Thunderbird
Glamorgan Brewing Company in Llantrisant, Rhondda Cynon Taff, Wales 🏴
Bitter - Ordinary / Best Bitter Regular|
Score
6.54
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Columbus, Northern Brewer, Chinook, Rakau.
Dark, rich and classically bitter, Thunderbird is an easy drinker. Berry fruits and citrus notes sing through against a deliciously malty backbone.
Dark, rich and classically bitter, Thunderbird is an easy drinker. Berry fruits and citrus notes sing through against a deliciously malty backbone.
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6.6/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 6.5
Flavor 6.5
Texture 7
Overall 6.5
Tried
from Cask
on 27 Jan 2026
at 18:51
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7
Cask up the White Lady. Pours clear amber with a thick off-white head. Aromas of red berry, apple, faint citrus. Taste is toffee, berry, orange. Dry finish.
Tried
on 15 Sep 2025
at 15:25
7.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Cask at The Imperial, Exeter (JDW). JUST what the doctor ordered in a sunny beer garden on a 17 hour travel day. Grassy, bitter, hops, gluggable..perfect for the moment.
Tried
from Cask
at
Imperial (JDW)
on 09 Jul 2025
at 19:01
6.9/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask at The Booking Office (JDW), Edinburgh. Pours clear amber gold with a cream cap. Aroma: apples, citrus, some toffee, floral hop. Taste: light to moderate sweet & bitter, lightly dry, creamy, biscuit malts, autumn fruits. Medium body with fine carbonation. Pretty decent.
Tried
from Cask
at
Booking Office
on 11 Sep 2023
at 20:05
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask at Butlers Bell, Stafford. Pours a golden amber with medium sized off-white head. The aroma has fresh apples, citrus and floral hops. In the mouth there’s a slight sweetness to start but this is quickly swamped by bitterness of floral hops (though not overwhelming). It has a juicy texture with autumn fruits, biscuits and a hint of ginger. Finish is quite dry – it’s OK.
Tried
from Cask
on 05 Aug 2023
at 17:05
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
[Cask at the Hope Tap (JDW), Reading.] A golden amber pour with a creamy head; berry fruit aroma; tart bilberry taste, then some sour mash; and a disturbing vegetal bitterness to finish. Not too bad!
Tried
from Cask
on 01 Aug 2023
at 12:46
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 10
Overall 6
Handpull cask at the Corn Exchange (JDW), Leicester. Light brown and clear with a foamy off-white head. Woody and slightly spicy aroma - I'm getting notes of sarsaparilla- with caramel closing out the till. Sweet taste with big notes of toffee turning incredibly bitter. Lovely astringency I the finish. Surprisingly nice.
Tried
from Cask
on 17 Jul 2023
at 19:29
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Keg at the Bucks Country Show at Penn House. Deep amber with an off-white head. A little blackberry and sweet lemon, but mainly earthy malt with a satisfying body and a bitterish finish. A better than average bitter this, quite enjoyed it.
Tried
on 02 Jul 2023
at 18:54
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Cask at The Park Tavern, Eltham. Reddish amber pour with a white head. Nose is dried fruit, sultanas, touch of caramel. Taste is caramel, toffee, dried fruit. Malty sweet finish. Very tasty.
Tried
from Cask
on 11 Jun 2023
at 15:02