St. Peter's Golden Ale - St. Peter's Brewery Co Ltd

damndirtyape

Ohio

3.5/5  rDev -2.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

1pt, 0.9oz bottle (green glass) poured into a tulip stout glass. Date/batch stamp 12148

Appearance: Bright light copper, thin white head, some islands and few strands of lacing. About halfway through the glass all the lacing gone except for a little bit at the edges.

Smell: Faint buttery malt and some floral hops.

Taste: Quick malt sweetness with some definite buttery flavor, then moves into some very solid hop bitterness - maybe a touch of skunk in there towards the end. Much more bitter than expected for an English pale ale.

Mouthfeel: Light carbonation, a little sticky on the teeth from the hop oils.

Overall / Drinkability: Not bad, but not a great English pale ale either. A bit unbalanced but okay. I guess it's a rather hoppy English pale ale.

Serving type: bottle

12-09-2012 23:40:14 | More by damndirtyape

Jetulio

Spain

3.93/5  rDev +9.2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4

Pours from a 500 ml. bottle into a Pint glass.

A: clour is a light golden amber with visible bubbles, white normal head not long lasting

S: biscuit malts with toasted grains, hop aromas with grass notes

T: cereal with woody notes and citric hop bitterness at the end that is lasting for a while.

M: medium bodied with low carbonation. roasty malt and hop bitterness of the end are well balanced Quite refreshing

D: A clean and refreshing English pale

Serving type: bottle

10-21-2012 18:22:18 | More by Jetulio

flagmantho

Washington

3.2/5  rDev -11.1%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3

Poured from 500mL bottle into a pint glass.

Appearance: medium golden hue with a moderate haze and moderate effervescence. Head is a finger of frothy ivory foam. Quite nice.

Smell: a whiff of slight skunkiness was apparent right when I opened the bottle, but this dissipated pretty quickly. There's a light malt aroma with a light graininess here; reminds me more of a pale lager than a pale ale. That said, there is a light whiff of hops which helps redeem the scent.

Taste: sweetish malt which is quite reminiscent of a Euro strong lager, strangely enough. A bit dank, and not in a good way. Hop character and bitterness are minimal. I'm not a big fan.

Mouthfeel: medium-light body with a decent carbonation and an engaging texture that, while not exactly creamy, is at least stimulating.

Overall: this beer is probably not objectively bad, but its flavor profile jibes neither with what I know of this style, nor my palate in general.

Serving type: bottle

09-25-2012 02:50:24 | More by flagmantho

puboflyons

New Hampshire

3.55/5  rDev -1.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5

Sampled on August 23, 2012. It pours golden amber with a small head that lingers and reforms after each sip.

The aroma is strong with pale malts, English yeast, and vaguely hopped along with biscuit and dough.

The body is light to medium with a creamy character on the palate.

The taste is full of English yeast, toffee, malts, and a decent semi-lingering hop bite on the tail end.

Serving type: bottle

08-23-2012 22:37:40 | More by puboflyons

janubio

Spain

3.48/5  rDev -3.3%
look: 3 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

500 ml. dicinal" bottle. Orange to gold colour, with normal head that dissappears sooon. Smell is earthy, grains, hops. Palate is maybe too light, fizzy, but smooth. Taste is rough in the beginning, earthy, caramel, citrus notes. Yes, is similar in character to Czech lager, and it's good.

Serving type: bottle

04-11-2012 15:21:33 | More by janubio

papat444

Quebec (Canada)

3.15/5  rDev -12.5%
look: 3 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3

Thanks to Ruds for this one.

Poured from a 500ml. bottle, best before 13 Apr 12.

Appearance: A brown-orange body (not really golden) with a thin ring of foam that disappears fast. Disappointing.

Smell: Earthy minerals and some bitter fruit.

Taste: Fleshy orange, hint of smoke, very mineral verging on salty. That saltiness kind of lingers but gets better as it warms.

Mouthfeel: Starts strong but thins out a bit. Good carbonation.

Overall: Decent but not a highlight for me.

Serving type: bottle

03-08-2012 12:13:58 | More by papat444

CanuckRover

Ontario (Canada)

3.53/5  rDev -1.9%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

Pours a darker shade of gold, has a real copper hue to it. Bubbly head has good retention and leaves some nice chunky lacings to the finish.

Grainy aroma, a tad too sweet for my liking.

Despite the malty aroma, hops really dominate on the tongue. Perfumey, herbal, really complex profile for an English brew. Malt profile is biscuity with pronouncedear flavors.

Nice mouthfeel, restrained carbonation doesn't get in the way of the complex flavors.

Don't usually like this style, but this is really well developed. Nice beer.

Serving type: bottle

02-25-2012 01:38:25 | More by CanuckRover

TMoney2591

Illinois

3.58/5  rDev -0.6%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5

Served in a Gale Sayers shaker pint glass.

