Thunderhead Brewing Company

Brewpub in Kearney, Nebraska, United States 🇺🇸
Associated Venue: Thunderhead Brewing Company

Established in 1999

Contact
18 E. 21st St, Kearney, NE, 68847, United States
Description
Thunderhead is Kearney Nebraska's first craft brewery. It serves a delicious variety of beer handcrafted by an experienced staff of beer lovers.

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5.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 4.5
Tap @ Thunderhead. Pours a dark orange appearance with an off white head. Orange creamsicle, quite sweet, caramel, candy aroma. Rich candy, sweet citrusy, a bit tangy, caramel flavor with some bitterness on the finish but doesn’t seem to balance the sweetness overall.
Tried from Draft on 28 Sep 2012 at 23:50

6.9/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 5.5
Tap @ Thunderhead. Pours a dark orange appearance with an off white head. A bit spicy, herbal hoppy, mild caramel aroma. Lightly floral, toast caramel malty, spicy herbal flavor. A bit light bodided. Ok.
Tried from Draft on 28 Sep 2012 at 23:48

6.2/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 5
Tap @ Thunderhead. Pours a slightly hazy orange appearance with a white head. Herbal, potpourri, spicy, floral orange aroma. Kind of a weird spicy, big floral, grassy, light cleanser, a little bitter flavor. Sort of weird beer.
Tried from Draft on 28 Sep 2012 at 23:45

7.4/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 6.5
Tap @ Thunderhead. Pours a clear yellow appearance with a white head. Spicy pepper, nice jalapeno, lightly grainy aroma. Slightly spicy, tasty roasted jalapeno, a bit smoky flavor. Not over the top on the spiciness and not one-dimensional like so many pepper beers these days. This was nice and I would love to try again.
Tried from Draft on 28 Sep 2012 at 23:42

7/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 6
Tap @ Thunderhead. Pours a hazy yellow appearance with a white head. Herbal, floral, wild honey, lightly grassy aroma. Pretty balanced, well integrated honey flavor with some herbal notes. Somewhat refreshing and a pretty good honey wheat for what it’s worth.
Tried from Draft on 28 Sep 2012 at 23:40

6.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 6
Tap @ Thunderhead. Pale hazy yellow appearance with a white head. Intense peachy, a touch artificial (but maybe it’s natural?) aroma. lightly tart, fuzzy peach, lightly herbal, a bit bitter flavor. Spitzy, fairly high carbonated. Not bad.
Tried from Draft on 28 Sep 2012 at 23:38

7.1/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 6.5
Can @ hotel room. Not sure if this should be a new entry or not, but this is titled "Cropduster Mid-American IPA". 6.5% abv. Pours a hazy golden appearance with a nice, off white head. Mild tropical fruit (pineapple, passionfruit, mango), a bit spicy, zesty aroma. Tangy, creamy, citrus fruity, mango, orange, pineapple, somewhat herbal bitter flavor. Pretty tasty and easy to drink.
Tried from Can on 28 Sep 2012 at 23:33

6.8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
On tap at GABF. Pours with a hazy yellow body and a white head. Aromas of apricot, honey, spices, pepper. Flavors are grainy, wheat, stonefruit esters, a bit spicy. Lively bubbles, dry. A bit grassy in the finish.
Tried from Draft on 21 Nov 2011 at 16:45

6.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Can via a trade with iowaherkeye. Pours with a large white head over a hazy golden body. Aroma is wheat, grainy, light citrus. Taste is apple juice, light cinnamon, vanilla, wheat and fruity. Light carbonation.
Tried from Can on 09 Apr 2010 at 06:31

6.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
12 oz can from Iowaherkeye. Thanks Joey! Nose of Wonder bread fresh from the oven that I used to smell as a kid in Sacramento, mixed with light spice notes and sweetness. Clear yellow with a medium pale yellow head. Flavor is lightly sweet honey, spicy, a vanilla hint, and spices. I wish I had more! Decent wheat ale!
Tried from Can on 09 Sep 2009 at 22:53