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Thunderweizen
Lightning Brewery
- From:
- Lightning Brewery
- California, United States
- Style:
- Hefeweizen
- ABV:
- 5.5%
- Score:
- 85
- Avg:
- 3.75 | pDev: 11.73%
- Reviews:
- 23
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Apr 17, 2016
- Added:
- Oct 22, 2006
- Wants:
- 2
- Gots:
- 12
No description / notes.
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Reviewed by BowWowWowYippyYoIPA from California
3.94/5 rDev +5.1%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4
3.94/5 rDev +5.1%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4
Aromas and flavors of dried pineapple, lemon, banana and cloves. Overall this is a good American hefeweizen, but a bit too much of a bitter hop finish.
Jul 08, 2015Rated by Sasquatch_B_Foot from California
4.27/5 rDev +13.9%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
4.27/5 rDev +13.9%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
Decent beer, needs a lemon slice to kick it up.
Apr 04, 2015Rated by amesle from California
4.52/5 rDev +20.5%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
4.52/5 rDev +20.5%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
I love the Orange-y color
Apr 01, 2015Reviewed by brentk56 from North Carolina
3.3/5 rDev -12%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
3.3/5 rDev -12%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
Appearance: Pours very, very cloudy with a rather modest head; good stickage and a decent amount of lace
Smell: Banana and bubblegum, with some wheat bread underneath
Taste: Wheat bread, up front, with some banana and bubblegum, in the middle; very phenolic, after the swallow, with a strong band-aid flavor and a slightly metallic finish; tartness in the aftertaste
Mouthfeel: Medium body with moderate carbonation; the mouthfeel is just all wrong for a hefe, which should be creamier and have more buoyant carbonation
Overall: It is a rare American craft brewery that can brew a great hefe; sadly, Lightning is not one of them
Jan 17, 2015Smell: Banana and bubblegum, with some wheat bread underneath
Taste: Wheat bread, up front, with some banana and bubblegum, in the middle; very phenolic, after the swallow, with a strong band-aid flavor and a slightly metallic finish; tartness in the aftertaste
Mouthfeel: Medium body with moderate carbonation; the mouthfeel is just all wrong for a hefe, which should be creamier and have more buoyant carbonation
Overall: It is a rare American craft brewery that can brew a great hefe; sadly, Lightning is not one of them
Reviewed by MadCat from New Jersey
3.5/5 rDev -6.7%
3.5/5 rDev -6.7%
Appearance: Hazy orangey yellow color, reminded me a bit of orange juice. Not much head
Smell: Citrusy, wheaty
Taste: Citrus up front, then wheat flavors, not much in the way of traditional hefeweizen yeast flavors
Mouthfeel: Light body, good carbonation
Overall: Somewhat disappointing. Not too much of a hefeweizen. Might be better classified as a different wheat style, though I still feel it is just an unusual wheat beer
Oct 16, 2014Smell: Citrusy, wheaty
Taste: Citrus up front, then wheat flavors, not much in the way of traditional hefeweizen yeast flavors
Mouthfeel: Light body, good carbonation
Overall: Somewhat disappointing. Not too much of a hefeweizen. Might be better classified as a different wheat style, though I still feel it is just an unusual wheat beer
Thunderweizen from Lightning Brewery
Beer rating:
85 out of
100 with
67 ratings
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