Got this guy from his new, round bottle. Gotta say, I almost prefer the more flask-like model... Anyway, this stuff pours a clear golden straw topped by over a finger of off-white foam. The nose comprises wheat, light orange peel, and very light banana. The taste sticks to the smell's guns, altering pretty much nothing. Fair enough. The body is a hefty light, with a very light moderate carbonation and a wet feel. Overall, a nice little EPA, nothing amazing, but something easily taken down with moderate pleasure. And, yes, I could sound more like a humanizing robot...I just choose not to...

Serving type: bottle

02-01-2012 04:43:53 | More by TMoney2591

SebD

Ontario (Canada)

3.7/5  rDev +2.8%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5

Appearance: It has a nice cloudy golden/copper colour to it. It has a nice white bubbly head that dies down moderately and leaves some lacing.

Smell: The aromas definitly give out hints of alot of grainy and bready malts, some sweet toffee and caramel and some light hops.

Taste: Like the aromas, it has a very strong malt grainy and bready feel to it, caramel sweetness and some grassy/earthy/woody notes from the hops witch give it a slight bitterness.

Mouthfeel: It has a medium carbonation with a nice balance and feel but not enough hop complexity.

Drinkability: It's a smooth drinkable beer accompanied with decent flavors and aromas.

Serving type: bottle

11-19-2011 20:41:33 | More by SebD

Kartoffeln

Ontario (Canada)

4.05/5  rDev +12.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4

A: Pours a bright, clear, light golden amber with some visible carbonation and a sizeable white head of creamy foam with solid retention. It gradually dissipates to a ring and thin cap of bubbly foam, leaving spotty lacing.

S: Sweet caramel and loads of biscuit malts with notes of treacle, butterscotch, nuts, and fresh and toasted grains. Grassy and woody hop aromas with resiny, herbal, and spice notes lurk beneath the malt with hints of yeast, citrus, ethanol beneath the malt.

T: Robust and slightly sweet caramel and biscuit malts with a mildly earthy, peaty undertone give way to bready and grainy malt tastes mingling with floral, woody, and slightly citric (lemon zest) hops. Roasty, nutty, faintly smoky malt notes in the finish alongside earthy and citric hop bitterness.

M: Light-bodied with low, creamy smooth carbonation. Quite dry, with the lingering roasty malt and hop bitterness of the finish balancing the rich flavour profile and prodding you to take another sip. Quite refreshing altogether.

D: A clean and refreshing English pale ale that would be nothing short of sensual art on a July afternoon. Besides the drinkability, it's flavourful and has complexity to make it worth sipping as well as sessioning. Well worth a try.

Serving type: bottle

11-09-2011 23:40:26 | More by Kartoffeln

MONKandTUCK

Pennsylvania

3.15/5  rDev -12.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 2.5

A - Pours a bright straw color. Foam cap quickly settles, some busy coronation continues to work its way up the glass as the here drinks.

A - Interesting array of malt, yeast and green hops. Nothing stunning, but more interesting than most beers out there. Certainly more lively than most beers of this size and outside of the hop-forward American category.

F - This isn't really an English rendition of a Lager, a la Sam Smith's Lager or Great Lakes' Dortmunder Export. Nor is it simply an English Bitter. Unfortunately it's a hybrid of both.

There's too much grain in the finish. There's some honey flavor, but otherwise the malt character is boring and thin. The hops are English and restrained. They don't do anything for the beer. Spicy noble hops would be far more fitting than these acidic fruit and forest flavors.
The yeast isn't clean enough for the style, either.

M - It's thin and dry, which a Summer beer ought to be. However, the graininess leaves it too thin. Even a Budweiser has more body.

O - This tastes more like an emaciated Bitter, than a British substitute for a Pilsner. I don't mind a good Pilsner, when fresh. But my experience with their other beers had me hoping I had found my go-to Warm Weather beer. Sadly it lacked comparable character and isn't worth the price.

Serving type: bottle

10-20-2011 23:59:33 | More by MONKandTUCK

rhoadsrage

Illinois

3.63/5  rDev +0.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

(Served in a nonic)

A- This beer pours a crystal clear body of aged copper with a bubbly white head that fades to a thin film and a raging carbonation of tiny bubbles.

S- The strong aroma of pale malt and grain even during the pour is followed by a green slightly pungent hops aroma. The finish has a hops and hair perm chemical quality with a stale cigarette ash note coming through as it warms up. The hops still cover a bit of that up.

T- The soft pale malt taste is dry with a soft woody hop finish with a hop pungent flavor lingering with some carbonic acid taste mixed in.

M- The medium mouthfeel has a dry finish that becomes really dry as it goes on and no alcohol heat noticed.

O- The soft malt flavor is very dry with the hops becoming mostly bitey with the carbonic acid but they do hold a bit of their flavor. The hops were very nice in the nose but the off aromas were hard to get past.

