St Peters Old Style Porter

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

500mL bottle, not date. Pours deep reddish brown with almost no head, nothing in the way of retention and a bit of lacing. Some mineral and dark roast in the aroma, little hint of stale coffee. Cheap dark chocolate, some crystal malt and sharp bitterness. Very thin.

500 ml bottle sampled@RBNAG 2009, Cardinal. Dark, reddish brown body with a thin off-white head. Aroma is light, refreshing fruity with smooth roast malt. Flavor is smooth malty, light burnt, fruity, a hint of coffee and balanced bitter. Medium body, easy to drink and very pleasant without being outstanding.

(oval-dark-gr-btl bu-lbl, 2 ale blend)

br-lct, light bod, med co2 no head,

co2 T1, malt bitter T2, §bitter T3, ~through, bland

Bottle poured into my Guinness English Pint glass. Dark dark brown pour with a tall tan creamy head. Smells of some sweet chocolate and lots of bread and yeast. Feels a little thin. Taste is high roasted malts, some burnt feelings with ash. A little chocolate sneaks through but very little. Aftertaste is all burnt rolls. Not bad but the aftertaste is just too ashy bitter.

From bottle@Cardinal, Stavanger. A firm, mediumsized beige head upon a clear, deep mahogny colored body. Lightly roasted malt aroma along with a slight acidic, plummy and berry-ish fruitiness. Taste is fairly dry, roasted malty with a sourish twist. Berry-fruitiness again, and notes of toffee, bitter coffee and earthy hops. Medium body strenght. Slick in the mouth. Dry malty, slight acidulous, and gently bitter finish. Solid and straightforward.

Aroma of aged coffee with an unexpected hop presence. Appearance is dark brown with a creamy chocolate head. Flavor is roasted coffee with dark chocolate and an undercurrent of hops that is not common in many porters. Palate is bubbly and somewhat lively. An interesting brew in a normally mundane category.

Not too shabby. Has a roasted nut flavor that also gives off a little bit of a creamy feel. The color is nice and black, with no foam. Pretty decent.

500ml bottle. Ruby-highlighted black body. Small ring of offwhite foam. Subtle, yet complex roasted nose; nuts, burnt toffee, dark chocolate, plum and dark cherry, distinct smokiness and earthy spice. Mouthful is very full and length, particularly for strength. Thick, sticky malt body, moderate-high carbonation, very smooth with well-rounded roasted astrigencies blending with the overall richness. Tarry maltiness on the body; vanilla, mollasses, rum; all quite rich and sweet. Leafy, woody and earthy spices towards the finish, bitterness is quite firm yet well adjusted with the toffeeish sweetness that carries on and lingers. Quite a complex dark ale, yet well balanced and very drinkable.