Cornstalker Dark Wheat | Thunderhead Brewing Company
Brewed by:
Thunderhead Brewing Company
Nebraska, United States
thunderheadbrewing.com
Style: American Dark Wheat Ale
Alcohol by volume (ABV): 5.20%
Availability: Year-round
Notes / Commercial Description:
A fantastic Dark Wheat. Clean, roasty, round, and surprisingly dry. Incredibly drinkable.
Added by zdk9 on 06-17-2010
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Ratings: 105 | Reviews: 33
3.25/5 rDev -11.2%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
Drank straight from the can; no visual cues.
Corn & malt in the nose.
Medium mouthfeel.
In the flavor, corn & malt with a faint whiff of toffee. Not very interesting.
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look: 3.25 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
Drank straight from the can; no visual cues.
Corn & malt in the nose.
Medium mouthfeel.
In the flavor, corn & malt with a faint whiff of toffee. Not very interesting.
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3.58/5 rDev -2.2%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Can poured into a pilsener glass
Pours a dark ruby brown, two finger brown fizzy foam cap thay quickly settles.
Aroma of wheat grain, roasted malts, whiff of smoke
Taste of roasted malts, light smoky taste
Very low sudsing, fizzy, roasted malt taste lingers
Nice beer
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look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Can poured into a pilsener glass
Pours a dark ruby brown, two finger brown fizzy foam cap thay quickly settles.
Aroma of wheat grain, roasted malts, whiff of smoke
Taste of roasted malts, light smoky taste
Very low sudsing, fizzy, roasted malt taste lingers
Nice beer
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4.08/5 rDev +11.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
4.08/5 rDev +11.5%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4.25/5 rDev +16.1%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
3.78/5 rDev +3.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
3.4/5 rDev -7.1%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.5
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.5
3.73/5 rDev +1.9%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
Poured from a 12oz can into a lager glass. L: black opaque. That was a surprise. Head was weak and faded nearly instantly. Zero lace. S: roasted grains. T: coffee. F: fairly thin. A bit of carbonation. O: a nice easy drinking dark beer.
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look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
Poured from a 12oz can into a lager glass. L: black opaque. That was a surprise. Head was weak and faded nearly instantly. Zero lace. S: roasted grains. T: coffee. F: fairly thin. A bit of carbonation. O: a nice easy drinking dark beer.
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3.49/5 rDev -4.6%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.5
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.5
3.61/5 rDev -1.4%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.75
Taste: Big malty wheat and corn notes with a hint of sweet.
Dark Brown in color and semi opaque.
Smokey bready nose.
Medium almost full body.
Some lace to the head.
Complex roasted finish.
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look: 3.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.75
Taste: Big malty wheat and corn notes with a hint of sweet.
Dark Brown in color and semi opaque.
Smokey bready nose.
Medium almost full body.
Some lace to the head.
Complex roasted finish.
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3.98/5 rDev +8.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
Appearance : Wow. Pours way darker than I thought it would. Dark chocolate color with 100% opacity. The head starts out 2 fingers and then recedes to a small ring.
Smell : Cocoa malts, karo syrup, barley wort, some slight hop, and a little bit of coca-cola. The semi-sweet aroma is inviting.
Taste : The dark malts come out right away, with lots of toasted flavor, and a delicious french roast coffee taste rushes in. A bitter sting of hop finishes out the tail end of the coffee flavor, giving it the impression of a chewed bean. Impressive.
Feel : Light to medium bodied, moderate carbonation, a slightly pasty semi-dry, roasted finish.
Overall : Creative, interesting, unique. I'd have it again.
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look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
Appearance : Wow. Pours way darker than I thought it would. Dark chocolate color with 100% opacity. The head starts out 2 fingers and then recedes to a small ring.
Smell : Cocoa malts, karo syrup, barley wort, some slight hop, and a little bit of coca-cola. The semi-sweet aroma is inviting.
Taste : The dark malts come out right away, with lots of toasted flavor, and a delicious french roast coffee taste rushes in. A bitter sting of hop finishes out the tail end of the coffee flavor, giving it the impression of a chewed bean. Impressive.
Feel : Light to medium bodied, moderate carbonation, a slightly pasty semi-dry, roasted finish.
Overall : Creative, interesting, unique. I'd have it again.
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3.52/5 rDev -3.8%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
A - Pours a pitch black with a two-finger tan head. The head recedes quickly leaving some light soapy lacing.
S - Aroma is roasted malts and light coffee.
T - The flavor is roasted malts, coffee, and a light fruity sweetness.
M - Light bodied with medium carbonation. Thin mouthfeel with a crisp finish.
O - An okay beer. The flavors are light and mellow.
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look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
A - Pours a pitch black with a two-finger tan head. The head recedes quickly leaving some light soapy lacing.
S - Aroma is roasted malts and light coffee.
T - The flavor is roasted malts, coffee, and a light fruity sweetness.
M - Light bodied with medium carbonation. Thin mouthfeel with a crisp finish.
O - An okay beer. The flavors are light and mellow.
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3.25/5 rDev -11.2%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
3.5/5 rDev -4.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.63/5 rDev -0.8%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 4
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 4
3.67/5 rDev +0.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
2.92/5 rDev -20.2%
look: 4.75 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 3
look: 4.75 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 3
3.11/5 rDev -15%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
Nice looking beer, dark with a thin tan head.
Aroma is roasty and slightly charred.
The taste was a bit strange to me, it comes off as a bit burnt with a little too much of
the char flavor coming through.
Mouthfeel seemed a bit thin for a wheat beer.
Overall, not entirely pleasant.
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look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
Nice looking beer, dark with a thin tan head.
Aroma is roasty and slightly charred.
The taste was a bit strange to me, it comes off as a bit burnt with a little too much of
the char flavor coming through.
Mouthfeel seemed a bit thin for a wheat beer.
Overall, not entirely pleasant.
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3.77/5 rDev +3%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Cornstalker Dark Wheat from Thunderhead Brewing Company
3.66
out of 5
based on 105 ratings.
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
L: Surprisingly dark envisioned more transparency. Looks like a porter
S: Not all that much some roasted malt and faint corn.
T: Tastes like an average porter to me. I really didn't expect so much roast. I really dont care for strange corn taste coming thru.
F: Nothing special on the full side.
O: Average if you dont mind the weird corn/adjunct taste in the background it ruins it for me so I am glad I got a sample pack.
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