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Thunder Canyon Thunderhead IPA


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87
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RatingsAverageScoreABVStyle PctlServe in
283.65/5.03.49/5.0-75.1Shaker, Tulip
Commercial Description:
The Granddaddy of Pale Ales, this style got its start as a special brew for English soldiers living in India. Our IPA is a medium bodied ale, with a light copper color characterized by an intense hop flavor, with a full flowery hop aroma and high alcohol content.
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 PhillyBeer2112 (2087), Orange Park, Florida, USA
4.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/518/20
Apr 10, 2007  
Handbottled courtesy of cbjschubert - sampled 1 week later. Poured with a fresh lemony sweaty hop aroma (amarillo and centennial?) A touch of fresh bread in the background. Copper color with a medium tight creamy head. Well built palate, with a nice creamy bready malt profile, with just a tingle of spicy, floral hops, leading to a balanced finish that lingers on with a medium bitterness. This is exactly my kind of IPA, characterized by balance yet with fresh hop aromatics and a nice palate.


 ajm (925), Los Angeles, California, USA
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/105/517/20
Apr 11, 2009  
Tap at Pap. Fruity nose that is very floral. Flavors of dark orange, cream, orange blossom, very sweet , fruity hops, sweet malt. Finish is ethereal and short. A very pleasant surprise and another good reason to drink AZ beer.


 Cletus (5055), Connecticut, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/516/20
Apr 15, 2007  
Courtesy of cbkschubert. Pours copper with a 1 1/2 finger white head that subsides but leaves some white lacing. Smells of pine, citrus, some perfume, some doughiness and spicy hints. Taste is bitter with a nice orangy hint with some sweet malt and pepper. Mouthfeel is slightly metallic. Finish is bitter with hints of sweet oranges. The hops are nicely balanced and complimentary on this one.


 Bockyhorsey (2528), Mesa, Arizona, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/516/20
Jun 24, 2005  
Had a full glass of this one at brewery. Aroma was of pine and light fruit. Copper color to the body with a white head and left decent lacing. The fruity hops were quick to bite at first drink. Settleed down at finish with a citrus orange flavor. Best beer of the day.


 Gusler (2655), Tucson, Arizona, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/516/20
Mar 29, 2004  
(Draught)

The beer after relocating to my glass from the tap pours a slightly bemused amber color with a medium sized head that is creamy in texture and a bright white color, the lace a silky sheet to drape the glass. Nice hop floral spiciness at the front the malt sweetness hit you in the middle and a fresh citrus like crispness at the end. Start is ambrosial, nicely malted with the top moderate in feel. Finish has a benign acidity, the hops powerful but not overbearing in their spicy bite, very dry aftertaste that lingers long on the palate, a fine drinking beer that’s a treat.


 argo0 (6907), Washington DC, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/516/20
Feb 24, 2003  
Golden with decent head and nice lacing. Aroma is a good grapefruit, some pine, medium sweet. Taste is strong pine/grapefruit, slight sweetness. Firm body. Unexpectedly very nice IPA.


 beerguy101 (3907), Newark, California, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/516/20
May 2, 2003  
Medium copper color. Medium head. Aroma is floral hops and citrusy (orange peel). A medium bodied IPA. Malts are nutty and slightly sweet. Hops are fairly bitter and grapefruity. Nicely balanced towards the hops. It’s hoppy without being over the top. Very drinkable IPA. Mouthfeel is full and round. Finish is clean and crisp. Aftertaste is slightly bitter.


 hopdog (5562), Lansdale, Pennsylvania, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/515/20
Jan 7, 2007  
Growler acquired in trade with cbkschubert (thanks!!!). Poured a medium orange color with an averaged sized off white head. Aromas of juicy oranges, orange peels, all around citrus and light pine. Tastes of citrus, floral, and fruity. Starts off sugary sweet and ends in a light grapefruit finish. Definite hop presence with out being a bitter hop bomb.



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