Shipyard Old Thumper - Shipyard Brewing Co.

Murph

Arizona

4.35/5  rDev +19.5%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

Pours a great looking bright copper color with a creamy off-white head of tiny bubbles that lace the glass and make the beer look absolutely delicious. Nice toasty malts in the aroma but there is also a fairly generous hop presence in there as well, not over the top, but nicely balancing. Smooth toasty malts with an almost roasty flavor. Bitterness jumps in about half way through with some nice goldings and others. Smooth and slightly buttery finish that is fine for the style IMHO. Definitely exceedingly smooth and nicely medium bodied that just makes this beer an almost perfect session brew. I would love to find this on cask some day, a joy to drink.

Cheers to my friend JohnnyP in his Maine Beer Month

Serving type: bottle

11-22-2002 18:31:07 | More by Murph

morefackinghops

Massachusetts

2.25/5  rDev -38.2%

05-22-2013 21:32:02 | More by morefackinghops

NJBeer265

New Jersey

3.75/5  rDev +3%

05-22-2013 18:52:15 | More by NJBeer265

greggy1972

Ohio

2.5/5  rDev -31.3%

05-22-2013 00:44:07 | More by greggy1972

johntfox

Florida

3.5/5  rDev -3.8%

05-21-2013 18:05:33 | More by johntfox

aLenwell

Florida

3/5  rDev -17.6%

05-14-2013 00:40:52 | More by aLenwell

CMOrak

Florida

3.25/5  rDev -10.7%

05-11-2013 01:27:02 | More by CMOrak

mendvicdog

Maryland

3.25/5  rDev -10.7%

05-10-2013 20:03:26 | More by mendvicdog

pigvomit

Pennsylvania

4.75/5  rDev +30.5%

05-03-2013 13:39:45 | More by pigvomit

Kelp

New Hampshire

3.25/5  rDev -10.7%

04-27-2013 20:06:39 | More by Kelp

trotnixon

Maine

3.75/5  rDev +3%

04-24-2013 10:43:30 | More by trotnixon

pcguitarwzrd

Florida

4.09/5  rDev +12.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4

Draft at Fishale Taphouse.

A: Dark brown, fairly clear, not much head.

S: Dark fruit, toffee, almost Belgian-y.

T: up front, sweet raisins and plums, molasses...could pass for a Belgian dubbel, until the hops kick in and leave a nice long bitter finish gently laced with booze.

M: fairly heavy and rich, but with a pleasant amount of carbonation that keeps it from being syrupy.

O: a very interesting beer, almost like a Belgian barleywine. Nice, would order again.

Serving type: on-tap

04-20-2013 19:52:07 | More by pcguitarwzrd

CesarLopes

Illinois

3.75/5  rDev +3%

04-20-2013 03:42:39 | More by CesarLopes

Philousa

California

2.71/5  rDev -25.5%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2.5

Pours a dark gold with metallic sheen and a billowy white head that settles to a very small, but evenly distributed, creamy layer settling on top. Aroma is mainly tart yeast with wheat bread/white bread crust with a good dose of earthiness. A swirl reveals some nut aroma to boot. Tartness extends to flavor as well with burnt toast/bread crust and nuttiness, which fades to grassy bitterness and earth, which lingers for a short while. The feel is slightly astringent but mostly watery in viscosity with a slightly sweet finish.

This is like drinking a doughy bread that hasn't risen with some serious earthy bitterness. It's strange, but not wholly unenjoyable. I'm not sure, but I think that's sort of a compliment.

Serving type: bottle

04-18-2013 04:44:42 | More by Philousa

carndog

Massachusetts

3/5  rDev -17.6%

04-12-2013 02:40:29 | More by carndog

Arsenal0328

Indiana

3.75/5  rDev +3%

04-11-2013 01:30:12 | More by Arsenal0328

beyah

Maine

4.09/5  rDev +12.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Apearance - 1 figer of foam, dies down in a few minutes and leaves decent lacing. Color is amber with a little chill haze.

Smell - Malty Earthy Hops and the distictive Ringwood yeast.

Taste - Malty with a distictive earthy English Hops and the sweetness from the yeast. Well ballanced beer.

Mouth Feel - Great on mouthfeel, smooth and slick slightly too much carbonation. Leaves the hop flavor in the back of the tounge.

Overall - This is my favorite offering from Shipyard

Serving type: bottle

04-06-2013 01:30:52 | More by beyah

jonathaniler

Florida

3.5/5  rDev -3.8%

04-04-2013 00:49:15 | More by jonathaniler

TwoForty

Florida

4/5  rDev +9.9%

04-01-2013 00:59:08 | More by TwoForty

JMS1512

New Jersey

3.25/5  rDev -10.7%

03-29-2013 01:57:12 | More by JMS1512

metter98

New York

3.68/5  rDev +1.1%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75

A: The beer is clear amber yellow in color and has a moderate amount of visible carbonation. It poured with a finger high off white head that died down, leaving a thin head covering the surface and lots of lacing down the sides of the glass.
S: Light to moderate aromas of biscuit malts are present in the nose.
T: The taste has balanced flavors of toasted and fruity malts along with some notes of butter and caramel plus faint hints of bitterness.
M: It feels light- to medium-bodied on the palate and has a moderate amount of carbonation.
O: This beer is very easy to drink and can be considered sessionable. I really liked the mix between the fruity yeast and biscuit malts.

Serving type: bottle

03-23-2013 21:34:05 | More by metter98

Larrydoherty

Massachusetts

3.5/5  rDev -3.8%

03-18-2013 21:34:39 | More by Larrydoherty

Omnium

Pennsylvania

3.9/5  rDev +7.1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75

Bottle > Pint Glass
A - Pours a very nice amber color, less than one finger head, thin lacing, doesnt cling at all.
S - Hops come to the nose, followed by a sweet malt, along with some drier floral and pine notes.
T - Pine, malts, good hop bitterness, and some interesting spices, much more complex than your average Pale Ale.
M - Good carbonization, but dry bitterness and a little bit of malt hangs on to your palate, not the interesting complexity of the smell or taste.
O - A really different, and good EPA, It has almost a saison quality to it with the spices and malt, but there's a great bitterness of the hops. Solid brew.

Serving type: bottle

Serving type: bottle

03-17-2013 22:59:20 | More by Omnium

MAbeerNE1

Massachusetts

3.58/5  rDev -1.6%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5

From a bottle that I bought from the brewery.

A: A clear and clean light amber color with a sparse but steady stream of bubbles feeding a very modest half centimeter head.

S: You can smell the diacetyl on this one right away. Browned butter and moist earth.

T: Buttery smell of the nose in the mix, but mixes well with the strawberry sweetness of the esters, the alcohol, and a nice hop spice that lingers long after the beer is gone. Great balance; nice mix of flavors.

M: Very light carbonation, slightly syrupy, full bodied. Smooth.

O: A nice beer. True to style and easy to drink. I like how the butter notes mix well with the sweetness of the malt and the spice of hops and alcohol. I would buy again.

Serving type: bottle

03-14-2013 03:16:06 | More by MAbeerNE1

spycow

Illinois

3.25/5  rDev -10.7%

03-10-2013 20:11:07 | More by spycow