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Thunderhead Brewery

201 Avenue F
Axtell NE 68924
Telephone: +1 308-237-1558
Hours: Thursday-Saturday 3:00pm-9:00pm.
Brewer: Trevor Schaben
[Update]

Notes

Opened: 2012

Annual Production: 2,400 bbl

Trevor brews here now, but his pub in Kearney is still open.

Updated: November 18, 2021

News

2016-11-04: Brewery expands to keep up with demand (NTV)

Beer List

Autumn Lager

German-Style Märzen/Oktoberfest
- Date: November 12, 2021 (#10758)
  
  Package: draught
  
  Place: Chicken Coop, Grand Island NE
  
  Score: 19½ points
  
  Appearance (3)
  Beautiful deep red. Dense creamy head.
  
  Aroma (3½)
  Mild biscuity malt, mild caramel, mildly floral.
  
  Mouthfeel (10)
  Medium body, smooth. Rich, toasty malt, just sweet enough. Mildly floral, not bitter at all. Malty-sweet, nutty finish.
  
  Overall Impression (3)
  Excellent beer

Czech Pilsner

Bohemian-Style Pilsener

5.10% abv.

Date: July 28, 2019 (#10080)

Package: draught

Place: Thunderhead Tap Room — Downtown Omaha, Omaha NE

Score: 20 points

Appearance (3)
Bright golden. Moderate dense head.

Aroma (4)
Malty, mildly bready. Grassy, floral hops.

Mouthfeel (10)
Light-medium body, smooth. Mildly biscuity malt with mildly bitter floral hops. Grassy note. Clean grassy finish.

Overall Impression (3)
Real good beer.

Doppelbock

German-Style Strong Doppelbock

8.40% abv.

Date: July 28, 2019 (#10084)

Package: draught

Place: Thunderhead Tap Room — Downtown Omaha, Omaha NE

Score: 16½ points

Appearance (2½)
Amber. Translucent. Low head.

Aroma (3½)
Rich grainy malt. Very mild alcohol.

Mouthfeel (8)
Big, smooth. Sweet malt, toasty and mildly grainy. Malty all the way through.

Overall Impression (2½)
Good smooth beer.

Dry Irish Stout

Classic Irish-Style Dry Stout

5.20% abv.

Date: June 14, 2018 (#9856)

Package: draught

Place: Thunderhead Brewing Taproom — Omaha, Omaha NE

Score: 18 points

Appearance (3)
Black. Medium dense head.

Aroma (3½)
Coffee. Malt. Mildly floral.

Mouthfeel (9)
Light-medium body, fairly fizzy. Big roasty malt flavor, coffee. Not acid-burnt. Mild grassy hop flavor, medium bitterness. Good malt base. Roasty, grassy, reasonably bitter finish.

Overall Impression (2½)

Date: June 14, 2018 (#9855)

Package: draught

Score: 19 points

Appearance (3)
Golden, hazy. Thick dense head.

Aroma (4)
Hugely piney, spicy hops.

Mouthfeel (9)
Medium-big body, fairly fizzy. Enormous piney hop flavor, big bitterness. Biscuity malt in the background.

Overall Impression (3)
Real good clean beer that's all about the hops. Also not a glass of mud.

Date: July 28, 2019 (#10085)

Package: draught

Score: 18 points

Appearance (3)
Golden. Some haze. Moderate head.

Aroma (3½)
Malty, bready, yeasty.

Mouthfeel (9)
Light body, fizzy. Sweet malt. Yeasty, bready. Clean.

Overall Impression (2½)
Very smooth and very deceptive.

Date: November 12, 2021 (#10759)

Package: draught

Place: Chicken Coop, Grand Island NE

Score: 17½ points

Appearance (3)
Bright golden. Creamy head.

Aroma (3½)
Clean, mildly malty. Minty.

Mouthfeel (9)
Light-medium body, smooth. Sweet grainy malt all the way through. Some sulfur. Grassy, floral, minty hop flavor. Low bitterness. Sweet grainy finish.

Overall Impression (2)
Real good clean beer.

Date: July 28, 2019 (#10078)

Package: draught

Score: 17½ points

Appearance (2½)
Golden. Hazy. Low head.

Aroma (3½)
Bananas. Wheat. Mildly smoky, mildly grassy.

Mouthfeel (9)
Light body, fizzy. Sweet bready wheat malt. Bananas, very mild cloves, mildly grassy. Fruity wheat finish.

Overall Impression (2½)
Real good beer.

Date: April 8, 2014 (#9353)

Package: draught

Place: Thunderhead Brewing, Kearney NE

Score: 17 points

Appearance (3)
Red-brown. Moderate head.

Aroma (3)
Big fruity hops. Mildly toasty.

Mouthfeel (9)
Light-medium body, smooth. Big fruity hop flavor all the way through. Medium bitterness. Mild toasty malty background.

Overall Impression (2)

Date: July 28, 2019 (#10082)

Package: draught

Score: 16 points

Appearance (3)
Dark red, clear. Moderate head.

Aroma (3)
Grainy, toasty malt. Grassy.

Mouthfeel (8)
Light-medium body, smooth. Grainy malt and dark caramel. Grassy. Very low bitterness. Toasty, grassy finish.

Overall Impression (2)
Good mild beer.

Date: July 28, 2019 (#10081)

Package: draught

Score: 16 points

Appearance (2½)
Golden amber, some haze. Low head.

Aroma (3)
Oranges. Grassy. Biscuity.

Mouthfeel (8)
Big body, smooth. Big resiny citrusy hop flavor, fairly bitter. Lingering bitter, orange candy slice finish.

Overall Impression (2½)

Date: July 28, 2019 (#10083)

Package: draught

Score: 16½ points

Appearance (3)
Brown-black. Dense head.

Aroma (3½)
Minty, piney hops. Roast malt, sweetish.

Mouthfeel (8)
Big and creamy. Sweetly malty and roasty, with a herbal hop flavor. Medium grassy bitterness right through the finish.

Overall Impression (2)

Date: June 14, 2018 (#9857)

Package: nitrogenated

Score: 17½ points

Appearance (3)
Black. Dense nitro head.

Aroma (3)
Coffee. Wood. Some coconut.

Mouthfeel (9)
Thick. Rich malt. Smooth. Lots of roast, lots of malt. Quite a bit of coconut. Medium bitterness, mainly from the roast. Fair bit of alcohol in the finish.

Overall Impression (2½)

Date: July 28, 2019 (#10079)

Package: draught

Score: 20 points

Appearance (3)
Bright golden. Moderate dense head.

Aroma (4)
Grainy malt. Big grassy, floral hops.

Mouthfeel (10)
Light body, smooth. Clean fresh malt behind big grassy nicely bitter hops. Excellent balance and nicely refreshing.

Overall Impression (3)
Think I'll have another.

Date: February 18, 2017 (#9699)

Package: draught

Score: 15½ points

Appearance (2½)
Golden, translucent. Dense head.

Aroma (2½)
Phenolic, oily.

Mouthfeel (8)
Medium body, fizzy. Phenolic smoke character, grassy.

Overall Impression (2½)
Smooth and tasty.

Date: June 14, 2018 (#9858)

Package: draught

Score: 16 points

Appearance (3)
Black. Dense beige head.

Aroma (2½)
Mildly smoky. Fairly grainy.

Mouthfeel (8)
Medium body, smooth. Smoky and roasty. Nicely malty. Smoky, mildly grainy, mildly floral finish.

Overall Impression (2½)