Old Thumper (Cask)
(Batch of Old Thumper)
Ringwood Brewery in Ringwood, Hampshire, England 🏴
Bitter - ESB / Strong Bitter Regular|
Score
6.25
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6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask at the Bridge, Kingswinford. Pours dark amber with a small head. Aroma was fruity malt. Taste started with dark fruit and burnt sugar. Finish was toffee and burnt sugar, slightly cloying.
Tried
from Cask
on 20 Oct 2010
at 03:44
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Cask at the Carpenters Arms, London. Pours cloudy amber with a creamy, off-white head. Bread and caramel dominate the nose. Flavor is fairly syrupy, a bit medicinal, with caramel and sugar malts, followed by faint bitterness. Also notes of maple and nuts. Medium bodied with soft carbonation. Finishes mostly sweet with some not super pleasant bitterness. Could be better.
Tried
from Cask
on 18 Oct 2010
at 01:46
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
On cask at coat of arms in Portsmouth, NH. Tried with liveFREEorRYE. Light amber color with a decent amount of foamy off white head. Aroma was sugary with some cinnamon. The head dissipated very slowly and nice lacing around the glass as I drank it. As it warmed more, the apple and spice surfaced more and more. It also has a nice mouth feel and was NOT heavy to drink. This a good cask brew.
Tried
from Cask
on 12 Sep 2010
at 11:51
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask @ Wellington Arms, Southampton. Pours a clear amber color with a small off-white head. Has a fruity malty caramel aroma with some hints of apple. Fruity malty caramel flavor with some hoppy hints. Has a fruity malty caramel finish.
Tried
from Cask
on 28 Nov 2009
at 06:13
5.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Cask. Poured a clear amber with an off-white head. Aroma had light hops with floral and citrus fruits. Flavor had more malt in it which allowed the beer to start a bit sweet but the citrus fruits finished.
Tried
from Cask
on 26 Nov 2009
at 11:09
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask-conditioned at the JDW in Staple Hill, Bristol 30/10/09. Light brown in colour with a tight white head. Sweetish aroma of preserved fruit, toffee and earthy hops. Flavours of caramel and crystaillised fruit with a moderately bitter finish. Ok.
Tried
from Cask
on 31 Oct 2009
at 01:29
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
(Cask at GBBF, London Earl’s Court, 6 Aug 2009) Amber colour with frothy, beige head. Fruity, malty nose with notes of dried fruit, brown sugar and earthy hops. Malty, fruity taste with dried fruit, apricots, orange and a bittersweet finish. Full body, fairly sweet. Nice and tasty beer.
Tried
from Cask
on 06 Sep 2009
at 15:29
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
From cask at Charlies. Pours clear and golden orange with a small off-white head. Light breadish and biscuity malt aroma. Semi sweet flavoured with a distinct malt base of biscuit and roasted mat/breadish flavours. Light bitterness alongside a light sweetness into the far finish.
Tried
from Cask
on 12 May 2009
at 12:57
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask at the Playhouse (JDW), Edinburgh. Golden amber with tight cream head; sweet fruity malt aroma; smooth grainy body, with some sweet non-descript fruit; and a biscuity finish.
Previous rating of the 5.6% version (3/3/2009) Cask at the Lyndhurst, Reading. Gold with a thin cream head; pineapple aroma; tropical fruit flavours and a light floury finish. Rather dull and ordinary for the ABV. (6/3/6/3/13=3.1)
Previous rating of the 5.6% version (3/3/2009) Cask at the Lyndhurst, Reading. Gold with a thin cream head; pineapple aroma; tropical fruit flavours and a light floury finish. Rather dull and ordinary for the ABV. (6/3/6/3/13=3.1)
Tried
from Cask
on 03 Mar 2009
at 09:15
6.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Handpull at the Waggon and Horses in Newmarket. Hazy amber with small white head. Aroma of raisins and malt. Decent hops malt balance, pleasant enough.
Tried
on 03 Jan 2009
at 18:54