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Thomas Kemper Brewing

(Pyramid Brewing)

(Closed)

91 South Royal Brougham
Seattle WA 98134
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Notes

Opened: 1984

Closed: 2007

Annual Production: 123,100 bbl

Contributors: David Marshall, Diane Crawford

Technically, they're still open, but they only make sodas now.

Updated: March 11, 2009

Beer List

Amber Lager

Vienna-Style Lager
- Date: May 5, 1996 (#1440)
  
  Package: bottled
  
  Place: Kamuela Liquor Store, Kamuela HI
  
  Score: 15 points
  
  Overall Impression (2½)
  Amber, moderate carbonation, short-lived head. Malty aroma, more so than Integrale (18-1439). Much bigger beer than the Integrale. More body, more malt flavor, more bitter, better balance.

Bock

Traditional German-Style Bock

Date: July 28, 1993 (#212)

Package: draught

Place: Dublin Pub, Beaverton OR

Score: 15 points

Overall Impression (2½)
Yellow and thick head. Expected darker. Yeasty aroma. Real Chewy. Real Nice balance.

Dark Lager

German-Style Schwarzbier

Date: May 2, 1996 (#1429)

Package: bottled

Place: from the brewery

Score: 15 points

Overall Impression (2½)
Red-brown, low carbonation, good head. Malty-brown aroma, but subtle. Good roasty flavor, even a little smoky. Sweet, but pretty well-balanced. Thanks to Josh Klein for sending this beer to me.

Hefeweizen

Light American Wheat Beer with Yeast

Date: August 31, 1996 (#1559)

Package: bottled

Place: Kamuela Liquor Store, Kamuela HI

Score: 11½ points

Overall Impression (2½)
Golden, very slight haze, OK head and carbonation. Yeasty-rubbery aroma. Good body, lots of hop flavor. Some bitterness in finish on top of the wheat flavor. American so-called "Hefeweizens" just don't cut it.

Date: May 5, 1996 (#1442)

Package: bottled

Place: Kamuela Liquor Store, Kamuela HI

Score: 13½ points

Overall Impression (2½)
Amber, moderate carbonation, excessive head. Hint of malt aroma. Not a bad malty beer. Can't actually taste any fruit.

Date: May 5, 1996 (#1439)

Package: bottled

Place: Kamuela Liquor Store, Kamuela HI

Score: 14 points

Overall Impression (2½)
Amber, fairly high carbonation, not much head. Good malt/hop mix in aroma. Malty, good body. Carbonation a little high. OK bitterness in finish.

Date: May 19, 1995 (#986)

Package: draught

Place: The HopYard, Pleasanton CA

Score: 12 points

Overall Impression (2½)
Amber clear, low carbonation, good white head. Biscuity aroma. Good body. Loads of biscuit malt. Other flavors in good balance.

Date: March 15, 1997 (#2044)

Package: draught

Place: Kona Brewers Festival, Kailua-Kona HI

Score: 13½ points

Overall Impression (2½)
Brown-amber, clearish, big head. Grainy aroma, some hops. Malty, smooth. Finishes pretty clean.

Date: October 9, 1996 (#1880)

Package: bottled

Place: Kamuela Liquor Store, Kamuela HI

Score: 11½ points

Overall Impression (2½)
Brown-red, good head. Brown aroma, some hops. Lots of hop flavor, some metallic bitterness which lasts way too long. Like chewing on a penny.

Date: May 5, 1996 (#1438)

Package: bottled

Place: Kamuela Liquor Store, Kamuela HI

Score: 11½ points

Overall Impression (2½)
Amber-yellow, moderate carbonation and head, bits of floating yeast. Citrusy nose...like 7-Up! Fizzy, citrusy flavor. Some malt in finish. Possibly stale...there's a date encoded on the label, but I can't read it.

Date: May 30, 1996 (#990)

Package: draught

Place: The HopYard, Pleasanton CA

Score: 12 points

Overall Impression (2½)
Pale, some haze, low head. Hi-C raspberry aroma. Fruity, but finishes with a malty-wheaty character. I'M REALLY SICK OF FRUIT BEER.

Date: May 5, 1996 (#1441)

Package: bottled

Place: Kamuela Liquor Store, Kamuela HI

Score: 15 points

Overall Impression (2½)
Yellow, fizzy, good head. Big raspberry nose. Raspberry start, some malt in finish...unusual for a fruit beer.

Date: May 22, 1996 (#1485)

Package: bottled

Place: Kamuela Liquor Store, Kamuela HI

Overall Impression (1½)
Yellow, high carbonation, short head. Assertive orange peel aroma. Big carbonation bite. Big soapy flavor. Tastes like taking a bite out of a bar of Lifebuoy. "Thomas Kemper salutes Belgian brewer Pierre Celis who resurrected the style in the 1960's." Tastes like a one-finger salute.