Sunday, July 7, 2013

THE VIEW FROM BEHIND MY TANKARD... An Ale Review II

So, to anyone who has read my first review, thanks for coming back. Anyone new to my blog welcome. I intend to review one beer each week and would be glad to see some comments regardless of their context.
Without further ado here is the next Ale to review...

I like to start the reviews with the description of the beer on the label so you guys and girls know what the breweries are trying to achieve and also gives you some additional information...

St Peter's Organic Ale
Near Bungay, Suffolk.
St Peter's brewery is located in a medieval hall in a remote and beautiful corner of Suffolk. There our beers began their lives deep below the brewery with water drawn from a pure source - as it has been for over 700 years, essential for the full flavour and pure character of all of St Peter's beers.
Our beautiful flask shaped oval bottle is a copy of one produced c. 1770 for Thomas Gerrard of Gibbstown, just across the Delaware river from Philadelphia.
The original is now kept at St Peter's hall and is a rare example of an oval 18th century beer bottle.

St Peter's Brewery says: Organically grown light malted barley and hops create a refreshingly wholesome flavoured ale with a delicate character. Brewed with skill and patience in one of Britain's finest small breweries.

So after that long historical Introduction I was looking forward to pouring this fine crafted ale into my tankard and relaxing.
At 4.5% it's not a weak brew, at first pour the head was very light and thin so giving it the benefit of the doubt I poured it into a glass to see if the head improved, it didn't.
The beer settles  very quickly and leaves you with little more than a thin film of white froth rather than a proper head and a pale ale colour.
The initial taste screams LAGER!!! at me and with the amount of gas in it had me belching in minutes.
A light crisp taste that tastes of little in the mouth and even less in the after taste department. It looks like a lager, it behaves like a lager and tastes like a lager and I won't be buying it again.
A shame as the history and look of the bottle made it unique alongside the other bottles on the shelf. Unfortunately it reminds me of a cheap duty free stubby from France.

* Price £1.79/ 3 for £5 @ Asda. 4/10
* Labelling and bottle presentation 9/10
* Colour and translucency 9/10
* Initial taste 3/10
* After taste 2/10
Total 27/50

To close this review I would like to remind you all that this is my opinion and I believe that people should try these beers for themselves as I appreciate the fact that peoples taste buds are different.
Thanks for your time and next week we'll be drinking beer from the Hogs Back Brewery at Tongham.

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