Thunderbolt
Wantsum Brewery in St Nicholas At Wade, Kent, England 🏴
IPA Regular|
Score
6.73
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Named after the Thunderbolts which flew for the USAF from RAF Headcorn (Kent) during WW2.
A delicious Double Dry Hopped IPA, using Citra / Mosaic / Simcoe / Azacca / Idaho 7 Hops in the Whirlpool, this beer was hopped very late to give a very gentle bitterness but maximum hop flavour, we also dry hopped the beer with Mosaic & Simcoe hopes to ramp up the aroma and flavour. You can expect flavours of Peach, Mango & Orange on the nose followed through with tons of stone fruit in the mouth, we grammed this brew with tons of Rolled Oats & CARAPILs to give this beer plenty of body and a silky smooth mouthfeel.
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A delicious Double Dry Hopped IPA, using Citra / Mosaic / Simcoe / Azacca / Idaho 7 Hops in the Whirlpool, this beer was hopped very late to give a very gentle bitterness but maximum hop flavour, we also dry hopped the beer with Mosaic & Simcoe hopes to ramp up the aroma and flavour. You can expect flavours of Peach, Mango & Orange on the nose followed through with tons of stone fruit in the mouth, we grammed this brew with tons of Rolled Oats & CARAPILs to give this beer plenty of body and a silky smooth mouthfeel.
ABV Varies
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7/10
Tried
from Cask
on 08 Feb 2026
at 10:20
7/10
Tried
from Cask
on 05 Sep 2025
at 10:43
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6.5
Flavor 6.5
Texture 7
Overall 7
Cask gravity at the Watford beer festival 2025. A clear golden orange coloured pour with a a lasting white froth. Aroma is semi sweet, bready, orange rind, custard, vanilla notes, orange creamsicle. Flavour is composed of semi sweet, aggressive hop bitterness, bitter orange, creamy vanilla, grassy, boozy sticky hops, bark, Warming alcohol bite. Palate is semi sweet z resinous, alcohol bite, sticky, decent cask condition. Really punchy,
Tried
from Cask
on 22 Aug 2025
at 21:07
7.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask at the Chappel Beer Festival with Grumbo and ITFCDan. Aroma is musty, citrus, tropical fruits, hoppy and floral. Decent body and minimal carbonation. Smooth bitter finish.
Tried
from Cask
on 05 Jan 2025
at 14:54
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7
6/9/2024. Cask at the 37th Chappel Summer Beer Festival. Pours clear golden with a small frothy off-white head. Aroma is hoppy, citrus, stone fruits, sweet malt, grass, touch of herb. Medium sweetness, moderate bitterness. Medium body, average to soft carbonation. Nice.
Tried
from Cask
on 07 Sep 2024
at 10:59
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask-conditioned at the Three Tuns, Bristol, 27/12/2016. Deep gold in colour, with a slight, off-white, head. Aroma of crystallised oranges with some leafy hops. Flavour had more sweet fruits, rich malts and caramel, before a dryish finish. Fine.
Tried
from Cask
on 01 Jan 2017
at 05:19
5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Gravity at Brunswick Inn, mini-festival, half pint shared with Finn. Beige head, hazy apricot coloured body. Spotty lacing. Marmalade nose. Malty-fruity flavours of cocoa and dried fruits. Bittersweet tail. Jam like impression. Satisfying (Derby 17.02.2016).
Tried
on 08 Mar 2016
at 01:25
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Fra cask/gravity på minifestival på Brunswick Inn i Derby 17 Feb 16. Delt med Rune. Varm gylden. Skum langs glasset. Aroma av mandler & fersken. Smaken balansert. Fersken & plommer. Litt syrlig etter hvert. Lang god tørr fruktig ettersmak.
Tried
from Cask
on 02 Mar 2016
at 06:12
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
6.8% Cask gravity at Lifeboat Margate. Clear amber lasting ivory head. Some Syrupy malt. Some vague citrus fruits. Not overly bitter sweet Syrupy. More an English strong ale than a ipa.
Tried
from Cask
on 21 Feb 2016
at 13:07