6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6.5
Texture 7
Overall 6.5
8th April 2026
Can. Near opaque dark brown beer, small tan head. Airy palate, a little dry, good fine minerally carbonation. Fairly light bodied dark malts. A bit of ice cream van chocolate syrup. Cocoa. Bare trace of fudge. Airy finish. Not bad, a bit obvious perhaps. Shame Phantom won't get a chance to refine these recipes.
Can. Near opaque dark brown beer, small tan head. Airy palate, a little dry, good fine minerally carbonation. Fairly light bodied dark malts. A bit of ice cream van chocolate syrup. Cocoa. Bare trace of fudge. Airy finish. Not bad, a bit obvious perhaps. Shame Phantom won't get a chance to refine these recipes.
Tried
from Can
on 07 Apr 2026
at 18:24
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 8
Texture 7
Overall 7.5
8th April 2026
Can. A light haze on this pink beer, small bubbly very pale pink head. Palate is light, semi dry and has a good fine minerally crispness. Nice balance of raspberry and lemon, complementing each other with a refreshing light tartness and no acid. Crisp and semi dry finish. Bright and breezy.
Can. A light haze on this pink beer, small bubbly very pale pink head. Palate is light, semi dry and has a good fine minerally crispness. Nice balance of raspberry and lemon, complementing each other with a refreshing light tartness and no acid. Crisp and semi dry finish. Bright and breezy.
Tried
from Can
on 07 Apr 2026
at 18:21
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Panda at home, thanks to the Bearded Avenger, 28/03/2026.
Must be down to the last few Phantom ticks I'm going to pick up now ... RIP!
Hazed orange topped with a just off white cap that thins to the edge.
Nose is passionfruit, guava, mandarin, papaya, blood orange.
Taste comprises juicy citric flesh, ripe melon, guava, papaya, kumquat.
Medium bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close spliced with juicy come lightly resinous hop bitterness.
Solid kit.
Must be down to the last few Phantom ticks I'm going to pick up now ... RIP!
Hazed orange topped with a just off white cap that thins to the edge.
Nose is passionfruit, guava, mandarin, papaya, blood orange.
Taste comprises juicy citric flesh, ripe melon, guava, papaya, kumquat.
Medium bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close spliced with juicy come lightly resinous hop bitterness.
Solid kit.
Tried
on 28 Mar 2026
at 15:23
6.8/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 6.5
Texture 7
Overall 6.5
Tried
on 25 Mar 2026
at 00:05
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Panda at home, thanks to Kenneth, 17/03/2026.
Black topped with a khaki cap that escapes to the edge.
Nose is chocolate, marshmallow, red berry fruits, light roast.
Taste comprises rocky roads, roast malts, dried red berries, marshmallow.
Medium bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close.
Decent enough stout.
Black topped with a khaki cap that escapes to the edge.
Nose is chocolate, marshmallow, red berry fruits, light roast.
Taste comprises rocky roads, roast malts, dried red berries, marshmallow.
Medium bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close.
Decent enough stout.
Tried
on 17 Mar 2026
at 20:56
7.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Panda at home, thanks to Kenneth, 12/03/2026.
Murky golden orange topped with a just off white cap that thins to a swirl.
Nose is tangerine, grass, melon, lychee.
Taste comprises bitter orange, pine nibble, grass, mandarin, light breads.
Medium bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close spiked with juicy come lightly grassy hop bitterness.
Okay pale.
Murky golden orange topped with a just off white cap that thins to a swirl.
Nose is tangerine, grass, melon, lychee.
Taste comprises bitter orange, pine nibble, grass, mandarin, light breads.
Medium bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close spiked with juicy come lightly grassy hop bitterness.
Okay pale.
Tried
on 13 Mar 2026
at 19:32
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6.5
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Panda at home, thanks to Kenneth, 12/03/2026.
Clear golden blonde topped with a white cap that thins to a central but healthy swirl.
Nose is pale malts, grass, melon, tangerine, light breads.
Taste comprises orange zest, breads, citric tinged straw, melon, papaya.
Medium bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close spiked with grassy hop bitterness.
Okay pale but lacked the NZ hop punch I craved.
Clear golden blonde topped with a white cap that thins to a central but healthy swirl.
Nose is pale malts, grass, melon, tangerine, light breads.
Taste comprises orange zest, breads, citric tinged straw, melon, papaya.
Medium bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close spiked with grassy hop bitterness.
Okay pale but lacked the NZ hop punch I craved.
Tried
on 13 Mar 2026
at 19:19
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Panda at home, thanks to Kenneth, 12/03/2026.
Murky orange to light amber topped with a lasting off white head.
Nose is ripe tropical fruit esters, grapefruit, raw pineapple, mango, mandarin.
Taste comprises bitter orange, grass, pine resin, guava, mandarin, subtle hop spice.
Medium bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close spiked with juicy come resinous hop bitterness.
Solid DIPA.
Murky orange to light amber topped with a lasting off white head.
Nose is ripe tropical fruit esters, grapefruit, raw pineapple, mango, mandarin.
Taste comprises bitter orange, grass, pine resin, guava, mandarin, subtle hop spice.
Medium bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close spiked with juicy come resinous hop bitterness.
Solid DIPA.
Tried
on 13 Mar 2026
at 19:05
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Can from Longacres Garden Centre, Sunningdale. Hazy pale gold. Massive thick foamy white head. Aroma had initial bitter stone fruit and spice, followed by sweet sugary fruit and porridge. Flavourwise it's more low key. Sweet sugary fruit with a sour edge. Peripheral bitterness is more noticeable into the finish. Light-medium bodied. Slick to creamy. Soft-fizzy carbonation. Long dry slightly astringent finish. Nice.
Tried
from Can
on 07 Mar 2026
at 19:24
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6.5
Texture 7
Overall 6.5
Panda at home, thanks to Kenneth, 07/03/2026.
Black topped with a khaki head that thins to a swirl.
Nose is dark malts, cookie dough, chocolate biscuit, brown sugar dusting.
Taste comprises light roast, cocoa powder, toffee, charr.
Medium bodied, fine carbonation, drying close.
Passable stout ... A touch thin and overly sweet.
Black topped with a khaki head that thins to a swirl.
Nose is dark malts, cookie dough, chocolate biscuit, brown sugar dusting.
Taste comprises light roast, cocoa powder, toffee, charr.
Medium bodied, fine carbonation, drying close.
Passable stout ... A touch thin and overly sweet.
Tried
on 07 Mar 2026
at 18:54