Beer of the Weekend #106: St. Peter's Old-Style Porter
A midweek BotW is in order to quench my thirst, and my curiosity regarding one of the beers my cousin gave me for Christmas.
The beer tonight is St. Peter’s Old-Style Porter brewed by St. Peter’s Brewery of Suffolk, England.
Serving type: One .5 liter bottle.
Appearance: Very attractive brew. Poured a deep ruby brown — almost black, but not quite. Two fingers of cappuccino colored head developed and dissipated slowly to leave a spotted lacing and ring around the edge.
Smell: A lot of dark malts — coffee, caramel, maybe a little chocolate — and dark fruits; I’m thinking plum for some reason, but it’s not that sweet. Dates, maybe?
Taste: Whoa — that’s good. There’s a perfect hop bite. The taste is dominated by the dark malts: coffee is the most prevalent, but the caramel comes into play, too. The dark fruit, whatever it is, comes through as well.
Drinkability: There’s nothing better than old school — or old-style, in this case. St. Peter’s Old-Style Porter is a top-notch brew.
Fun facts about St. Peter’s Old-Style Porter:
-Price: Who knows? It was a gift, so I don’t care. Thanks, cuz.
-Serving temperature: 50-55ºF.
-Alcohol content: 5.1 percent ABV.
-Food pairings: BA recommends barbecue, Latin, American (processed shit?), earthy cheeses (like Camembert and Fontina), chocolate, and basically all types of meat.
-In tiny, tiny text on the back label is this:
Gotta love British English. And what about “characterful”? Word does not approve, and I don’t, either.
The Quiet Man’s grade: A.
The beer tonight is St. Peter’s Old-Style Porter brewed by St. Peter’s Brewery of Suffolk, England.
Serving type: One .5 liter bottle.
Appearance: Very attractive brew. Poured a deep ruby brown — almost black, but not quite. Two fingers of cappuccino colored head developed and dissipated slowly to leave a spotted lacing and ring around the edge.
Smell: A lot of dark malts — coffee, caramel, maybe a little chocolate — and dark fruits; I’m thinking plum for some reason, but it’s not that sweet. Dates, maybe?
Taste: Whoa — that’s good. There’s a perfect hop bite. The taste is dominated by the dark malts: coffee is the most prevalent, but the caramel comes into play, too. The dark fruit, whatever it is, comes through as well.
Drinkability: There’s nothing better than old school — or old-style, in this case. St. Peter’s Old-Style Porter is a top-notch brew.
Fun facts about St. Peter’s Old-Style Porter:
-Price: Who knows? It was a gift, so I don’t care. Thanks, cuz.
-Serving temperature: 50-55ºF.
-Alcohol content: 5.1 percent ABV.
-Food pairings: BA recommends barbecue, Latin, American (processed shit?), earthy cheeses (like Camembert and Fontina), chocolate, and basically all types of meat.
-In tiny, tiny text on the back label is this:
This beer is a blend of old mature ale and a younger light beer — just as a true Porter should be. The marriage produces an extremely characterful brew which is dark in colour and complex in taste.
The headquarters of St. Peter’s Brewery is situated in a medieval hall in a remote and beautiful corner of Suffolk. St. Peter’s Hall, the centerpiece of the site, is a half-moated large house with the earliest part of the property dating back to c1280. It was extended in 1539 when the east wing was built using ecclesiastical salvage from the nearby Flixton nunnery which had been closed by King Henry VIII at the time of the Dissolution of the Monasteries two years previously.
Gotta love British English. And what about “characterful”? Word does not approve, and I don’t, either.
The Quiet Man’s grade: A.
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