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Message started by Paladin on 03/01/05 at 17:22:25

Title: Old Thumper Ale
Post by Paladin on 03/01/05 at 17:22:25

On tap, of course. Requires a tag for that tap. The tap is about the same diameter as a Savage fork, which makes for a handy place to mount it:
http://savage.andruschak.net/Paladin/oldthumper1.jpg
http://savage.andruschak.net/Paladin/oldthumper2.jpg

Title: Re: Old Thumper Ale
Post by Reelthing on 03/01/05 at 17:45:03

Don't know about the tag but I'd give the ale a go - where does one find such a fine brew?

Title: Re: Old Thumper Ale
Post by Paladin on 03/01/05 at 19:45:43

138 CHRISTCHURCH ROAD, RINGWOOD, HAMPSHIRE, BH24 3AP, ENGLAND.

If you enjoy the flavor of beer you owe yourself a trip to England. I went in the early '80's for about 5 weeks. Bought a motorcycle (sold it back after 5 weeks, much cheaper than renting anything) and spent nights in Bed and Breakfast inns -- generally Public Houses. Have a couple of pints of the local brew with dinner and wobble off to bed.

This thread was supposed to be in General -- my aim is a lot better with iron sights.

Title: Re: Old Thumper Ale
Post by PerrydaSavage on 03/02/05 at 03:20:56

Paladin that "Old Thumper" plaque looks really cool! Gives your thumper a unique look for sure!
I too am a beer lover and spent 2 weeks in Scotland back in '89 ... it was there that I learned to appreciate the lovely brown ales of the UK ... Newcastle, Double Diamond, Guiness and Smithwicks are some of my favourites ... never got to try "Old Thumper" though ...
I notice the plaque describes the brew as "extra strong" at 5.6% alcohol by volume ... well, here in Canada, that's not really considered "extra strong" ... most of our regular beers are at 5.0%, some are at 6.0% and Molson's markets a beer called Maximum Ice that's 7.0% ... after a few of those, you "wobble" indeed!

Title: Re: Old Thumper Ale
Post by Paladin on 03/02/05 at 05:49:38

You also have bitter beer, which is something I miss.

Title: Re: Old Thumper Ale
Post by Savage_Rob on 03/02/05 at 05:51:09

Back in the 80's in Vancouver and nearby areas of B.C., there was something everyone referred to as "high-test" though I believe the name was actually O'Keefe's Extra Old Stock or something like that. I think it was technically a malt liquor but it tasted more like an ale to me at the time. We went through a bunch of that stuff.

Oh, why did this thread show up in The Marketplace?

Title: Re: Old Thumper Ale
Post by gitarzan on 03/02/05 at 10:22:57

I ordered a couple of their Tshirts a few months ago:

http://suzukisavage.com/cgi-bin/YaBB.pl?board=RubberSideDown;action=display;num=1099797712;start=33#33

Title: Re: Old Thumper Ale
Post by gitarzan on 03/02/05 at 10:24:10

Paladin wrote:

You also have bitter beer, which is something I miss.

That's why I drink a tad bit of India Pale Ale.

Title: Re: Old Thumper Ale
Post by gitarzan on 03/02/05 at 10:25:30

Reelthing wrote:

Don't know about the tag but I'd give the ale a go - where does one find such a fine brew?

Search Google for Ringwood Brewery. They have an online store.

And they do brew it now in the US market.

Title: Re: Old Thumper Ale
Post by PerrydaSavage on 03/04/05 at 18:32:32

8)Whoa git! An India Pale Ale used to be the brand of suds here in Nfld. back in the 60's ... A Nfld. brewed India Pale won a couple of international awards years ago I believe ... my Dad used to drink it way-back-when ...

http://www.newfoundlandbeer.com/

If y'all are interested in obscure micro-brewed suds, check out the above link. Quidi Vidi is a small fishing village just minutes from downtown St. John's and is home to a fabulous brewery that markets several unique brands to Eastern Canada ... 1892 is a lovely old-world style brown ale.
http://www.newfoundlandbeer.com/images/1892trad_r8_c3.jpg

Title: Re: Old Thumper Ale
Post by gitarzan on 03/04/05 at 20:43:26

Perry,

That's makes my mouth water. I had to go grab a brew.