Serving type: bottle

08-25-2011 21:39:22 | More by rhoadsrage

UCLABrewN84

California

3.7/5  rDev +2.8%
look: 3 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 3.5

Pours a murky light honey orange with a 1/2 tan head that fades to nothing. Very small dots of lace randomly form on the glass on the drink down. Smell is of toasted malt, grains, and some honey. Taste is of malt, grains, bread, and slight hop flavors. There is a slight bitterness that sticks around on the palate after each sip. This beer has a low level of carbonation with a creamy and smooth mouthfeel. Overall, this is a pretty good beer but I wish the carbonation level was a bit higher.

Serving type: bottle

08-13-2011 04:06:24 | More by UCLABrewN84

MoreThanWine

Massachusetts

2.58/5  rDev -28.3%
look: 2.5 | smell: 1.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 2.5

Other than the unusual bottle shape I found this beer underwhelming. Poured a 2" white head which quickly vanished. Clear straw yellow in color, not really even golden. Smell is moderately skunked. It tastes like standard BMCs except for a lasting bitter finish and a moderate zing. I don't see what's the big deal.

Serving type: bottle

08-01-2011 08:48:13 | More by MoreThanWine

avalon07

South Carolina

4/5  rDev +11.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

A: Poured from a bottle to a pint glass. Had a golden yellow color and a clear texture. There was an inch and a half of creamy, fairly long-lasting head. Good lacing.

S: A lot of malt in the aroma, along with some hops and grain.

T: Tasted mainly of malt, with mild English hops, a grainy quality, and a slightly harsh herbal component. An interesting and generally likable flavor. Very focused.

M: A solid amount of carbonation with a dry finish. Medium-bodied.

O: On the whole, this is an easy to drink, well made English Pale Ale. It's not something that will wow you, but it is a good, solid brew.

Serving type: bottle

07-16-2011 12:05:41 | More by avalon07

micmillon18

Massachusetts

3.7/5  rDev +2.8%
look: 3 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

Poured into a pint glass from a pint bottle. I don't see any born on date.

A - Pours a clear gold with a small bubbly head that fizzles away quickly. Looks like your standard English pale.

S - Scents of sweet malts, like that of toffee,, with a small spicy hop aroma at the end. Nice and clean on the nose.

T - Starts sweet with green apple flavors mixed together with a slight, somewhat smoky maltiness. Lemon flavors, probably from the hops, show up in the middle. Finishes with some grassy flavors.

M - clean and smooth with good carbonation though and a semi dry finish. Typical to the style.

O - A pretty solid brew overall though I'm not sure I'd buy it again. I prefer much maltier English ales but that being, it still has some unique qualities that certainly make it worth a try.

Serving type: bottle

06-30-2011 02:25:08 | More by micmillon18

nickfl

Florida

3.38/5  rDev -6.1%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3

A - Pour with half a finger of white foam that sits on top of a clear, golden-brown body. The head settles pretty quickly and leaves moderate lace.

S - Bready malt and some spicy hop aromas. Some toffee and perhaps a hint of caramel in the background with notes of red apple.

T - Dry, bready malt up front with just a hint of toasted character. More complexity appears in the middle with notes of red apple and musty hops. Things finish up with more toast and toffee as well as moderate bitterness that lingers in the finish.

M - Medium-thick body, moderately low carbonation, and a somewhat dry finish.

D - Not bad, there is nothing too complex going on here but it certainly has all of the requisite components of beer. The hops and yeast are appropriately disposed to misty and fruity notes, respectively. I wouldn't turn this down if offered a glass in the future, but I can't really see any reason to spend money on it.

Serving type: bottle

05-10-2011 05:40:53 | More by nickfl

Cresant

Kentucky

3/5  rDev -16.7%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3

Served this 1 pint .09 oz. green bottle in a Sierra Nevada Hops glass. No date. The body was a foggy apricot color and the head was soapy/foamy and off white.

The smell was simply apples and light grain.

The taste was cider-like. Tart apples and delicate sweetness. Hints of buttered crackers.

The mouthfeel was soft and under-carbonated.

Serving type: bottle

04-11-2011 13:53:51 | More by Cresant

Shrews629

Kentucky

3.98/5  rDev +10.6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Appearance - A clear, dark yellow/gold color. A bright white somewhat soapy head with fine bubbles. Nice size. Only average retetnion. Left some good lacing however.

Smell - The nose was a fresh grainy/grassy bouquet. Some cracker and butter notes. Nicely balanced.

Taste - The taste provided the grain again. Not an astringent grain as some can be. A butter flavor with a light splash of lemon. Again some dry cracker type tastes. Well balanced in flavor. Some touches of bitterness.

