Ringwood Old Thumper (USA)

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

This was different, very fruity slight nutty flavor to it, kinda smokey, but a little too bitter and fruity for me, but one was good.

Pours amber with small head. Aroma is mostly malts. Flavor is decent and slightly smoky. Creamier than expected. I don’t usually like this type of brew but I can drink a few of this one.

Pours a cloudy amber color with a decent white head that dissipates slowly to a 1/4 of an inch and laces the glass quite well. Aroma is malts and yeast, almost sharp to the nose. Flavor is caramel malts, butterscotch and maybe even a little smoke in the background. A decent bitter end. The palate is almost buttery and quite pleasant in the mouth. Medium bodied and overall a fairly solid ale. This one was a pleasant surprise in my shipyard mix pack. Enjoyable.

Aroma has all the qualities of a ESB: Butterscotch, honey and light amounts of floral hop. Amber gold color and has good sized head thats fluffy. Flavor has a small sweet malt and longer lasting bitterness than the other usual ESB’s. Would try Ringwood’s other beers out because of this

Pretty good balance in this one, not terribly bitter, quite drinkable. I enjoyed this brew, got it at a good price too.

Very good malt, hops, and spice combination, slightly sweet, and nice amber tones. Could definitely drink several, as they are smooth on the way down and just enough bitterness.

Had a pint of this, wasn’t too bad. Poured an amber color, light creamy head. Aroma was a bit floral and lightly hoppy. I didn’t mind the beer much, went down smooth.

smooth drinking session bitter. floral yeasty aroma. caramel malt and mild hop flavour. not very full bodied -- light enough to keep on drinking.