St Peters Best Bitter

Brewed by St Peters (UK)
Style: Bitter
Bungay, England

a beer in the british tradition that is different. it has a balanced malt and hop profile that i prefer. this profile is moderate but adequate. there is a clean taste due to the mild fruitiness and that flavor seems genuine and well placed. it is tingly bitter as a good octoberfest would be. the malty flavors are particulary well placed into this beer. all in all a nifty number indeed! i had no veg/ or metal taste at all nor do i ever remember that from this beer.

Amber of color with nice white head. An aroma of citrus, hops and raw malt. A flavor with lots of malt, citrus and a lovely bitter finish.

Cask at Jerusalem Tavern. Amber, in the mouth despite its low strength has a full malt taste, almost spicy, balanced by the right bitterness. Good!

Ruby coloured ale, with a sweet malt nose, and a light fruit malt with a bitter sweet fruit finish, slightly burnt smokeyness

It’s a dark brown beer with a weak head. The aroma is malty and so is the flavour, that also has notes of roasted malt, caramel and a hint of smoke. the bitterness is lightly dry and has citrussy notes in the finish, where I also find more malty notes.

Bottled. A nice red beer with a white head that doesn’t last for much time. Light aroma of hops. The flavour is hoppy with notes of caramel. Dry with a pleasant hoppy bitter finish. Light body but doesn’t seem only 3,7% ABV. High drinkability. Not complex and satisfacting beer.

Bottle. Dark golden colour with an off-white head. Aroma ir roasted, caramel. Flavour is hop, caramel, malt. Unbalanced and bitter finish.

Bottled. The bottles from St. Peters looks really nice, and this beer looks quite nice as well. Clear, deep golden with a small off-white, almost beige, head. A bit roasted aroma with caramel and unfortunately some notes of cooked vegetables. The flavor is a bit boring, with caramel, some roastiness and hops. The body is said to be full, I find it too thin. Maybe not for an English bitter, but thin anyway. It has a long, lightly hoppy and metallic finish. I’m not too pleased with this one. Rating: 5-4-4-2-9-2.4. (060216)

Bottle, thx to tarjei. It pours a clear, golden body under a small, off-white head. Malty and bready aroma with a pleasant citrusy touch. Boring though. The flavor is much the same, with the bready maltyness blending nicely with the hops, but without being interesting at all. Decent bitterness lingering. Sure, it’s a drinkable beer, sessionable and well-tasting, but also utterly boring. (081108)