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

15th February 2026
Panda thanks to Wingman. A light haze on this gold beer, small bubbly pale cream colour head. Light palate, a little thin and mildly dry, decent fine minerally carbonation. Thin bodied pale malts, a modest sweetness. Cooling pine into reasonably bright hops fruits if, slightly watery. Tiny pinch of hop spice. Not bad, pretty drinkable.

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

15th February 2026
Panda thanks to Wingman. A light haze on this gold beer, small and short lived bubbly pale cream colour head. Light palate, a little dry, good fine minerally carbonation. Slightly thin bodied pale malts, a modest sweetness imparted. Quite a startling Motueka presentation, bright key lime but also tangy and bitter, a little lemon. Hop spice on the back end. Different and refreshing.

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

13th February 2026
Panda thanks to Wingman. A light haze on this orange gold beer, small bubbly pale cream colour head. Light palate, mildly dry, good fine minerally carbonation. Light smooth pale malts, a light creamy sweetness, hint of cereal grain. A fair hop spice nip and soft cooling pine. Old dog Citra brings slightly ripe but juicy orange and mandarin, a little tangerine. A whisper of mango. Light and semi dry finish leaves a mild hop spice linger. For me, Citra has suffered the least terroir dilution of any of the wildly popular hops that built the craft beer wave. That said, I wonder if it's the best choice as a single hop affair, 2 decades ish after it burst on the scene. Hmm!

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

Panda thanks to the Wingmane, 05/02/2026.
Black topped with a khaki cap that thins to a swirl.
Nose is cocoa powder, mellow roast, hint of coffee, dark malts.
Taste comprises chocolate biscuit, light charr, spice, roasted tones, modest coffee.
Medium bodied, fine carbonation, drying close.
Okay stout.

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

Panda at home, thanks to the Wingmane, 04/02/2026.
Hazed golden orange topped with an off white cap that dissipates to a swirl.
Nose is bitter orange, grass, pine nip, mandarin, grapefruit.
Taste comprises bitter orange, raw pineapple, grass, hint of pine, mandarin.
Medium bodied, fine carbonation, light drying close peppered with juicy come grassy hop bitterness.
Not bad.

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

Panda at home, thanks to the Wingmane, 01/02/2026.
Hazed orange golden topped with an off white head that veers to the edge.
Nose is bitter orange, grass, melon, grapefruit, pine nip.
Taste comprises orange peel, grass, pine nip, grapefruit, melon, citric tinged straw.
Medium bodied, fine carbonation, drying close spiked with light juicy come grassy hop bitterness.
Not bad.

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

Panda at home, thanks to the Wingmane, 01/02/2026.
Murky orange golden topped with a just off white head that clears to a swirl.
Nose is bitter orange, raw pineapple, grass, mandarin, papaya.
Taste comprises ripe melon, pineapple, mandarin, light mango kiss, papaya.
Medium bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close spliced with juicy come lightly resinous hop bitterness.
Decent enough TIPA that doesnt run overly sweet.

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

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