Mouthfeel - Medium mouthfeel. Crisp and snappy. Refreshing and dry. Doesn't over do it with flavor on the palate, but does leave a nice bit of flavor.

Drinkability - I didn't know what to expect of this brew when I opened it, however I was pleasantly surprised. A very nice well rounded beer. A great brew for Spring and Summer. Worth a try. Very sessionable and easy to drink. A great beer to sit back and relax with. It was rather filling for a low ABV beer also.

Serving type: bottle

04-01-2011 16:49:28 | More by Shrews629

mfgeorge

Ontario (Canada)

4.22/5  rDev +17.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Pours golden orange with a thin white head that barely skims the top as you drink. Grainy smell. Taste is of fresh grains as well. Light hop and malt. Very well balanced. Nothing really stands out yet somehow it's quite good. Tastes like "more!"

Serving type: bottle

03-19-2011 20:42:59 | More by mfgeorge

metter98

New York

3.73/5  rDev +3.6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

A: The beer is clear deep golden yellow in color and has a slight amount of visible carbonation. It poured with a thin head that quickly dissipated leaving delicate lacing on the surface.
S: There are moderate aromas of bready malts in the nose along with some hints of floral hops.
T: Like the smell, the taste is quite malty and has some hints of sweetness in the initial taste and some hints of bitterness in the finish.
M: It feels medium-bodied and relatively smooth on the palate with a low amount of carbonation.
D: The beer is very easy to drink. I would definitely consider having another one of these because it is very flavorful.

Serving type: bottle

02-20-2011 21:48:44 | More by metter98

Neecee513

New York

2.78/5  rDev -22.8%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3

Poured bottle into pint glass.

A: Straw colored, slight head

S: Sweet floral notes

T: Malty, biscuit backbone; minimal hop character

M: Low carbonation, light body, somewhat dry finish

D: Light session beer, easily can drink a few of these in one sitting, nothing special

Serving type: bottle

01-30-2011 06:47:57 | More by Neecee513

JohnnyBarman

Ontario (Canada)

3.95/5  rDev +9.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

First of two brews in my St. Peters gift pack, which includes a branded glass. Kept in the cellar for a couple of months before savoring. BBD: July 5/2011.

Poured into said glass. A wonderful colour for a pale ale, a tawny-golden hue worthy of the beer's name, with about a half-inch of foamy head. Receded nicely into a thick ring, and has left behind some lovely icicles of lacing up and down the glass. Looks great.

Nose is soft malts, butter, tea, caramel and a bit of fruit, perhaps apple or pear. Certainly opens up after warming.

A sturdy, slightly sweet, but damned drinkable English pale. Malty and bready, with a nice sweet, buttery palate. Notes of caramel and fruit. Finishes with a hopped bitterness and a touch of smoke. Very flavorful, easy to quaff. Smoky bitterness lingers long after the finish.

Carbonation is predictably low, with a slightly creamy mouthfeel and a medium body.

The English pale ale is a style of beer with which I'm sort of going through a bit of a rough spell. This little brew will certainly go far towards rekindling our once powerful romance. An easy-drinking pub ale, full of flavor and brilliant-looking in the accompanying glass. Great stuff.

Serving type: bottle

01-23-2011 02:04:22 | More by JohnnyBarman

Wattsox

United Kingdom (Northern Ireland)

4.28/5  rDev +18.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4.5

500ml bottle, consumed Jan 2011, BBE Sept 2011

A - Orange-hued golden body with a decent white head that dissipates fairly quickly, leaving a light lacing.

S - Hoppy aroma leads, with a sweet malt and citrus compliment.

T - Slightly sweet, malty and fruity with a nice balanced hop bitterness, which leaves a pleasantly bitter aftertaste. More bitter than I expected actually, but by no means unwelcome.

M - Smooth feel with mild carbonation, very light.

D - A very drinkable beer, would definitely work as a session drink.

Serving type: bottle

01-17-2011 22:34:33 | More by Wattsox

bryehn

Ontario (Canada)

3.1/5  rDev -13.9%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 3

Poured into a St. Peter's Brewery glass. Very little head, with a lingering collar. No lacing to speak of. The beer pours a nice golden colour with a definite amber hue to it.

I find the aroma malty, with a honey or corn syrup sweetness to it. I also get a green tea-like smell, something I noticed in the brewery's Organic Ale as well. It starts to smell a bit "boozy" as it warms, despite a rather low ABV percentage.

The Golden Ale is quite dry and bitter up front, hop forward with a sort of earthy freshness and grain undertones to be had.

The beer has a thick mouthfeel and minimal carbonation. It feels almost dirty at times. This takes away any refreshing qualities the slightly crisp, dry taste affords.

It's definitely a passable, drinkable beer, however I find it weighs a bit heavy and it's not as good as some of the other varieties produced at St. Peter's Brewery.

Serving type: bottle

01-02-2011 19:01:49 | More by bryehn