Brewery: St Peter’s
Origin: Bungay, Suffolk, England
ABV: 4.5%
Version: 500ml bottle
Source: Sainsbury’s

Happily continuing the Organic theme re-started by Ed with his Oxford Gold post yesterday, we now come to the St. Peter’s Brewery‘s organic variant.

The first thing you notice about the St. Peter’s is the retro-styling of the elegant, demi-lozenge shaped bottle. Clearly setting out to make a statement there, although my cynical side fears an emphasis on style might betray a lack of substance, a taste of the brew itself is more than enough to dispel that particular worry.

Pouring a golden amber colour with a very thin head, this ale has a wonderfully complex flavour to it: peppery, nutty and chocolatey all at once. The rich texture of the beer gives it a very pleasant mouth-feel and its overall character is sharp, dry and bitter with lingering hoppiness. All in all: very good stuff indeed. Definite thumbs-up from me.

For a while, I naively thought this was perhaps the only beer in the St Peter’s range, having only ever seen this one example in the stores (until I encountered the Amarillo in my Sainsbury’s haul the other day). But a quick glance at their online store reveals a much wider range, including an organic bitter, two different porters and a stout, a bottled mild and a gluten-free pilsner-style.

A mixed case for £22.00, y’say? Where did I put my credit card?