8/10
—
Appearance 8
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Panda at home, thanks to Kenneth, 19/01/2026.
First Phantom since the closure announcement ... this is #181 ... can I get to 200!?!
Moderate haze on a golden orange pour topped with an off white head.
Nose is bitter orange, grass, grapefruit, stone fruit, pine nip.
Taste comprises ripe tropicana, mango pulp, papaya, mandarin, subtle hop spice.
Medium bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close spliced with juicy come lightly resinous hop bitterness.
Tidy DIPA.
First Phantom since the closure announcement ... this is #181 ... can I get to 200!?!
Moderate haze on a golden orange pour topped with an off white head.
Nose is bitter orange, grass, grapefruit, stone fruit, pine nip.
Taste comprises ripe tropicana, mango pulp, papaya, mandarin, subtle hop spice.
Medium bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close spliced with juicy come lightly resinous hop bitterness.
Tidy DIPA.
Tried
on 19 Jan 2026
at 17:55
7.4/10
—
Appearance 7
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 7
Overall 7.5
Keg at Koelschip Yard, Glasgow. Pours hazy yellow with a thick white head. Aromas of mandarin orange and light tropical fruit. Taste is more towards the orange side of things. Light bitter finish.
Tried
on 19 Jan 2026
at 07:42
7.8/10
—
Appearance 8
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 8
Overall 8
17th January 2026
Can. Phantom! RIP! Sniff! Near clear deep brown beer, small and short lived bubbly pale tan head. Smooth palate, reasonable fine carbonation on the back end. Soft dark malts but, with a pretty good oaty biscuit semi dark chocolate vibe. Soft creamy dark malts add goodness. A decent earthy fruity coffee vibe comes sailing on through on the back end. A fairly light finish. My flabber is well and truly ghasted in to how much flavour and mouthfeel has been packed in to this sub 4.0% brew. Talented brewers who will hopefully escape the business quagmire that is Phantom and, find another outlet for their talents.
Can. Phantom! RIP! Sniff! Near clear deep brown beer, small and short lived bubbly pale tan head. Smooth palate, reasonable fine carbonation on the back end. Soft dark malts but, with a pretty good oaty biscuit semi dark chocolate vibe. Soft creamy dark malts add goodness. A decent earthy fruity coffee vibe comes sailing on through on the back end. A fairly light finish. My flabber is well and truly ghasted in to how much flavour and mouthfeel has been packed in to this sub 4.0% brew. Talented brewers who will hopefully escape the business quagmire that is Phantom and, find another outlet for their talents.
Tried
from Can
on 17 Jan 2026
at 20:03
7/10
—
Appearance 7
Aroma 6.5
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
440ml can from Left Field Beer, Solihull and shared In Kuala Lumpur. Poured a hazy light yellow golden colour with a thin white head and some broken lace. The aroma is grainy, light tropical citrus. The flavour is moderate bitter, with a crisp, fresh, earthy, herbal, light citrus, woody hop bitter palate and a long bitter finish. Medium bodied with average to soft carbonation.
Tried
from Can
from Left Field Beer
on 16 Jan 2026
at 18:04
7.4/10
—
Appearance 7
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
440ml can from Left Field Beer, Solihull and shared in Kuala Lumpur. Poured a hazy yellow golden colour with a thin broken white head and some broken lace. The aroma is grainy, woody hops. The flavour is over moderate bitter, light sweet, with a smooth, somewhat rich, fresh, light citrus fruits, woody hop bitter palate and a lingering bitter finish. Over medium bodied with average to soft carbonation.
Tried
from Can
from Left Field Beer
on 16 Jan 2026
at 16:16
7/10
—
Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7
440ml can from Left Field Beer, Solihull. Poured a hazy light yellow golden colour with a lasting frothy white head. The aroma is grainy, light tropical citrus. The flavour is moderate bitter, light sweet, with a crisp, juicy tropical citrus, pineapple, light floral, dry hop bitter palate. Medium to light bodied with average to soft carbonation.
Tried
from Can
from Left Field Beer
on 16 Jan 2026
at 13:50
7.3/10
—
Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7.5
14th January 2026
Panda thanks to Cloin. Near clear amber brown beer, small bubbly pale tan head. Airy palate, decent fine minerally carbonation. Soft malts, an oaty sweetness and a mild tangy chocolate. Soft pine into mild but juicy citrus, the back end dominated by candy fruits. Light finish. Not bad, good malt base but unusually for Phantom, needs more hops.
Panda thanks to Cloin. Near clear amber brown beer, small bubbly pale tan head. Airy palate, decent fine minerally carbonation. Soft malts, an oaty sweetness and a mild tangy chocolate. Soft pine into mild but juicy citrus, the back end dominated by candy fruits. Light finish. Not bad, good malt base but unusually for Phantom, needs more hops.
Tried
on 14 Jan 2026
at 23:22
8.1/10
—
Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8.5
Texture 8
Overall 8
Creamy white head on a very hazy dull golden coloured body.
Medium to full bodied, smooth & creamy with a clean back.
Lime, dank, bitter & resinous tastes with a huge hopped finish.
Excellent
Medium to full bodied, smooth & creamy with a clean back.
Lime, dank, bitter & resinous tastes with a huge hopped finish.
Excellent
Tried
from Draft
at
Plug & Taps
on 11 Jan 2026
at 20:15
7.8/10
—
Appearance 8
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Can from Eltham Wines. Passionfruit, peach, grapefruit & pineapple aromas. Taste is peach, melon, grapefruit, touch of mango. Sweet juicy fruits in the foretaste leading to a lightly bitter aftertaste.
Tried
from Can
from
Eltham Wines
on 03 Jan 2026
at 17:14