www.stpetersbrewery.co.uk
St. Peter's Brewery, or more properly the brewery at St. Peter's, was opened in 1996 in St. Peter South Elmham, Bungay, Suffolk, England. It's housed in some old agricultural buildings that ceased to be used in the 1960's. They have a unique oval bottle which most of their beers are found in This oval bottle is a 500ml copy of one from Gibbstown, near Philadelphia which dates from c. 1770. It was produced for Thomas Gerrard, an innkeeper with a tidewater inn on the Delaware River
This beer has a deep brown-red colour, with a great reddish-white foamy head.
The aroma of honey is strong with a nice counter point of hops and maltiness in the background.
The honey taste is right in the foreground of the first sip, with the hops and maltiness jumping in a split second later. The mid taste is all about the hops, with the honey jumping in after a second or two and fading gently away.
This drinks and feels a lot lighter in the mouth than most porters do, but it has enough thickness and silkiness to tell you that you are still drinking something of substance.
Overall, this is a great twist on Porter. It's not so sweet that you can't drink it with pub fare like a regular porter, but sweet enough you could easily have it as a dessert beer. I think I will be exploring using it as a base for a marinade come barbeque season.
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