St. Peter's Indian Pale Ale
Style: IPA
Alcohol Content: 5.5%
From: Bungay, Suffolk, UK
Purchased from: Waitrose
Purchased from: Waitrose
St. Peter's is an independent brewery founded in 1996 by John Murphy in former agricultural buildings adjacent to St. Peter’s Hall in Bungay, Suffolk, England. The brewery produces cask ales, though are better known for their cold filtered bottled beers. The distinctive oval shape of the bottle is based on an 18th century gin bottle, which had been originally made for an innkeeper on the Delaware River. John Murphy, the owner, founded Interbrand - the marketing consultants, and is a professor of marketing at a British university. He has said, "I know about international branding and marketing. That is the vision behind St Peter's." The brewery also owns a pub in Clerkenwell, London, The Jerusalem Tavern.
The brewery produces around twelve regular beers plus another six seasonal. St Peter's is well known for its Organic beers. In November 2007, the Independent newspaper conducted a blind tasting by a panel of judges of bottled beers and lagers to create a 'Top 50 beers' list and St. Peter's India Pale Ale was voted overall winner. A new gluten free beer, G-Free TM was launched late in 2007 and is approved and licensed by Coeliac UK.
Colour: This beer is a light chestnut brown which on the pour has a rich and luxurious white head. This leaves quicker that you can say speedy Gonzalez but it does leave behind a slight layer of foam. This beer is inviting me in with its come to bed eyes so to speak. I am very excited about this beer.
Aroma: As soon as you open the bottle the aroma over powers you like a waterfall. Wave after wave of sweet hop bombard you almost into submission. This beer seriously has to be the most aromatic beer I have ever drunk or reviewed so far. If you can get you nose close enough to the brew, you will also pick up lovely honey notes. Now this is a smell that you would not normally associate with this style but its certainly a welcome change to the norm. Variety is the spice of life after all.
Body: This beer is a lot richer than other IPA's I have reviewed. It's almost like a hybrid between a Brewdog Punk IPA and a Greene King IPA. Now this richness could from the sticky honey notes that I referred to earlier. Personally, I quite like this blend of styles but it may not be to every bodies tastes.
Taste: Once you have your first sip you will notice how hopped this beer is. It actually says on the label that this beer is now more hoppier. The first time I tried his beer, it almost blew my socks off as I was not prepared for the hoppy sensation delivered to my taste buds. This time the flavors seemed to of matured and mellowed. The sweet honey on the nose, also translate to the taste. In short this IPA is everything you would expect and more. Crisp and hopped, with a lovely sweetness to finish.
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Aroma: As soon as you open the bottle the aroma over powers you like a waterfall. Wave after wave of sweet hop bombard you almost into submission. This beer seriously has to be the most aromatic beer I have ever drunk or reviewed so far. If you can get you nose close enough to the brew, you will also pick up lovely honey notes. Now this is a smell that you would not normally associate with this style but its certainly a welcome change to the norm. Variety is the spice of life after all.
Body: This beer is a lot richer than other IPA's I have reviewed. It's almost like a hybrid between a Brewdog Punk IPA and a Greene King IPA. Now this richness could from the sticky honey notes that I referred to earlier. Personally, I quite like this blend of styles but it may not be to every bodies tastes.
Taste: Once you have your first sip you will notice how hopped this beer is. It actually says on the label that this beer is now more hoppier. The first time I tried his beer, it almost blew my socks off as I was not prepared for the hoppy sensation delivered to my taste buds. This time the flavors seemed to of matured and mellowed. The sweet honey on the nose, also translate to the taste. In short this IPA is everything you would expect and more. Crisp and hopped, with a lovely sweetness to finish.
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