Shipyard Ringwood Old Thumper

Aroma: 6 | Appearance: 8 | Mouthfeel: 8 | Flavor: 7 | Overall: 7

Rated Aug. 2009. The twist off cap bomber pours out deep copper with some haze and nice tan head. The aroma seems like spicy hops mixing with brown sugar, crystal malts and spiced red apple wedges. Hey, lots more flavor than I was expecting and virtually none of the classic Shipyard diacetyl. I get a bowl full of spiced ripe red apple wedges along with spice and earthy hops.

Aroma: 7 | Appearance: 7 | Mouthfeel: 8 | Flavor: 7 | Overall: 7

Forgot to review this a year or two ago while sampling a "Captian's Collectin". Was actually one of my favorites from them, along with the Blue-Fin Stout. A good representation of an ESB. Has that English feel to it. Recently tried the Double Old Thumper at a beer tasting party, which was nice as well.

Aroma: 7 | Appearance: 7 | Mouthfeel: 7 | Flavor: 7 | Overall: 7

Purchased at Roxy's Bottle Shop in Salida, CO. It pours a dark copper-brown with a thick dark-white head and a fair amount of lacing. A nutty aroma of rich caramel malts, citrus, butterscotch, bread and yeast, and some faint spiciness. The mouthfeel is smooth and rich. Flavors of caramel malts, hops, light citrus and grapefruit, grassy and planty, bready/yeasty, nuts, and spices. A good beer, yet something is missing to make it fuller ..

Aroma: 5 | Appearance: 6 | Mouthfeel: 6 | Flavor: 6 | Overall: 6

Poured cloudy dark amber from the bottle... failed to notice the "best before" date on the bottle when purchased... far exceeded the suggested date, but still not a bad beer. Slight head and heavily accented with maltiness. Medium in the mouth - slightly sweet. I honestly enjoyed the bottle - with the boar's head motif - more than I did the beer.

Aroma: 5 | Appearance: 7 | Mouthfeel: 6 | Flavor: 6 | Overall: 5

Pours cloudy gold with small, lasting head. Aroma boasts toffee, bread, and earth notes. The flavor has a nutty-caramel character that I liked, but there's an unpleasant metallic aftertaste. Medium bodies with moderate carbonation; would make a decent session beer.

Aroma: 6 | Appearance: 6 | Mouthfeel: 7 | Flavor: 5 | Overall: 6

Sampled from bottle. Pours clear copper-orange with a thin, scattered head. Sweet, buttery aroma. Slightly sweet with some bready, caramelized malts and some diacetyl. Perhaps a bit of munich? Medium-bodied and smooth. A decent session beer but I'm not a huge fan of the yeast.l

Aroma: 5 | Appearance: 6 | Mouthfeel: 5 | Flavor: 6 | Overall: 6

dry and drinkable, but the flavor does nothing at all to stand out, nor does the nose. this is an average beer for the style. decent malt/hop balance.

Aroma: 8 | Appearance: 7 | Mouthfeel: 8 | Flavor: 8 | Overall: 8

Now this is a good beer. The nose is slightly floral with heavy caramel notes. Malt and a hint of warming alcohol are on the finish. The pour is thick, clear amber. There is a thin white cap. The mouthfeel is thick and velvety and the taste is complex with malt, yeast and spice (in that order). The finish is a bitter and buttery. I would prefer just a little more hoppy bite from an ESB, but other than that, this beer is superb! Not a 4+ beer, but pretty darn close.

Aroma: 8 | Appearance: 8 | Mouthfeel: 7 | Flavor: 7 | Overall: 7

A golden cooper colored brew that holds a white, frothy head. Quickly settles into a thin lacing. The nose is of toasted bread, berries, cloves and floral hops. The higher alcohol content adds a dryness to the mouthfeel. The palate picks up on the bread, yeast and floral hops.

Aroma: 7 | Appearance: 7 | Mouthfeel: 6 | Flavor: 7 | Overall: 7

This one poured a clear amber color with a weak head. It had a strong malty aroma with hints of spicy hops. It had flavors of pine needles with a noticeable malt backbone. Finished dry.