Great Oakley Brewery Tiffield Thunderbolt

Tiffield Thunderbolt

 

Great Oakley Brewery in Tiffield, Northamptonshire, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

  Golden / Blonde Ale Regular
Score
6.24
ABV: 4.2% IBU: - Ticks: 18
A pale beer brewed with two different New Zealand hops. A thirst-quenching delight that won the overall Silver Award in the National Independent Beer Awards in March 2017, and Gold in the SIBA Midlands Regional Competition 2016.
 

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5.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

Pendle Beer Festival 2016. Golden-blonde coloured. Hoppy, and sticky-sweet in texture with a sugary character.

Tried on 05 Feb 2016 at 13:45


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

Cask (handpump) @ GBBF 2014, Great British Beer Festival, London Olympia, Hammersmith Road, London, England W14 8UX. [ As Great Oakley Tiffield Thunderbolt ].Clear light to medium yellow color with a average, open and frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white to white head. Aroma is moderate malty, pale malt, hay, light moderate hoppy, citrus, fruit. Flavor is moderate sweet and bitter with a average to long duration, fruity, pale malt, sharp bitter. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft to flat. [20140813]

Tried from Cask on 11 Jul 2015 at 03:08


6.6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

From cask. Pours cloudy yellow with a small white head. Aroma is fruity and light toasted. Bitter, peachy and citrusy. Bitter and crisp hoppy finish.

Tried from Cask on 30 Dec 2014 at 08:38


6.6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5

Cask at GBBF ’14, day 2, 13/08/14. Clear light golden with a well appointed white covering. Nose is pale malt, citric tinged, grassy, lemon rind. Taste comprises light bread dough, lemon rind, straw, orange pith. Medium bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close. Decent GB, flavoursome and sessionable.

Tried from Cask on 21 Sep 2014 at 12:59


6.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

13th August 2014
GBBF Day 2. Cask. Lightly hazy gold beer, untidy white head. Palate is light and semi dry. Mild fine carbonation. Light sweetish malts. Sweetish floral tones. Touch of lemon and citrus. Light dry finish. Not bad.

Tried from Cask on 03 Sep 2014 at 11:48


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

Cask at GBBF
Clear yellow with a small white head, some lacing. Aroma and flavors are fruity and light malts
OK.

Tried from Cask on 24 Aug 2014 at 18:28


6.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Sampled @ GBBF. Clear pale yellow color, small white head. Smell and taste lightly malts, lightly hops, lightly bitter, lightly fruity, citrussy. Not bad, decent beer.

Tried on 18 Aug 2014 at 14:07


6.5
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6

Cask at the 2014 GBBF. Pale yellow straw coloured pour with a small white head. Aroma is light lemon, hedgerow and pale grains. Flavour is berry and earthy lemon citrus hop, hedgerow and light grains. Palate is light with moderate carbonation.

Tried from Cask on 12 Aug 2014 at 11:02