Old Thumper (Bottle)
(Batch of Old Thumper)
Ringwood Brewery in Ringwood, Hampshire, England 🏴
Bitter - ESB / Strong Bitter Regular|
Score
6.32
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6.8/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7
Old rating from 21-02-15 - 500ml bottle, 5.6 ABV, pours light brown with off white head. Aromas & tastes of caramel, toffee, biscuit, flora & malt. Medium body. Long bitter finish
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 Apr 2025
at 13:25
5.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Bottle in England. Aroma is malt, caramel, a bit buttery, apples, mild hops. Flavour is light sweet and bitter. Body is medium. Not a stellar beer.
Tried
from Bottle
on 11 Feb 2025
at 15:41
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle from Beers or Europe. Pours a dark reddish brown with small off-white head. Aroma of sweet rich malts, toffee, raisins, pear. Taste is the same, sweet and rich with some nice fruitiness. Slightly tinny which might come from being heavily filtered. Smooth medium body, slightly syrupy around the palate. Its better than I was expecting. Good bitter in the end.
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 Jan 2025
at 03:03
6.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle 0,5ltr: Brown coloured a slightly bitter brew with hints of caramel.
Tried
from Bottle
on 29 Dec 2024
at 11:45
7/10
Tried
on 02 Aug 2022
at 19:30
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Dark amber/copper coloured. Malty and fruity aroma with a light cocoa hhibnt. Fruity taste with raisins and a good malt and hop balance.
Tried
on 30 Jun 2022
at 20:02
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Rocky off white head stayed on a clear reddish brown body. Sweet malted aroma. Medium bodied, smooth & creamy with a cloying back. Sweet, malt, caramel & berry tastes with a tangy bitter finish. Really good Bitter.
Tried
on 01 Jan 2022
at 17:36
7/10
Bottle from my local off licence’Wine Rack’. Pours a slightly hazy caramel brown colour with a thin off-white head. Aromas of caramel, toffee, biscuit and hints of floral. Taste is pretty much the same notes as the aroma with added notes of fruit cake, more floral and a bitter earthy hop finish. Medium bodied, slightly oily mouthfeel and a fairly long bitter hop aftertaste. Good
Tried
from Bottle
on 24 Mar 2020
at 20:01
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle, from historic notes. Source not recorded. Poured dark amber with a creamy off-white head. Aroma of malt, caramel, hops, fruit and a hint of spice. Medium sweetness, moderate bitterness. Medium body, oily texture, soft carbonation.
Tried
from Bottle
on 11 Oct 2019
at 16:34
5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 6
Bottle. Amber color. Toffee in the somewhat vinous aroma. Vinous, caramelly sweet flavor with nots of licorice and tobacco. Nutty bitter aftertaste. Somewhat sticky.
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Aug 2019
at 12:06