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Thunder Brothers Brewery

801 MN-65 NE
Isanti MN 55040
Telephone: +1 763-452-0132
Hours: Thursday 4:00pm-10:00pm, Friday 3:00pm-10:00pm, Saturday noon-10:00pm, Sunday 2:00pm-8:00pm.
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Notes

Visited: June 23, 2023

Opened: 2020

Contributor: Ralph Wells

Formerly well-hidden at 2 Enterprise Avenue in Isanti MN.

Updated: July 3, 2023

Beer List

Blue Sky

American-Style Lager

4.60% abv.
- Date: June 23, 2023 (#11424)
  
  Package: draught
  
  Place: at the brewery
  
  Score: 18 points
  
  Appearance (3)
  Bright, pale. Low head.
  
  Aroma (3½)
  Sweet, grainy. A little fruity. A little grassy.
  
  Mouthfeel (9)
  Light body, fizzy. Grainy, floral. Low bitterness. Floral, grainy, malty, clean finish.
  
  Overall Impression (2½)
  Pretty good beer!

Boney's Grapefruit Pulpin

American-Style India Pale Ale

6.10% abv.

Brainstorm Pilsner

Bohemian-Style Pilsener

4.20% abv.

Date: January 30, 2021 (#10416)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 18½ points

Appearance (3)
Golden. Slight haze. Nice dense head.

Aroma (3½)
Floral hops. Mildly grainy, mild sulfur. Very mild DMS.

Mouthfeel (9)
Light-medium body, moderate carbonation. Grainy, mildly sulfury malt with floral, mildly grassy hops. Low-medium bitterness, a little higher and a little fruitier in the finish.

Overall Impression (3)
Real good clean beer.

Brown Eyed Girl

English-Style Brown Ale

5.50% abv.

Date: February 5, 2021 (#10421)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 19 points

Appearance (3)
Dark brown. Moderate dense head.

Aroma (4)
Grainy. Toasty. Mild caramel.

Mouthfeel (9)
Light body, moderate carbonation. Nicely malty, nicely toasty. Mild grassy hop flavor, low bitterness. Grainy, toasty, malt finish.

Overall Impression (3)
Good clean simple beer.

Cumulus

American Lager/Ale or Cream Ale

4.50% abv.

Date: July 15, 2022 (#11094)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 15 points

Appearance (3)
Golden amber, low creamy head.

Aroma (3½)
Mildly malty, mildly grainy, mildly floral.

Mouthfeel (7)
Medium body, smooth. Some diacetyl on top of the biscuity malt. Mild floral hops, low bitterness. Clean fruity finish.

Overall Impression (1½)
Good beer, but that butter note…

Date: July 4, 2021 (#10577)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 14 points

Appearance (2½)
Bright golden-amber. No head.

Aroma (3)
Clean malt. Mild floral hops.

Mouthfeel (7)
Light body, low carbonation. Clean, sweet malt, grainy, with a hint of sulfur. Mild floral hop flavor, low bitterness. Clean malt finish.

Overall Impression (1½)
Tasty, but undercarbonated.

Date: July 4, 2021 (#10579)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 14½ points

Appearance (3)
Black. Dense creamy head.

Aroma (3)
Mild coffee and cream.

Mouthfeel (7)
Light body, moderate carbonation. Sweetish, roasty malt. Estery fruitiness. Thin, malty, mildly roasty finish.

Overall Impression (1½)

Date: July 15, 2022 (#11095)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 14 points

Appearance (3)
Copper color, low creamy head.

Aroma (2½)
Grainy, maybe even some DMS.

Mouthfeel (7)
Medium-big body, smooth. Really fruity all the way through. Grainy, toasty, bready malt. Fruity, grainy finish.

Overall Impression (1½)
The alcohol is very well hidden.

Date: July 4, 2021 (#10578)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 14½ points

Appearance (3)
Brown-red, some haze. Moderate head.

Aroma (2½)
Fruity, spicy. Grassy. Caramel way in the background. Mildly phenolic.

Mouthfeel (7)
Light body, fizzy. Smoked malt flavor all the way through. Caramel malt and grassy, floral hops. Low-medium bitterness. Fruity, smoky bitterness.

Overall Impression (2)
My guess is it's not supposed to be smoky, but I liked it anyway.

Date: June 23, 2023 (#11425)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 15½ points

Appearance (2½)
Brown. Pretty much opaque. Creamy head.

Aroma (3)
Gingerbread. Even a hint of molasses.

Mouthfeel (8)
Medium-big body, reasonably smooth. Lots of caramel, some dark biscuity sweetness. Mild grassy hop flavor, low bitterness. Sweet, dark, malty, grainy finish.

Overall Impression (2)
Pretty good beer, but nowhere near a "light lager".

Date: February 10, 2021 (#10422)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 16 points

Appearance (2½)
Black. Moderate dense short-lived head.

Aroma (3)
Milk chocolate, mildly grassy, mildly floral.

Mouthfeel (8)
Medium-big body, creamy. Lots of chocolate, malty but not overly sweet. Mildly roasty, grassy, and very mildly grainy. Chocolatey, grassy finish, moderately dry.

Overall Impression (2½)
Pretty good beer.

Date: July 4, 2021 (#10580)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 17 points

Appearance (3)
Yellow, opaque. Moderate head

Aroma (2½)
Sulfury, piney hops.

Mouthfeel (9)
Medium body, fizzy. Huge citrusy, piney hop flavor, nicely bitter. Lingering citrusy-resiny finish.

Overall Impression (2½)