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Brewed by Ringwood (Marstons plc)
Style: Premium Bitter/ESB
Ringwood, England
Serve in English pint

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RATINGS: 86   WEIGHTED AVG: 3.23   EST. CALORIES: 168   ABV: 5.6%
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COMMERCIAL DESCRIPTION
Cask, Regular; Challenger, Goldings and Progress hops.
First brewed 1979. Winner of CAMRA Supreme Champion Beer of Britain 1987.
*** AMERICANS PLEASE NOTE ***
Old Thumper is brewed in America by Shipyard: http://www.ratebeer.com/beer/ringwood-old-thumper-usa/4467/


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   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 12/20
tommann (1995) - Dudley, West Midlands, ENGLAND - OCT 20, 2010
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.

3.2
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 15/20
Leighton (6968) - London, ENGLAND - OCT 18, 2010
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.

3.1
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 13/20
joergen (17353) - Frederiksberg, DENMARK - OCT 16, 2010
Cask at Charlies. Clear orange brown coloured with a very small off-white head. Fruity aroma of caramel and hops. Fluity flavour of caramel and hops with notes of dried fruits and grass. Dry hoppy finish.

3.3
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 13/20
AirForceHops (1852) - Epping, New Hampshire, USA - SEP 12, 2010
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.

3.1
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 2/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 13/20
rosenbergh (4662) - Helsinki, FINLAND - SEP 8, 2010
Cask at Charlie’s, København, Denmark.
Amber colour with bubbly off-white head. Very mild aroma with malt and bitterish hops. Flavour is caramel and bitter hops. Some bitterness in aftertaste.

3.2
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 13/20
weaselkenievil (1094) - Cheshire, ENGLAND - JUL 22, 2010
Appearance is an amber colour with a thin to nothing white head. Caramel aroma and flavour, little fruit, tobacco, nuts. Fairly standard but nothing wrong with it.

3.2
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 14/20
Thylacine (526) - Tasmania, AUSTRALIA - MAR 16, 2010
Bottle - Clear Dark amber. Beige head. Medium carbonation and body. Sweet, fruity, caramel malts. Slightly dry, medium bitter finish.

2.9
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 11/20
NosirIwont (1721) - Aalborg Vestby, DENMARK - DEC 5, 2009
Cask @ The Wharf, Aalborg. Pours a slightly hazy copper-brown with a small greyish-white head. Hoppy aroma with notes of apple as well as wet wood in the background. Slightly spicy. Sweet raisin flavour with notes of wood, malt and cereals as it warms. Slightly tart finish, dry and alcoholic. 27-11-09.

3.1
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 14/20
anders37 (12756) - Malmö, SWEDEN - NOV 28, 2009
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.

2.8
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 11/20
deyholla (4787) - Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA - NOV 26, 2009
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.


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