Thumper American IPA
Minhas Craft Brewery in Monroe, Wisconsin, United States 🇺🇸
IPA Regular|
Score
5.28
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Fiercely hopped and hopped again, Thumper IPA keeps on going and going. Does it tantalize your tongue?
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5.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 5.5
Bomber from Trader Joe’s Bakersfield called Boatswain American IPA. Nose is light citrus with mild grassy notes along with a hint of caramel malt. Clear copper with a big, heavy lacing, long lasting offwhite head. Flavor is light bitterness with some contrasting caramel sweetness. Finishes with a small bitter hint. not bad drinking for $1.99 but not nearly as aromatic or flavorful as most other IPAs I drink.
Tried
from Can
on 18 Feb 2013
at 13:35
4.9/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 5.5
Fusel alcohol dominated nose with caramel, moss, and cherry notes. Hazy copper, thin head. Alcohol noticeable. Vague bitterness, very artificial flavor. Grainy finish. Passable as an IPA, but obviously cheaply made. At $1.99 a bomber, it’s a worthwhile introduction to styles other than pale lagers for those on a budget.
Tried
on 26 Jan 2013
at 10:40
3.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 4
Flavor 3
Texture 4
Overall 3
Location: 22 oz bottle from State Line, 11/11/12, Palindromic Rating #2552
Aroma: The nose is a little off, some fruity notes, a little soap, straw, not great
Appearance: It pours a hazy dark orangish color with a small head and light lace
Flavor: The taste, feels off like the nose, a little bit soap and fruit, and a odd hop bitterness
Palate: The body is medium, it has a lively carbonation, and a fairly poor mouthfeel/finish
Overall Impression: I'm not a fan of this one at all. I'll make sure to avoid this one going forward. As far as I can tell from the one's I've tried, Minhas just doesn't make good beers.
Aroma: The nose is a little off, some fruity notes, a little soap, straw, not great
Appearance: It pours a hazy dark orangish color with a small head and light lace
Flavor: The taste, feels off like the nose, a little bit soap and fruit, and a odd hop bitterness
Palate: The body is medium, it has a lively carbonation, and a fairly poor mouthfeel/finish
Overall Impression: I'm not a fan of this one at all. I'll make sure to avoid this one going forward. As far as I can tell from the one's I've tried, Minhas just doesn't make good beers.
Tried
from Bottle
on 11 Nov 2012
at 15:03
3.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 4
Flavor 3
Texture 4
Overall 3.5
Pour is a murky brown with a small tan head. Aroma smells kinda fruity but deffinatly no hops. Flavor is a sweet sticky malt with no hops and a awful sourness toward the end. I gotta agree with most that this is weak sauce. Taste like my first attempt at homebrew. $1.99 at trader joes as boatswain IPA.
Tried
on 10 Nov 2012
at 14:48
5.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 4
Picked up at Trader Joe’s where it is called Boatswain (and was just un-boxed and put on the shelf) or some such nonsense. The 22oz bomber pours clear copper with effervescent loose off white head. The aroma offers up pilsener malts, sugary malts and mineral notes. At this point I’m wondering if they neglected to add the hops. If I concentrate maybe there are vague faint hops in the background. The taste is sadly similar and disjointed and basically a mess. I get sugary sweet maybe pilsener like malts and vague to possibly floral bitter hops pulling apart the experience with the help of a mild but odd nonetheless mineral note. This just . . . well, not sure what this is.
Tried
on 10 Aug 2012
at 23:18