Bottle – gift from my brother – drank at home. Pours a dark reddish-brown with minimal transient beige head. Roast malts and coffee in the aroma. In the mouth it lies somewhere between bitter, sharp and sweet with focus constantly fluctuating. Smooth texture and fairly highly carbonated. Plenty of roasted malts in the flavour, alongside chocolate and cola with hints of coffee and treacle coming later. This is decent – if a bit fizzy.

Panda at home, Thanks to Ed Danlo, 24/05/2026.
Hazed orange topped with a lasting just off white head.
Nose is herb, bitter orange, light astringency, straw.
Taste comprises grass, orange zest, lemon rind, hedgerow, herb.
Medium bodied, prickly carbonation, semi drying close.
So so.

Bottle – gift from my brother (suspect bought at brewery), drank at home. Pours golden amber with a medium sized frothy off-white head with fairly high carbonation. Aroma is mainly malts with hints of chocolate. In the mouth it is reassuringly traditional with bitter hops overlaid on biscuit malts and a tangy texture. Flavour also has bitter oranges and marmalade. Finish is quite dry and bitter. This is decent – plenty of flavour for its strength.

500ml bottle from Brew Station, Richmond. Pale golden colour, thin white foam head and aroma of malt, grain, citrus, earth, hops. Taste is malty, toffee, tangy, earthy with yeasty note and citric bitterness. Medium bodied, light carbonation, drying bitter finish. Quite OK.

500ml bottle from Brew Station, Richmond. Golden colour, white foam head and aroma of malt, toffee, caramel, hop. Taste is sweetish, malty, toffee, with roasty & chocolate notes, and earthy nutty bitterness. Medium bodied, soft carbonation, drying tangy bitter finish. Quite drinkable.