Brewery: St Peter’s
Location: Bungay, Suffolk, England
ABV: 5.1%
Version: Bottled
Source: Slattery’s, Prestwich

I enjoyed St Peter’s Organic Ale when I sampled it back in August last year and enjoyed their Cream Stout even more. Having hit on a local St Peter’s motherlode in the form of Manchester’s premier chocolatier, Slattery’s (of all places) I came away with a couple of bottles of that one, plus one of the Honey Porter and three of the Old Style Porter.

Cracking open one of the latter I was greeted by a distinct burnt-coffee aroma which carries over to the flavour, along with hints of bonfire toffee. Mouth-feel is a bit on the thin side, perhaps, but it still carries the bitter flavours well, and there’s an after-taste of dark chocolate that’s worth waiting for. The beer became smoother and a little sweeter as the bottle went on, with those chocolate flavours developing and the bitterness fading.

It was entirely pleasant and extremely drinkable (although at Slattery’s prices I might be better off with direct mail order from the brewery). Taking this one as a base, I’m looking forward to running a comparison with the Honey Porter and then returning to the Cream Stout as well. Should be a good evening’s beer-drinking.