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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7.1/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Tap. Pours clear pale amber, medium creamy of white head, long lasting, great lacing. Aroma is honey and biscuit, grass, floral notes, orange. Flavor follows, a bit sweet, lightly bitter, floral and citrus, touch of banana. Medium body, creamy.
Tried
from Draft
on 05 Jan 2015
at 19:38
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Pour is a clear copper with a average white head. Aroma is a toffee/caramel malt combo. Flavor is a decent earthy malt with lots of caramel notes and leaves a nice toasted malt on the tongue. There was an odd fruit after the swallow but it did not hurt the beer any, it was just odd and out of no where. A decent to solid ESB.
Tried
on 02 Aug 2014
at 18:23
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 7
Reviewed from notes.
The appearance was a bright golden amber body, one finger white foamy head that dissipates within seconds.
The smell had bready malts with some notes of fruit, yeast, and some caramel.
The taste had a bready yet toasty maltiness with some roasty faint caramel.
On the palate, it sat about a medium, sessionable, very dry aftertaste and finish.
Overall, this was a decent beer, however I’m unsure if I’d have it again.
The appearance was a bright golden amber body, one finger white foamy head that dissipates within seconds.
The smell had bready malts with some notes of fruit, yeast, and some caramel.
The taste had a bready yet toasty maltiness with some roasty faint caramel.
On the palate, it sat about a medium, sessionable, very dry aftertaste and finish.
Overall, this was a decent beer, however I’m unsure if I’d have it again.
Tried
on 28 Mar 2014
at 22:28
6.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
12oz bottle from a Hannaford supermarket, Kennebunk, ME. As the top rater for Ringwood in the UK, it’s odd to see that this beer has over twice as many ratings as the UK original! So this rating is an attempt to compare the two.
Amber in colour, slightly lighter than the real thing, with a thin white head; slightly musty malt aroma; the taste is much as expected, but again the malts seem to have lost their freshness, adding a muddiness to the body; but the finish is as expected with a good balance between the sweet malts and the spice from the hops.
Amber in colour, slightly lighter than the real thing, with a thin white head; slightly musty malt aroma; the taste is much as expected, but again the malts seem to have lost their freshness, adding a muddiness to the body; but the finish is as expected with a good balance between the sweet malts and the spice from the hops.
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 Mar 2014
at 17:19
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle. Bready caramel barley malt aroma. Slightly hazed amber with a small ivory head. Sweet toasty barley malt and light hay flavor with a light spicy hop finish. Body on the light side of medium, moderate carbonation.
Tried
from Bottle
on 15 Nov 2013
at 14:02
5.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Bottle sample at a tasting at kerenmk’s place. Thanks kerenmk. Clear copper-amber color. Aroma of stale malt, light fruitiness, caramel and a bit of earthy hops. Sweetish malty flavor with caramel, stale notes and a moderate earthy hops finish. Medium-bodied.
Tried
from Bottle
on 13 Jun 2013
at 12:14
6/10
Tried
on 17 Nov 2012
at 14:48
6.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5
This bottle brought back memories, since the cask version was one of the first real ales I ever tried, at the Waggon and Horses in Newmarket. The U.S. version is a clear deep golden color, small white head and solid lacing. Aroma is slightly sour citrus, straw, white bread. Taste is slightly more bitter and peppery than its British forebear, with a dry and lager-like finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 11 Apr 2012
at 17:19
6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 6
Sparkling amber,large beige head,intense minute bead.Nose is carmel malt,light fruit.Carmel fore,watery mid, medium hop end. Poorly balanced
Tried
on 16 Oct 2011
at 15:55
6/10
Tried
on 15 Sep 2011
at 22:32