8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Panda at home, thanks to Kenneth, 24/01/2026.
Hazed orange golden topped with a just off white head.
Nose is stone fruit, guava, pine resin, dank chimes, lychee.
Taste comprises pissy green berries, stone fruit, hop spice, pine resin, dank bite, guava.
Medium bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close spliced with resinous NZ fuelled hop bitterness.
Big pissy Kiwi hopped bastard ... solid.
Hazed orange golden topped with a just off white head.
Nose is stone fruit, guava, pine resin, dank chimes, lychee.
Taste comprises pissy green berries, stone fruit, hop spice, pine resin, dank bite, guava.
Medium bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close spliced with resinous NZ fuelled hop bitterness.
Big pissy Kiwi hopped bastard ... solid.
Tried
on 24 Jan 2026
at 16:19
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7.5
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Panda at home, thanks to Kenneth, 20/01/2026.
Moderately hazed orange golden topped with a just off white cap that thins to the edge.
Nose is bitter orange, peach, grass, mandarin, light pine flicker.
Taste comprises stone fruit, papaya, grass, pine resin, guava, lychee, grapefruit.
Medium bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close spliced with juicy come resinous hop bitterness.
Tidy.
Moderately hazed orange golden topped with a just off white cap that thins to the edge.
Nose is bitter orange, peach, grass, mandarin, light pine flicker.
Taste comprises stone fruit, papaya, grass, pine resin, guava, lychee, grapefruit.
Medium bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close spliced with juicy come resinous hop bitterness.
Tidy.
Tried
on 20 Jan 2026
at 18:28
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, 20/01/2026.
Hazed orange to golden topped with a just off white cap that thins to a swirl.
Nose is bitter tropicana, grass, pine needle, melon, grapefruit.
Taste comprises biter orange, stone fruit, grass, pine needle.
Medium bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close spiked with juicy come grassy hop bitterness.
Tidy.
Hazed orange to golden topped with a just off white cap that thins to a swirl.
Nose is bitter tropicana, grass, pine needle, melon, grapefruit.
Taste comprises biter orange, stone fruit, grass, pine needle.
Medium bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close spiked with juicy come grassy hop bitterness.
Tidy.
Tried
on 20 Jan 2026
at 18:13
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Panda at home, thanks to Kenneth, 19/01/2026.
Clear golden topped with a lasting frothy just off white head.
Nose is pine resin, dank chimes, bitter orange, stone fruit, grass.
Taste comprises bitter tropicana, grass, pine nip, stone fruit, citric tinged straw, grapefruit.
Medium bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close spiked with grassy NZ laden hop bitterness.
Tidy IPA.
Clear golden topped with a lasting frothy just off white head.
Nose is pine resin, dank chimes, bitter orange, stone fruit, grass.
Taste comprises bitter tropicana, grass, pine nip, stone fruit, citric tinged straw, grapefruit.
Medium bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close spiked with grassy NZ laden hop bitterness.
Tidy IPA.
Tried
on 19 Jan 2026
at 18:06
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7.5
Texture 8
Overall 8
440ml can. Clear yellow with a white head. Aroma of bready malts, grassy hop. Taste of bready malts, grassy, mild citrus, mild floral, light peppery spice, light bitter with a slightly sweet lean. Medium bodied. Solid lager refreshment.
Tried
from Can
from Hop Burns & Black
on 16 Jan 2026
at 23:51
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Can at home, 12th October 2025. Pours clear golden, pine and citrus and a bitter edge / clean and good
Tried
from Can
on 12 Jan 2026
at 21:32
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8.5
Texture 8
Overall 8
4th Jan 2026
Can. A light haze on this yellowish gold beer, small bubbly pale cream colour head. Light palate, a good fine minerally crispness. Light smooth pale malts, a pleasant light creamy sweetness. Can't recall a solo NZH106 brew before, so a doff of the hat to Azvex. Well, there is Mosaic here but, I can hardly taste it. Good cooling pine leads to a complex array of hop fruits. Light passion fruit, certainly as much, if not more, than 95% of the Strata hopped beers I have had. Very soft skunk, well buried. The rest is a complex array of hop fruits, soft stone fruits, a touch of gooseberry, a little white strawberry. Mild tropical fruits. Ubiquitous cooling pine overlay with a mild hop spice nip. Crisp finish. Rather nice. This hop tastes like Strata with bells on. That inevitably leads to the question, what will be the point of Strata going forward? Nice beer. Layered hop goodness.
Can. A light haze on this yellowish gold beer, small bubbly pale cream colour head. Light palate, a good fine minerally crispness. Light smooth pale malts, a pleasant light creamy sweetness. Can't recall a solo NZH106 brew before, so a doff of the hat to Azvex. Well, there is Mosaic here but, I can hardly taste it. Good cooling pine leads to a complex array of hop fruits. Light passion fruit, certainly as much, if not more, than 95% of the Strata hopped beers I have had. Very soft skunk, well buried. The rest is a complex array of hop fruits, soft stone fruits, a touch of gooseberry, a little white strawberry. Mild tropical fruits. Ubiquitous cooling pine overlay with a mild hop spice nip. Crisp finish. Rather nice. This hop tastes like Strata with bells on. That inevitably leads to the question, what will be the point of Strata going forward? Nice beer. Layered hop goodness.
Tried
from Can
on 12 Jan 2026
at 19:26
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8.5
Texture 8
Overall 8
11th January 2026
Can. A mild to medium haze on this gold beer, small and short lived pale cream colour head. Light palate, smooth start, developing decent fine minerally carbonation on the back end. Smooth light malt base, a light creamy sweetness. The NZH109 hops deliver soft passion fruit and a kind creamy melon. Light bright citrus underneath. Kinda tropical punch on the finish. Cooling pine throughout and a little hop spice on the end. Nice hop, nice dipa.
Can. A mild to medium haze on this gold beer, small and short lived pale cream colour head. Light palate, smooth start, developing decent fine minerally carbonation on the back end. Smooth light malt base, a light creamy sweetness. The NZH109 hops deliver soft passion fruit and a kind creamy melon. Light bright citrus underneath. Kinda tropical punch on the finish. Cooling pine throughout and a little hop spice on the end. Nice hop, nice dipa.
Tried
from Can
on 11 Jan 2026
at 18:48
7.3/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 7.5
Texture 8
Overall 7
440ml can from Craft Metropolis. Poured a clear dark brown colour with a short-lived, fizzy tan head. The aroma is roasty, coconut, herbal. The flavour is moderate liquorice bitter, with a smooth, rich, roasty, earthy, herbal, dark chocolate, warm boozy alcohol bitter palate. Full bodied with average carbonation and a bubbly mouthfeel.
Tried
from Can
at
Craft Metropolis - Penge
on 10 Jan 2026
at 01:07
6.5/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 7
Overall 6
Tap at Waterloo Tap. Darkest cola brown..Thin foamy dark beige head. Aroma is tangy - ginger and other spices and dusty coffee. The flavour is spice focused and I actually don't like it - too intrusive and iverhsadpws the coffee. Underlying sweetness including milky coconut. Thicker bodies. Creamy. Soft-fizzy carbonation.Long. Long dry astringent finish. OTT adjuncts.
Tried
from Draft
at
Waterloo Tap
on 08 Jan 2026
at 16:57