7

A bit of a cola flavor

7.1

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

2/7/2025. Draft pour shared at Radio City Social, Chelmsford.

8.3

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8.5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5

2nd July 2025
Can. A very hazy topaz colour brew with a decent cream colour head. Airy palate, semi dry, good fine minerally carbonation. Fluffy malts, a mellow creamy sweetness. Light pine and a little hop spice. Soft but reasonably bright generic fruits. Smooth mild savoury skunk underneath. A touch of hop spice on the back end. Whisper of creamy toffee as well! I find Rakau an enigmatic hop and this brew underlines that. Digging deeper in to the generic fruits reveals a little strawberry, some ripe soft peach and a forensic amount of lime. This ain't a complete profile though, other things going on. Perhaps it's not like anything else, it's just Rakau flavour! The overall effect is very pleasant.

8

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Panda at home, thanks to Kenneth, 26/06/2025.
Murky marmalade orange topped with a lasting off white head.
Nose is ripe tropicana, grass, pine needle, mandarin, mango pulp, lychee.
Taste comprises bitter orange, guava, pine resin, mango flesh, light stone fruit.
Medium bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close spliced with juicy come lightly resinous hop bitterness.
Solid DIPA ... perhaps running a touch overly sweet for my liking but pretty much kept in check.

8.8

Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8.5 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 8.5

Can from House Of Trembling Madness. Milky golden body with an off-white head. No visible carbonation. Faint lacing. Aroma of honey, peanut and cantaloupe. Flavour of orange peel and melon rind with a peppery finish. Full body with a chewy mouthfeel. Soft fizz. Thick hop juice.

8.3

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8.5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5

500ml can. Opaque yellow gold, big white head. Aroma of ripe stone fruits, apricot, peach, tropical fruits. Taste is the same, ripe apricot and peaches, guava, papaya, grapefruit, somewhat sweet, low bitterness. Full bodied, creamy smooth. Another outstanding addition to the Universe series!

8.3

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8.5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5

Can at home, from HOTM online, 1206/2025.
Murky fruit smoothie orange topped with an egg shell white cap.
Nose is ripe tropicana, dank spike, peach, guava, grapefruit, pine resin, mandarin.
Taste comprises stone fruit, hop spice, pine resin, guava, lychee, grapefruit, mandarin, mango pulp.
Medium bodied, fine massaging carbonation, semi drying close spliced with juicy come resinous hop bitterness allied to a balanced rising boost.
On the fucken money!

7.9

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 8

7th June 2025
Can. A mild to medium haze on this orange gold beer, decent bubbly pale cream colour head. Airy palate, semi dry, good fine minerally carbonation. Light malts, a light creamy sweetness. Light cooling pine over light and reasonably bright citrus and stone fruits, a pleasing savoury streak. A light crisp and semi dry finish. Juicy, light and drinkable.

7.9

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Panda at home, thanks to Kenneth, 31/05/2025.
Hazed orange topped with a white crown that dissipates to the edge.
Nose is bitter orange, pine needle, grass, grapefruit, papaya, ripe melon.
Taste comprises juicy tropicana, pine resin, mango flesh, pineapple, guava.
Medium bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close spliced with juicy come lightly resinous hop bitterness.
Tidy DIPA.

7.5

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7.5

Can at the Strait and Narrow Lincoln. Slightly hazed golden colour with a white head. Aroma and taste are fruity sweet and citrus. Smooth body.