light resin edge. Flavourwise there's an initial bitterness with sour edge. It then develops a real.sweet fruit syrup and vanilla porridge streak. Light-medium bodied. Slick to creamy.. Lazy soft-fizzy carbonation. Long dry somewhat astringent. Enjoyable NEIPA. Just not overly attractive.
Tried
on 03 Oct 2025
at 13:03
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
440ml can. Pours a very dark brown, almost black, with a beige head. Aroma of dark malts, zesty citrus and some dried fruit. Taste... definitely a hop forward BIPA, lots of citrus, grapefruit, mandarin, and very zesty, some dried fruits, dark malts with the faintest hint of chocolate, no roast though, and a moderate bitterness to finish. Medium bodied.
Pretty decent but *very* hop forward, could do with more malt character for the 'Black' part of the IPA.
Pretty decent but *very* hop forward, could do with more malt character for the 'Black' part of the IPA.
Tried
from Can
from Left Field Beer
on 02 Oct 2025
at 21:33