Ringwood Old Thumper (now superseded by 5.1% version - separate entry)

Tasting Summary

These comments are the opinion of the individual reviewer and represent what they thought of the beer on a particular day in a particular pub. If a review is less favourable, it may be because the beer suffered somewhere in the supply chain between them and the brewery.

The Mechanical Elephant, Margate, Kent

Who	Score	When	Notes
Dosser		11 Jun 2016	I had to explain to the boss why I didnt want it pulled through a southern or any other type of sparkler.

The Society Rooms, Maidstone, Kent

Who	Score	When	Notes
Dosser		01 Dec 2013	Last one out
Alenomore	Not Tried	17 Aug 2013
Pedro	Not Tried	18 Jan 2013
Alenomore	Not Tried	29 Nov 2012
Alenomore	Not Tried	17 Oct 2012
Pedro		17 Oct 2012
Eddie		02 Oct 2012	Good strong malty ale from the Ringwood brewery
Alenomore	Not Tried	19 Sep 2012
Alenomore	Not Tried	18 Sep 2012
Alenomore	Not Tried	05 Jul 2012
Pedro		30 Sep 2011

The Rupert Brooke, Rugby, Warwickshire

Who	Score	When	Notes
Nick Willis		06 Jul 2013

Haven Arms, Hedon, East Yorkshire

The Chequers Inn, Stourbridge, West Midlands

The Crosse Keys, City, Central London

The Muggleton Inn, Maidstone, Kent

Who	Score	When	Notes
Pedro	Not Tried	18 Jan 2013
Pedro	Not Tried	26 Jun 2012
Pedro		25 Jun 2012

The Lord John, Stroud, Gloucestershire

The Bottle of Sack, Sutton Coldfield, West Midlands

Who	Score	When	Notes
Dosser		25 Dec 2012

The Baum, Rochdale, Greater Manchester

The Inn on the Furlong, Ringwood, Hampshire

Who	Score	When	Notes
Eddie		24 Oct 2012	Very malty strong ale :)
ChrisE	Not Tried	06 Sep 2012

The West Gate Inn, Canterbury, Kent

The Bishop Blaize, Stretford, Greater Manchester

The Hunworth Bell (formerly The Hunny Bell), Hunworth, Norfolk

Who	Score	When	Notes
HSB		22 Aug 2012

The Sovereign of the Seas, Petts Wood, Greater London

Who	Score	When	Notes
oz11		25 Jun 2012
oz11	Not Tried	22 Jun 2012
oz11	Not Tried	24 Nov 2011

Anchor Bleu, Bosham, West Sussex

The Last Inn, Oswestry, Shropshire

Who	Score	When	Notes
Bear & Ragged Staff		14 Jan 2012	Fruity, full bodied and strong. Pleasant.

The Archibald Simpson, Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire

Who	Score	When	Notes
McGargle		30 Nov 2011	Strangely anonymous for a strong bitter.

