Glamorgan Brewing Company Thunderbird

Thunderbird

 

Glamorgan Brewing Company in Llantrisant, Rhondda Cynon Taff, Wales 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

  Bitter - Ordinary / Best Bitter Regular
Score
6.54
ABV: 4.5% IBU: - Ticks: 20
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.
 

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7.1
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


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7

Malty and citrus some bitterness.

Tried from Cask at Draper’s Arms on 20 Aug 2025 at 10:01


7.3
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
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
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
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
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
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
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


6.5
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6

NERAX cask, 4/20/23. Clear, light-amber. Off-white head is small, spotty. Heavy honey character, walnuts, touch of celery seed.... Light butter, celery, mild bitterness. Malty caramel, vanilla, butter. Decent texture, ok hoppy flavor. Clean for the most part minus the celery character. Very fruity.

Tried from Cask on 21 Apr 2023 at 00:16