Ringwood Old Thumper (USA)

Brewed by Shipyard Brewing Company
Style: Premium Bitter/ESB
Portland, Maine USA

Bouteille de 12 oz achetée chez Shaw’s (Ellsworth, ME). Arôme: Odeur de caramel et d’agrumes. Apparence: La couleur est dorée avec une faible densité de bulle. Présence d’un moyen col mousseux et d’une fine dentelle sur le verre. Saveur: Goût de céréales et d’houblons. Longue durée de l’arrière goût. Palette: Le corps est moyen avec une texture minérale. Moyenne effervescence en bouche. Arrière goût houblonné. (Rating #2761)

decent amber colored brew. No hoppiness and a tad weak the color and appearance scores much higher than the taste and flavor. Has fruit and malty characters confusing on the palate but great aftertaste.

Enjoyed from a 12oz bottle in a pub glass. The beer pours a medium amber color with a medium but quickly disappearing head. The aroma brings some moderately strong malt character, potentially some low crystal, along with significant esters from the yeast that resemble tropical fruits. Crystal 60-derived caramel flavors appear as the sample warms. Finally, some diacetyl is noticeable, giving a somewhat rough, but not entirely unpleasant note. The palate is decidely malt-forward, with moderate yeast-derived esters adding additional complexity. There is also just a touch of bitterness in the finish; just barely enough to add an equalizing effect. The finish is reasonably long and flavorsome. Overall, a nicely done strong English pale.

Amber pour malty aroma spicy with caramel malt some fruit and a little bittering hop in the ending ... the nice spicy kick at the end justifyed the choice cause of the cool bottle

Nice banana flavor. Surprisingly good, as I only bought it for the badass boar.

This brew poured a medium head of long lasting finely sized off white bubbles that left a fair lacing and a carbonated transparent amber colored body behind. Its wonderful sweet malt aroma can be smelled from quite a distance away. Its initial mouth feel comes on strong with a mildly tingly alcohol feeling that fades in its finish leaving your mouth slightly sweet and somewhat dry. It has a sweet malt flavor with some bitters added as well as a mild hop note.

Copper in color with a small head that fades in short order. A lot of carbonation. Fruity aroma. Medium mouth fell. Dry but vibrant bitter taste.

Methinks I got a bottle of this while visiting Chicago because I had never tried it but didn’t bother to take down good notes except the numbers.