Father Thames
Windsor & Eton Brewery in Windsor, Berkshire, England 🏴
Bitter - ESB / Strong Bitter Winter|
Score
6.63
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A premium winter bitter with notes of toffee, caramel and marmalade, and a hint of golden syrup. Brewed with Berkshire malts and Admiral hops.
Also sold as Father Christmas Thames.
Also sold as Father Christmas Thames.
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6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7
Half pint from the cask at the Lamplighter in Jersey. Pours a dark amber with a white head. Aromas & tastes of caramel, toffee, marmalade, dried stone fruits & biscuit malt. Medium body. Dry moderate bitter finish. Enjoyable
Tried
from Cask
on 13 Jan 2025
at 20:57
6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask. Rich amber beer with a tan head. Caramel and light citrus aroma. Caramel and light floral flavor. Medium bodied. Caramel and light floral notes linger.
Tried
from Cask
on 28 Feb 2024
at 18:52
6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6
Cask at Heidrun, HW, 06/05/23. Amber with a good sized lasting off white cap. Nose is biscuit, grains, dried fruit esters, straw, brown bread. Taste comprises fruit slice, toffee, grains, sultanas, hedgerow, dried fruits. Medium bodied, soft carbonation, light drying close. Fine.
Tried
from Cask
on 19 May 2023
at 12:36
7/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask, half-pint at Pommelers Rest (JDW). Good looking with a resting beige head over a clear copper coloured body, upper part lacing. Moderate malt-fruity nose, mid-sweet. Fine blended taste of leafy hops and caramel malts followed by a bittersweet finish. Like it. (Tower Bridge, London 10.02.2023).
Tried
from Cask
on 01 Mar 2023
at 07:26
23/03/2019. CROSSE KEYS, 9 Gracechurch Street, LONDON, EC3, England (WETHERSPOONS)
Tried
on 20 Feb 2023
at 06:40
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Mørk gyldenbrun. Lavt tett skum med litt farge. Klar. Tykk teppelacing. Lett karamellaroma. Smaken kjeks, litt bær & syltetøy. Tørr, lett bitter avslutning.
Tried
on 10 Feb 2023
at 15:13
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Cask at The Bankers Draft, Eltham. Copper coloured pour with a beige head. Nose, is bonfire toffee, sweet spice, cloves, caramel, sultanas- very Christmassy. Taste is much the same. Spicy bittersweet finish.
Tried
from Cask
on 27 Dec 2022
at 14:22
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask at JDW Ritz Lincoln. Amber colour malty and citrus aroma and slight sweet taste. medium body.
Tried
from Cask
on 15 Apr 2022
at 14:11
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask at Moon under Water, Wolverhampton. Pours a dark chestnus with a small off-white head. A slight maltiness in the aroma, but not much. In the mouth it starts off sweet and malty with toffee and some caramel. Later on some hops begin to show, along with autumn fruits. Finish is slightly dry and swwt. Reasonable.
Tried
from Cask
on 10 Mar 2022
at 21:54
6.6/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Sample on cask at the Gate House. Medium creamy off white head. Clear golden pour. Nice bitterness.
Tried
from Cask
at
The Gate House (JDW)
on 10 Feb 2022
at 17:12