Thunder
Crooked Run Fermentation
- From:
- Crooked Run Fermentation
- Virginia, United States
- Style:
- American Pale Ale
- ABV:
- 4.7%
- Score:
- +2 ratings needed
- Avg:
- 3.59 | pDev: 9.47%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 4
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Apr 19, 2023
- Added:
- Sep 08, 2013
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 1
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One of our very first beers, this little brother to Storm is hopped with Cascade and Centennial balanced by a touch of Vienna malt. Not too bitter and super easy drinking.
Recent ratings and reviews.
Reviewed by metter98 from New York
3.74/5 rDev +4.2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.74/5 rDev +4.2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
A: The beer is hazy and a bit pale yellow in color. It poured with a quarter finger high white head that left t tin collar around the edge, a patch of bubbles on the surface and lots of lacing down the sides of the glass.
S: Moderate aromas of earthy and floral hops are present in the nose along with underlying notes of biscuit malts.
T: The taste follows the smell and also has a light to moderate amount of bitterness.
M: It feels light- to medium-bodied and crisp on the palate with a moderate amount of carbonation. The finish is dry.
O: This pale ale is easy to drink and has a nice balance between the malts and hops.
Serving type: can
Sep 23, 2022S: Moderate aromas of earthy and floral hops are present in the nose along with underlying notes of biscuit malts.
T: The taste follows the smell and also has a light to moderate amount of bitterness.
M: It feels light- to medium-bodied and crisp on the palate with a moderate amount of carbonation. The finish is dry.
O: This pale ale is easy to drink and has a nice balance between the malts and hops.
Serving type: can
Reviewed by ChinaskiWMA from Massachusetts
3.64/5 rDev +1.4%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
3.64/5 rDev +1.4%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
Thunder is very nice pale ale that is more like a session IPA. It's brewed with Galaxy hops and as a result has a nice piney and citrusy taste up front with a mild bitter finish. My pint(s) had a golden hue with a thin head and traces of lacing around the top of the glass. The smell was piney. The taste was very good. The mouth feel was good and well suited as a session beer.
On a side note this is a really fun nano to visit. The tap room and brewery are all in one space and they are actively brewing while you're grabbing a pint. They focus on producing only three or four beers at a time and produce beers brewed with fruit, herbs, or vegetables (hot peppers, cucumbers, etc...). At the time of my visit they were sold out of a peach and habanero ale. I would have been interested to try it.
I asked what hops were in this beer and the server directed me to Lee Rogan, one of the owners/brewers. He was very approachable and answered all my beer nerd questions. This is a worthwhile stop if you're road biking on the W&OD trail, or in the area.
Sep 08, 2015On a side note this is a really fun nano to visit. The tap room and brewery are all in one space and they are actively brewing while you're grabbing a pint. They focus on producing only three or four beers at a time and produce beers brewed with fruit, herbs, or vegetables (hot peppers, cucumbers, etc...). At the time of my visit they were sold out of a peach and habanero ale. I would have been interested to try it.
I asked what hops were in this beer and the server directed me to Lee Rogan, one of the owners/brewers. He was very approachable and answered all my beer nerd questions. This is a worthwhile stop if you're road biking on the W&OD trail, or in the area.
Reviewed by SierraFlight from Virginia
2.74/5 rDev -23.7%
look: 3 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 3 | overall: 2.5
2.74/5 rDev -23.7%
look: 3 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 3 | overall: 2.5
On tap at the brewery; served in mini-mug as part of a flight. Clear copper-orange with a thin white head and some lacing. Aroma is toasted bread, fruity yeast esters, piney hops. Taste is caramel and toast sweetness followed by pine and vaguely citrus peel bitterness. Light body, thin texture, soft to average carbonation, slightly bitter finish.
Feb 23, 2015
Reviewed by blackie from Oregon
3.75/5 rDev +4.5%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.75/5 rDev +4.5%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
draft at the brewpub
Served in a standard shaker pint, Thunder is an attractive deep orange-copper in color, capped with a thin head and low retention. First impressions are steeped unsweetened tea - presumably from the combination of leafy, earthy hops and ale yeast on a crisp, toasty malt base. Clean pale malts on the palate with a toasty grain depth and just a touch of caramel sweetness. A decent Cascade character of dried citrus rind and earthy spice. The body is a light-medium with a low-moderate carbonation. The best I had of the lineup so far - pleasant and easy drinking.
Sep 08, 2013Served in a standard shaker pint, Thunder is an attractive deep orange-copper in color, capped with a thin head and low retention. First impressions are steeped unsweetened tea - presumably from the combination of leafy, earthy hops and ale yeast on a crisp, toasty malt base. Clean pale malts on the palate with a toasty grain depth and just a touch of caramel sweetness. A decent Cascade character of dried citrus rind and earthy spice. The body is a light-medium with a low-moderate carbonation. The best I had of the lineup so far - pleasant and easy drinking.
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