Old Thumper
Shipyard Brewing Company in Portland, Maine, United States 🇺🇸
Bitter - ESB / Strong Bitter Regular|
Score
6.23
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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.
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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7/10
Tried
on 13 Dec 2024
at 16:49
5.2/10
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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
6.2/10
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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
6/10
Tried
on 24 May 2018
at 16:01
6/10
Tried
on 05 Sep 2017
at 15:55
6.5/10
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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
6.2/10
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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
6/10
A little too bitter for me
Tried
on 05 Nov 2016
at 11:18
8/10
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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
5.4/10
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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