Thunder Ann
Jackalope Brewing Company

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From:
Jackalope Brewing Company
 
Tennessee, United States
Style:
American Pale Ale
Ranked #894
ABV:
5.5%
Score:
84
Ranked #22,783
Avg:
3.71 | pDev: 9.97%
Reviews:
28
Ratings:
204
Status:
Active
Rated:
Feb 11, 2024
Added:
Aug 04, 2012
Wants:
  2
Gots:
  56
Thunder Ann came about after a massive google search trying to come up with a name that we thought could represent our American Pale Ale. That’s how we found out about a little lady name Sally Ann Thunder Ann Whirlwind Crockett. She was Davy Crockett’s wife (well, in the folklore, according to Wikipedia, he married someone named Mary) and she was a bad ass. Seriously. Look her up. We mulled it over and thought that Thunder Ann could also be a pretty great name for a beer.
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Ratings by jimdalton:
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Reviewed by jimdalton from Tennessee

4.21/5  rDev +13.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
Appearance - Hazy dark copper with a 1 inch head a little bit of lacing.
Smell - Sweet, citrus aroma (Grapefruit and orange) with a nice malt base.
Taste - Citrus hop flavor supported by subtle notes of pine hops with a nice malt finish. There is a lovely balance of bitter, sweet, and citrus that creates an easy drinking ale.
Mouthfeel - Medium body, medium carbonation.
Overall - Jackalope’s Thunder Ann is a wonderfully executed pale ale with a lot to offer. The balance of flavors not only make this a wonderful study in the style of pales, but also an easy drinking beer that is great sip after sip.
Oct 24, 2015
More User Ratings:
 
Rated: 3.67 by wisegreensoul from Idaho

Feb 11, 2024
 
Rated: 3.71 by smithj4 from New York

Nov 30, 2023
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Reviewed by cpgrtr from Georgia

4.31/5  rDev +16.2%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25
I had a draft on Loews hotel in Nashville after a long day and more work ahead. Great rich amber color for an APA. Medium head. One finger. I think it was way it was poured. I like bold hoppy IPAs but wanted something lighter and this over delivered. Good hop taste. Not a hazy which was good. Definitely would drink again.
Nov 10, 2023
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Rated by Captain69 from Illinois

3.75/5  rDev +1.1%
look: 4 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
pours yellow with good head that coats the glass- nice hoppy smell crip citrs taste good alll day beer
Nov 09, 2023
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Reviewed by Bitterbill from Wyoming

3.74/5  rDev +0.8%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
From City Brew Tours canned August 30th 2023.

It pours a clear amber gold with more than a finger of foam, with spotty lacing.

The smell is grapefruit citrus, toasted malt, seems this is going to be on the bitter side.

The taste is bitter and kind of malty. Grapefruit citrus with toasted malt, little bit of some tropical fruit, but mostly bitter. I like that in an APA.

Good mouthfeel.

I reckon that if you want a quite bitter APA, this one will satisfy.
Nov 02, 2023
 
Rated: 3.74 by dd53grif from Michigan

Nov 01, 2023
 
Rated: 4.46 by HaydenPlanetierrium from Tennessee

Aug 25, 2023
 
Rated: 3.71 by Mxsluis from Michigan

May 23, 2023
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Reviewed by hman43 from North Carolina

3.75/5  rDev +1.1%
look: 4.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Look: It pours golden and clear with a white head. Head retention is very good.

Smell: It starts with a pepper like aroma with citrus and cantaloupe.

Taste: It has citrus flavors with a touch of pepper and other spices. There are light cantaloupe flavors in the background with a touch of honey.

Feel: It has a medium body with neutral aftertaste.

Overall, it's a fairly easy drinking ale that is pound-able.
Dec 04, 2022
 
Rated: 3.92 by garthbrennan from Tennessee

Sep 09, 2022
 
Rated: 3.77 by The_Kriek_Freak from Pennsylvania

Jan 17, 2022
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Reviewed by dbrauneis from North Carolina

3.48/5  rDev -6.2%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5
A: Pours a crystal clear medium golden honey in color with moderate amounts of active visible carbonation rising quickly from the bottom of the glass and moderate copper + caramel + amber + brassy colored highlights. The beer has a three finger tall dense sudsy foamy light beige head that slowly reduces to a handful of small to medium sized patches of medium thick film surrounded by a large patch of slightly mottled thin film covering the remainder of the surface of the beer and a medium thick ring at the edges of the glass. Significant amounts of lacing are observed.

S: Moderate aromas of citrus/grapefruit pith + citrus/grapefruit zest + floral hops over the top of light to moderate aromas of toasted + caramel + bready malts with a light amount of caramel sweetness.

T: Upfront there are light to moderate flavors of toasted + caramel + bready malts with a light amount of caramel sweetness. That is followed by moderate flavors of citrus/grapefruit pith + citrus/grapefruit zest + floral hops along with hints of spicy hops which impart a light to moderate amount bitterness which lingers for a moderate amount of time.

M: Medium bodied with moderate amounts of carbonation.

O: Easy to drink with well hidden alcohol though it lacks a little crispness that I would like to see in the mouthfeel. Enjoyable though overall this APA feels a little muted - could have used a little more ummph from both the malts and the hops in this one.
Jan 16, 2022
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Reviewed by RaulMondesi from California

3.85/5  rDev +3.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
What is simple? 2+2? Yellow and blue = green. What comes up must come down... Yeah, and this Thunder Ann chick. I personally don’t think she would rassle a bear or something, but she’d puff puff give.

Ok, see ya.
Jun 05, 2021
 
Rated: 3.65 by btbcolo from Colorado

May 24, 2021
 
Rated: 3.75 by MTKATL from Georgia

Dec 02, 2020
 
Rated: 3.72 by Taphouse_Traveler from Florida

Sep 28, 2020
 
Rated: 3.77 by Hefsbeercaps from Ohio

Feb 02, 2020
 
Rated: 3.77 by markallmon from Tennessee

Nov 29, 2019
 
Rated: 4.45 by Van_boi from New Hampshire

Oct 20, 2019
Thunder Ann from Jackalope Brewing Company
Beer rating: 84 out of 100 with 204 ratings