Diesel Thunder
Firestone Walker Brewing Co.

12 fl oz pull-tab can:

C / AVERAGE

L: Clear dark gold, very bubbly, with large white head. Good retention and lacing.

S: Fruit-forward, tons of sweet pineapple, mango, and orange/citrus; dank and slightly earthy-diesel.

T: Ripe, sweet pineapple, mango, orange, and lemon; crisp dry crackery malt; earthy diesel-y cannabis finish, slight alcohol warmth, hint of bitterness.

F: Wet, spritzy, fluffy; drinks medium-light for the abv and apparent carbonation level. Slight stickiness on the finish but very clean overall.

O: Solid DIPA. Great fruity notes, aroma, dangerously crushable. Wish it packed more flavor punch on the backend relatively compared to its perceived alcohol warmth, but that's only a minor complaint. Great beer overall.

 

 

Aroma is fruit, nutty hops, spices and a hint of alcohol. The flavor fruit/citrus, malts/grains, slight sugar sweetness in the middle and a bitter/spicy hop finish.

A- a little on the thin side. Golden, moderate head, gobs of lacing
S-pine bomb. Pine with some citrus undertones, some bright stone fruit somehow
T- straight up pine forest. Earthy undertones, mild citrus
M-lighter than expected
O- old school. In a world of hazys, it’s nice to have a pine IPA

12oz canned 2-11-26, opened 3-29-26.
2 finger white head with great retention. Golden body with excellent clarity. Good lacing.
Pineapple, white grape are prominent in the aroma. Weedy.
White grape, peach, pineapple in the flavor...very clean and expressive in the flavor.
Light body, bright entry, medium carbonation. Quick hop pop and then zesty fruit and then dry finish.
Very Good to Outstanding.

Enjoyed a 12 oz pour while dining with Da Boss in Paso Robles 3-18-26 for $9.75.

Beer was served clear gold with a very nice white head.

Nose was dank with some additional notes of fruity hops.

Taste was a light bodied pale malt base in which the hopping gave me a mix of old and new school flavors. Got some peach and strawberry up front while the grapefruit and orange was secondary. Back end was a nice alpha pine bitterness; 6/10 on my scale.

Mouthfeel was light to medium bodied and refreshing.

Overall, this was well done on tap as this is my preferred IPA. Doubt i will see a fresh can in North Carolina.

 

Canned 11/18/25 & a month old when it was put into the 12/18/25 mixed ipa 12 packs. All that sed, it's an average 2x ipa with good mouthfeel; medium hoppiness; a subtle piney/resiny/malty flavor and a smooth fooler of an 8%er.

 

Diesel Thunder has a thick, white head, a bubbly, clear, gold appearance, and moderate lacing. The aroma is of pine oil and white bread. It has a similar flavor, with some fruit and fairly bold bitterness. Diesel Thunder has a high-medium body and a dry finish.

RJT

12oz can. Poured out a clear, golden orange color with a small, off-white head of foam. It left sudsy lacing. It smelled of orange, grapefruit, caramel sweetness and resin. Great fruity taste with lots of citrus. Toasted caramel backbone with a piney bitterness.

New to me, got as part of a mixed 12 pack

Crystal clear gold with a finger of bubbly head

Nose is tropical fruit, papaya, guava

Taste also has some melon, and is a little earthy

Very crisp, kind of dry. Moderate carbonation.

Surprisingly easy drinking for 8%

Signature FW clear gold pour, nice head with tight white bubbles and some lace. Nose is tropical.

Taste brings guava, berry, resin, mango, light kilned malt, touch of pineapple. Mouthfeel is medium to heavy. Finish sees smidgen of that ABV with dank resin shining. Very balanced for the weight