8th April 2026
Can. Just a light haze on this slightly yellowish gold beer, small bubbly pale cream colour head. Light palate, mildly dry, good fine minerally carbonation. Light bodied pale malts, a thin but adequate creamy sweetness. Hops bring good cooling pine and a trace of skunk. Light but bright citrus, orange and touches of tangerine and mandarin. Motueka lime brightens the back end, adds variety and brings a mild tang. Light finish leaves a very mild hop spice linger. Bright and crushable. RIP Phantom. Sniff!

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.