The White Lion Hotel, Tenterden, Kent

Who	Score	When	Notes
Pedro		19 Nov 2011

The Steamboat, South Shields, Tyne and Wear

Who	Score	When	Notes
Flying.geordie		04 Jul 2011

Jinnie Inn, Rolleston-on-Dove, Staffordshire

Who	Score	When	Notes
Garry		24 Apr 2011

The Churchill Tavern, Ramsgate, Kent

Who	Score	When	Notes
Ian	Not Tried	04 Dec 2010
Blair	Not Tried	19 Mar 2010
Blair	Not Tried	17 Mar 2010
Blair	Not Tried	14 Mar 2010
Blair		07 Mar 2010	Strong fruity beer.
Blair	Not Tried	05 Mar 2010
Blair	Not Tried	26 Feb 2010
Blair	Not Tried	17 Feb 2010
Blair	Not Tried	06 Feb 2010
Blair	Not Tried	28 Jan 2010
Blair	Not Tried	09 Jan 2010
Blair	Not Tried	24 Dec 2009
Blair	Not Tried	18 Dec 2009
Blair	Not Tried	10 Dec 2009
Blair	Not Tried	04 Dec 2009
Blair	Not Tried	21 Nov 2009
Blair	Not Tried	19 Nov 2009
Blair	Not Tried	13 Nov 2009
Blair	Not Tried	07 Nov 2009
Blair	Not Tried	31 Oct 2009
Blair		24 Oct 2009	Not as good as usual, maybe because it was a tad cold. Still a good fruity ale with a nice kick.
Blair	Not Tried	17 Oct 2009
Blair		16 Oct 2009	Rich, fruity and easy to drink. This, Adnams Broadside and Fuller's ESB really seem to have it down in the strong bitter department.
Blair	Not Tried	10 Oct 2009
Blair	Not Tried	25 Sep 2009
Blair	Not Tried	06 Sep 2009
Blair	Not Tried	09 Aug 2009
Blair	Not Tried	25 Jun 2009
Blair	Not Tried	10 May 2009
Blair	Not Tried	09 May 2009
Blair	Not Tried	04 May 2009
Blair	Not Tried	17 Apr 2009
Blair	Not Tried	04 Apr 2009
Blair	Not Tried	01 Apr 2009
Blair	Not Tried	28 Mar 2009
Andrew	Not Tried	21 Mar 2009
Blair	Not Tried	11 Mar 2009
Blair	Not Tried	08 Mar 2009
Blair	Not Tried	07 Mar 2009
Blair	Not Tried	27 Feb 2009
Blair	Not Tried	25 Feb 2009
Blair		14 Feb 2009	On great form. Creamy with malt and toffee with a complex fruity flavour.
Blair	Not Tried	13 Feb 2009
Blair	Not Tried	07 Feb 2009
Blair		03 Feb 2009	Not quite at it's best but still a very enjoyable pint.
Blair	Not Tried	31 Jan 2009
Blair	Not Tried	03 Dec 2008
Blair	Not Tried	27 Nov 2008
Ian	Not Tried	22 Nov 2008
Trevor	Not Tried	20 Nov 2008
Blair		15 Nov 2008	Gorgeous. Sweet, fruity and very easy to drink.
Blair	Not Tried	13 Nov 2008
Blair	Not Tried	30 Oct 2008
Blair	Not Tried	22 Oct 2008
Blair	Not Tried	17 Oct 2008
Blair		12 Oct 2008	Rich and fruity. Good beer. Has been better in here though, just last week in fact.
Blair	Not Tried	09 Oct 2008
Blair	Not Tried	28 Sep 2008
Blair		13 Sep 2008	Best pint of thumper I've had. Really fruity, quite sweet but not too sweet. Full bodied and just great.
Blair	Not Tried	05 Sep 2008
Blair	Not Tried	31 Aug 2008
Blair	Not Tried	18 Aug 2008
Blair	Not Tried	17 Aug 2008
Blair	Not Tried	16 Aug 2008
Blair	Not Tried	06 Aug 2008
Blair	Not Tried	31 Jul 2008
Blair	Not Tried	17 Jul 2008
Blair	Not Tried	13 Jul 2008
Blair	Not Tried	05 Jul 2008
Brian	Not Tried	05 Jul 2008
Blair	Not Tried	27 Jun 2008
Blair	Not Tried	25 Jun 2008
Blair	Not Tried	20 Jun 2008
Blair	Not Tried	16 Jun 2008
Blair	Not Tried	28 May 2008
Blair		14 May 2008	Not a great pint of this, the Old Thumper normally tastes funny in here and I'm not sure why.
Blair	Not Tried	28 Apr 2008
Blair	Not Tried	16 Apr 2008
Blair	Not Tried	29 Mar 2008
Andrew	Not Tried	15 Feb 2007
Andrew	Not Tried	22 Dec 2005
Ian	Not Tried	25 Mar 2005

The Giddy Bridge, Southampton, Hampshire

Hooden Smokehouse & Cellar (formerly Hooden on the Hill), Willesborough, Kent

Who	Score	When	Notes
Alenomore	Not Tried	19 Sep 2010
Ian		29 May 2010	Sweetish, some milk choc. Toffee. Just too sweet for me. Good sting on finish. Could see people finding this dangerously drinkable.

Spark House (formerly The Drum), Leyton, Greater London

The Crown Inn, Old Basing, Hampshire

The Old Sun Inn, Buxton, Derbyshire

Who	Score	When	Notes
Mick		18 May 2010	Strong malt and fruit, very drinkable despite its ABV.

The William Morris, Hammersmith, Greater London

The Earl of Dalkeith, Kettering, Northamptonshire

Who	Score	When	Notes
Stephen		21 Sep 2009	good fruity strong ale nice but not ideal for 3pm

Haworth Old Hall Inn, Haworth, West Yorkshire

Who	Score	When	Notes
Leigh		12 May 2009	Another strong one. Well balanced with caramel and toffee malts and a peppery hoppiness. Very easy to drink, despite its abv.

The Chambers, Folkestone, Kent

Who	Score	When	Notes
Ian	Not Tried	24 Feb 2009
Ian	Not Tried	12 Nov 2008
Ian	Not Tried	14 Oct 2008
Ian	Not Tried	20 Aug 2008
Ian	Not Tried	31 Jul 2008
Ian	Not Tried	24 Jul 2008
Ian	Not Tried	05 Jun 2008
Ian	Not Tried	27 Feb 2008
Ian	Not Tried	02 Nov 2007
Ian	Not Tried	13 Jul 2007
Ian	Not Tried	22 Jun 2007
Ian	Not Tried	13 Apr 2007
Ian	Not Tried	16 Feb 2007
Ian	Not Tried	07 Feb 2007
Ian	Not Tried	05 Jan 2007
Ian	Not Tried	17 Nov 2006
Ian	Not Tried	19 Jul 2006
Ian	Not Tried	01 Jul 2006
Ian	Not Tried	22 Jun 2006
Andrew		15 Apr 2006	A good ballance of hops and malt in this well rounded beer. Very drinkable.
Andrew	Not Tried	04 Feb 2006
Ian	Not Tried	12 Jan 2006
Ian	Not Tried	06 Jan 2006
Andrew	Not Tried	12 Nov 2005
Andrew	Not Tried	12 Nov 2005
Ian	Not Tried	07 Sep 2005
Ian	Not Tried	16 Aug 2005
Ian	Not Tried	29 Jun 2005
Ian	Not Tried	15 Jun 2005
Ian	Not Tried	07 Jun 2005
Ian	Not Tried	24 May 2005
Ian	Not Tried	13 May 2005

Bowl Inn, Charing, Kent

Who	Score	When	Notes
Ian		14 Jul 2006	Copper colour with thin off white head. Yeasty and malt on aroma. Warming alcohol, but not unbalanced. Touch of apple. Maybe not quite ready to be served yet. Drinkable strong bitter. Probably expect a bit more flavour. I prefered the Woodforde’s Admiral’s Reserve that I had just before this.