It's a Red Hook IPA, OK, but not spectacular.

Right now Pyramid IPA is my favorite.
http://www.pyramidbrew.com/beer/beerguide.php?b=ipa
Good Stuff. Hoppy and Bright. Crisp.

Other preferred brews in regular rotation at my house are Guiness Stout, Heineken, Newcastle Nut Brown Ale, Pilsner Urquel, Weihenstephaner Kristallweissbier (or any Weihenstephaner brew) and XB Bluebird Bitter.

Sam Adams Scotch Ale is another real favorite, but no one around here stock it, or SA quit making it :'( I look for it darn near every time, but no luck for about 5 years now.

My Fav domestic p i s s beer is is good old Rolling Rock. "33". It's my Kool-Aid during the summer.

And when there's nothing else but Bud or Miller...

It's Miller.

Cheers! Ya Sure Ya Betcha! "33"

Title: Re: Old Thumper Ale
Post by Paladin on 03/04/05 at 22:01:55

Izmir, Turkey, 1968. U.S. Air Force base, Rod & Gun Club. Stocked Budwieser, Coors, and Schlitz. The Budwieser went first, then the Coors, finally we would drink the Schlitz. When you're out of Schiltz, you're out of beer.

Title: Re: Old Thumper Ale
Post by gitarzan on 03/04/05 at 22:26:01

Schlitz. I remember when that was the #2 beer in the US. Big name. About 1972-73 they called in some efficiently experts who reformulated it to cost less. It also tasted less. It became funky slime about the quality of Busch.

Similar thing happened to Stroh's. It used to be made in Detroit only. I loved it. Then they bought out Pabst, I believe, and closed down Detroit. It's never tasted the same since.

Title: Re: Old Thumper Ale
Post by Savage_Rob on 03/04/05 at 23:54:53

San Miguel in the PI (back when we still had Subic)... ahhhh the memories. Currently, I am more of a Fosters fan. So far as domestics go, I guess it'd be Miller Lite.

Title: Re: Old Thumper Ale
Post by Ed_L. on 03/05/05 at 12:54:29

Current favorite and has been for years is Lord Chesterfield ale. Started with Tiger Head triple X ale brewed by Balintine (sp?), drank a lot of Coors, Gennie cream and other mouthwash till I found Lord Chesterfield ale. A good ale is like a good motorcycle, ;D once you have found the right one nothing else comes close ;). Time grows short, Ride faster my friends.

Title: Re: Old Thumper Ale
Post by Mr 650 on 03/05/05 at 14:15:04

You guys are making me thirsty.
I like the idea of a Savage beer tour of the UK!
We charter a boat loaded w/ all the beers of the world, load up our bikes and ride over for a tour of The UK, heck they dug a tunnel over to France, so then we could cruise the Alps and go try out them German brews and meet the boat in the Mediterranean and cruise home!
;D ;D ;D

Title: Re: Old Thumper Ale
Post by PerrydaSavage on 03/06/05 at 03:12:51

8)Great idea there 650 ... swing by Nfld. on your way across "the Pond" and pick me up!
The mention of Schlitz and Pabst brings back some memories! Back in 1985, all of the Breweries in Newfoundland went on strike (the unions had an agreement that if one went out, then they all went out) ... and because the Breweries were the "Big-3" (Molsons, Labatt and Carling O'Keefe) Canuck suds makers, an inter-provincial trade barrier on beer at that time, dictated that they could not ship mainland brewed beer down during the strike. Now, this was in the days before micro-breweries ... Nflders love their beer and the darn strike lasted from April 'til November of that year ... solution? ... the Provincial Government (which makes lots of taxes off of beer) started importing American beer literally by the container-ship load ... buying it in bulk for cheap and selling it at local beer prices ... they made a friggin' fortune that Summer! Anyhoo, as I was a young feller at that time, I guzzled plenty Yankee Suds during the long, hot Summer of '85 ... Old Milwaulkee seemed to be the most popular brand, Pabst Blue Ribbon, Schlitz and Lone Star were also common around here for several months. At the end of the beer strike, Nflders returned en-masse to their old favourites, leaving the government stuck with tons of American product, which they eventually sold off at cost ... I remember seeing pick-up trucks leaving a local government liquor warehouse with the pans full of Old Milwaulkee, which had been purchased for a song ...