Old Thumper

Shipyard Brewing Company in Portland, Maine, United States 🇺🇸

Bitter - ESB / Strong Bitter Regular

Score

6.22

ABV: 5.6%

IBU: 35

Ticks: 49

Old Thumper has a distinctive, slightly peppery aroma. The luscious balance of grain and hops leads to a bittersweet finish and results in a round and surprisingly delicate strong ale.

Old Thumper was created by veteran British brewer, Peter Austin, founder of Ringwood Brewery in Hampshire, England and mentor to our very own Alan Pugsley. This non-traditional English bitter is brewed in the US exclusively by Shipyard.

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kristincedar (7052) ticked Old Thumper from Shipyard Brewing Company 1 year ago

Tried on 13 Dec 2024 at 16:49

5.2

Frothingslosh (19093) reviewed Old Thumper from Shipyard Brewing Company 1 year ago

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5

Amber with a medium sized head. Light notes of caramel followed by herbal and fruity hops. Medium finish. Medium body.

Tried on 04 Dec 2024 at 19:59

6.2

pdog555 (2102) reviewed Old Thumper from Shipyard Brewing Company 7 years ago

Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Pours a clear golden with a nice white head, lots of carbonation apparent. Aroma of bitter herbs, malt. Taste is excellent, notes of oak, lemongrass and herbal additives. Palate is much of the same, soft mouthfeel with definite grassy notes on the back of the tongue.

Tried on 19 Jan 2019 at 23:30

ShivanDragon (10851) ticked Old Thumper from Shipyard Brewing Company 7 years ago

Tried on 24 May 2018 at 16:01

potjebier (6609) ticked Old Thumper from Shipyard Brewing Company 8 years ago

Tried on 05 Sep 2017 at 15:55

6.5

trapped (8300) reviewed Old Thumper from Shipyard Brewing Company 8 years ago

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Draught @ Shipyard Tavern. Clear copper red with small foamy beige head, faint caramel aroma, medium carbonation, lightly sweet caramel taste with medium bitterness, medium bitter finish. Nicely balanced ESB.

Tried on 24 Mar 2017 at 20:45

6.2

GenDV138 (9249) reviewed Old Thumper from Shipyard Brewing Company 9 years ago

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 5

12 oz bottle shared by a friend, thanks Tyler! Shipyard brewed version. Mostly clear golden orange with off-white head. Aromas of bready notes, grains. Tastes of grains, malt, bready notes. Medium body with a dry finish.

Tried from Bottle on 21 Jan 2017 at 17:13

Mrf33n3y (6651) ticked Old Thumper from Shipyard Brewing Company 9 years ago

A little too bitter for me

Tried on 05 Nov 2016 at 11:18

tfontana (7277) reviewed Old Thumper from Shipyard Brewing Company 10 years ago

Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Bottle pour into shaker pint glass from Downtown Discount Beverage. Aroma is caramel and dark fruit with noble hops. Appearance is clear, beautiful copper amber with finger width off-white fluffy head with attractive sudsy lacing. Taste is strong caramel with fruit, noble hops light bitter. Palate is medium bodied with thin but creamy texture, lively carbonation and pleasant sweet finish. Overall, much better than I was expecting based on ratings. Not much nuance here but good at what it does with exceptional appearance.

Tried from Bottle on 28 Feb 2016 at 19:31

5.4

Quick3Beers (3145) reviewed Old Thumper from Shipyard Brewing Company 10 years ago

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

Pours an amber from a bottle, caramel and vanilla notes in the nose, a little skunkiness in the mouth. Okay beer.

Tried from Bottle on 17 Jul 2015 at 22:41