Cranky Reviews

This Thunderhead is Brewin’ Up a Storm

West Coast IPA

Beer Type

15 to 20

15 to 20

Super Suds

Rating

IBU 60

Other Info

This Thunderhead is Brewin’ Up a Storm

Thunderhead

Canvas Brewing Co.

6.6% Alcohol

What the hell is a thunderhead?* Maybe the latest James Bond movie? Perhaps the latrine at a special camp for the lactose intolerant? Or a common condition experienced the morning after the Cranky Old Men AGM?

Whatever a thunderhead is, it sounds like Canvas is brewin’ up a storm. Is this IPA a nor’ easter of a West Coaster? Will we be thunderstruck by this El Nino of pine, citrus and flora? Is this a catastrophic storm of epic proportions, or will I be enjoying it so much that I’m looking for a storm chaser? Lightning in a bottle or just a down pour? Too late to make a long story short, and all this digressing is stoking up a powerful thirst.

A dark orange slightly hazy body with some cumulus like thunder head accumulating top side. The fresh and middlin’ juicy aroma smells like a personal invitation to a west coast tasting.  The taste is major juice, recently promoted from captain. It’s tropical and stone fruits with mild backend pine bitters. Tasty. A big swig results in a little smile, since a big smile is not my style, but suffice to say, my crankiness is temporarily held at bay. Yoda would say “the juiciness is strong in this one”.

A juicier than typical west coaster with a mild hoppy finish waiting out the storm.

*Editor’s Comment: You don’t need to be a certified meteorologist to know that a thunderhead is a large cumulus cloud that often appears before a thunderstorm.

Final Rating: Brewin' Up a 15 out of 20

West Coast IPA

Beer Type

15 to 20

15 to 20

Super Suds

Rating

Other Info

IBU 60

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