Ringwood Old Thumper (USA)

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

Bottle - Darkish amber in color with a thin whitish head. Aroma is sweet and malty. Full flavored with a malty/yeasty dominance. Mild bitterness in the finish. Good drinking beer.

Poured clear amber. Nose of bread malt and butter. Nice white head with little lacing. Tastes like a good english pale should. Has a buttery background from the yeast. Nice mineral flavor too. Very drinkable.

on tap at the portland airport. a good pale ale, plenty hoppy. dark red color. somewhat malty taste followed by a nice hoppy punch. a damn good beer.

Aroma: Caramel malt aroma, some hop but not much, some buttery notes as well Appearance: Copper colored, very clear, low head retention Flavor: Caramel, malty flavor with some earthy hop. Bitterness is moderate but with some underlying sweetness. Bready malts. Diacetyl is there, but not detracting. Mouthfeel: Medium-light mouthfeel. Overall: I liked this beer. Some people may find the diacetyl a bit much, but I found it to be a nice ale, and easy to drink.

Sweet floral hops play with caramel malt in the nose. Pale amber colour with two finger white head that diminishes to a thick cover. Caramel very noticeable in the flavour, balanced by a good, strong bitterness. Fruitiness appears in the finish. Lively carbonation and medium body. An excellent pale ale. Very enjoyable. Bottle.

Nice amber beer with cumulus off-white head. I swear the aroma is like milk chocolate chips; at first the beer flavor is roasted grain, bran-nut, and finishes sweet.

My favorite of the Shipyards. Sweet, but not filling. Goes down easy with the hint of apple flavoring.

light amber color sweetish malt aroma carmelly sweet taste, this dominates not much hop a little thin a good thirst quencher, contrary to description, sweetness stayed on palate a long time