# Thunderhead Brewing — Kearney, Nebraska

> Thunderhead Brewing in Kearney, Nebraska, United States scores 3.49 out of 5 — Poor, #46 in Nebraska. 62 beers tracked, mostly IPA.

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Thunderhead Brewing is a brewery in Kearney, Nebraska, United States. We grade it Poor, with a score of 3.49 out of 5 on the beer it brews — #46 in Nebraska. Of the 62 beers we track, 23% are IPA and 22% Other.

## Rating

- Score: 3.49 out of 5
- Grade: Poor 😐 — Not bad beer so much as unremarkable beer.
- Ranked: #46 in Nebraska · #6,932 in United States · #11,567 worldwide
- Popularity: Modestly rated
- Beers tracked: 62

## About

Established in 1999. Thunderhead Brewing serves a delicious variety of beer handcrafted by an experienced staff of craft beer enthusiasts. Pilsners, Porters, Stouts, IPAs, Fruit beers, Honey beers, barrel aged favorites, and even a firkin from time to time.

## What they brew

- IPA — 23% of the beers we track
- Other — 22% of the beers we track
- Wheat Beer — 14% of the beers we track
- Amber Ale — 13% of the beers we track
- Mead — 11% of the beers we track
- Specialty Beer — 11% of the beers we track
- Pale Lager — 6% of the beers we track

## Find them

- Address: 18 East 21st Street, Kearney, Nebraska, United States
- Coordinates: 40.696793, -99.080867
- Website: http://www.thunderheadbrewing.com/

## Breweries nearby

- [Platte Valley Brewing Company](https://finding.beer/brewery/platte-valley-brewing-company-32517.md) — 2.93, Limited — Kearney, Nebraska — 1.9 mi away
- [Upper Room Brewery](https://finding.beer/brewery/upper-room-brewery-23514.md) — 3.83, Fine — Kearney, Nebraska — 2.4 mi away
- [Lost Way Brewery](https://finding.beer/brewery/lost-way-brewery-2934.md) — 3.90, Fine — Holdrege, Nebraska — 24 mi away
- [Mac’s Creek Winery & Brewery](https://finding.beer/brewery/macs-creek-winery-brewery-23016.md) — 3.35, Poor — Lexington, Nebraska — 36 mi away
- [Steeple Brewing Co.](https://finding.beer/brewery/steeple-brewing-co-3163.md) — 3.46, Poor — Hastings, Nebraska — 37 mi away
- [First Street Brewing Company](https://finding.beer/brewery/first-street-brewing-company-3101.md) — 3.55, Poor — Hastings, Nebraska — 37 mi away
- [Prairie Pride Brewing Co.](https://finding.beer/brewery/prairie-pride-brewing-co-698.md) — 3.56, Poor — Grand Island, Nebraska — 42 mi away
- [Fairfield Opera House Brewery & Grill](https://finding.beer/brewery/fairfield-opera-house-brewery-grill-4843.md) — 3.35, Poor — Fairfield, Nebraska — 54 mi away

## Rankings this brewery appears in

- [Best breweries in Nebraska](https://finding.beer/breweries/united-states/nebraska.md)
- [Best breweries in United States](https://finding.beer/breweries/united-states.md)

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