Thunderhead India Pale Ale
Pyramid Breweries in Seattle, Washington, United States 🇺🇸
IPA - West Coast Regular Out of Production|
Score
6.13
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We heap the hops into each batch of our Thunderhead IPA. A golden nectar with a striking floral aroma, Thunderhead holds a harmonious balance between its bold hop bitterness and subtle malt backbone.
Malts: 2-Row Pale Barley, Munich 10L, Caramel, Carapils
Hops: Nugget, CTZ
Malts: 2-Row Pale Barley, Munich 10L, Caramel, Carapils
Hops: Nugget, CTZ
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3.4/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 4
Flavor 3
Texture 4
Overall 2.5
Aroma of rotting sticky hemp colas, quite interesting. Rather light orange with a brown tinge. Bang up IPA flavors. Strong with personality. Does command attention. Has some mild creamy carbonation. Disrespects my taste buds. Long bitter lingering bunyanesque finish. Good example of the style, if you like IPA, not disappointing.
Tried
on 08 Oct 2007
at 15:22
5.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Pyramid Thunderhead IPA, draft at Seattle Taproom, Seattle airport concourse B. Pour is orange amber with a small-medium white head. Aroma is very faint, though there is some pine citrus hops. Taste is the piney hops mostly, though a decent enough malt backbone. I little bit of unpleasant chemical tanginess in the finish. This one started much better than it finished. As this one warmed, it was like sucking on a grapefruit peel, not entirely unpleasant, but not something you want a ton of. A nice option at an airport, I guess.
Tried
from Draft
on 29 Jun 2007
at 10:41
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Bottle. Pours a cloudy light copper color with a small white head. A lot of fizz and carbonation with this one. The aroma was floral and citrus. Nice lacing that diminshed quickly. The taste is smooth with a nice hoppy bite and bitter finish. A great IPA.
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 Jun 2007
at 20:06
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Small, but frothy, head atop a hazy body that is lightly orangish yellow. Aroma is more hoppy than malty, but somewhat light in both areas. Notes of resin and citrus and also wet grain. The flavor is moderately sweet and less bitter than one would think from 67 IBUs, probably because of the malt backbone. Medium body with a watery texture. Decent carbonation. Just OK.
Tried
on 19 Jun 2007
at 21:38
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle: Pours a golden/orange with a big off-white head. Good lacing. The aroma is full of citrus and piney hops and a little malt. Taste is mild and sweet up front with a good amount of citrus hops in the finish. A little grassey. Crisp, but lingering hops finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 09 May 2007
at 11:54
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle on Amtrak Cascades train, Vancouver to Seattle. Hazy copper, thin off white head. Pleasing resiny hop aroma,grapefruit. Moderate malts, more of an APA in my opinion. Some fullness in mouth. Fine, some toffeeish malt. Hoppy sticky finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 15 Oct 2006
at 17:04
6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6
Thanks to Suttree for this. Fairly clear copper pour with a tall white head. Malt dominated aroma with hops as an afterthought. A bit of soap in the aroma perhaps. Good body which saves this beer but the sweetness dominates as was expected from the aroma and the hop level is fairly low. A good Amber Ale.
Tried
on 11 May 2006
at 17:57
7.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
(Bottle 35,5 cl) Pours a clear, orangey golden with a white head. Fresh, hoppy nose with lots of citrus - grapefruit in particular. Rather full-bodied with sweet caramel malt and fat, oily accents of great aroma hops. A very classic, American IPA. 170406
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 May 2006
at 11:47