St. Peter's Brewery

Microbrewery in Bungay, Suffolk, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿
Associated with 3 Venues

Established in 1996

Contact
St. Peter’s Hall, St. Peter South Elmham, Bungay, NR35 1NQ, England
Subsidiaries
St. Peter's Brewery owns 2 breweries:
Description
St. Peter's is an independent brewery founded in 1996 by John Murphy in former agricultural buildings adjacent to St. Peter’s Hall in St Peter, South Elmham, near Bungay, Suffolk, England. Siting the brewery at St. Peter’s was ideal because of the excellent water quality from our own deep bore-hole. Locally malted barley is used, together with Kentish hops, to produce a range of classical beers (bitters, mild etc.) as well as some more unusual beers such as honey porter and fruit beer.

Fun fact: The oval shape of its signatory 500 ml bottle is based on an 18th-century gin bottle from Gibbstown, by the Delaware River near Philadelphia, USA.

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5.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 4 Overall 5.5
Light hops in the aroma. A light brown, lightly carbonated beer. Lots of pepper in the light flavor. Not much there.
Tried on 07 Jan 2006 at 14:36

7.6/10 Appearance 10 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Bottled. Black colour, small brown head. Strong smoky and roasted malt in aroma along with dark chocolate. Chocolate, roast and some toffeeish notes in flavour, aftertaste is very smoky (smoke from wet burnt wood) and a bit hoppy.
Tried from Bottle on 29 Dec 2005 at 06:05

7.6/10 Appearance 10 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Bottled (BB 06/2006)
Almost opaque black color, small expresso head. Berry-like malty and chocolaty aroma. Medium to full bodied. Typical St Peter’s roasted malty flavor - chocolaty, smooth mouthfeel. Finish and aftertaste are hoppy with some roasted notes.
Tried from Bottle on 28 Dec 2005 at 12:42

6.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Bottled. Dark ruby red, small beige head. Plum, a bit alcohol and some malts and chocolate in aroma. Plum, roasted malt and weak alcohol in flavour. Very sweet aftertaste of sugar, plum and weak hops. A bit sticky palate.
Tried from Bottle on 22 Dec 2005 at 14:40

6.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
(Bottle 50 cl) Very dark with only a glimpse of light shining through leaving a tint of red. Greasy, brownish head. Rather heavy in alcohol for a stout, but doesn’t appear alcoholic - actually rather a bit watery. Very solid bitterness with a discreet underlying sweetness. 100203
Tried from Bottle on 11 Dec 2005 at 11:56

6.4/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
(Bottle 50 cl) Dark brown - rather than black - with a deliciously creamy, brownish head. Soft and smooth mouthfeel with a weak underlying sweetnes. I believe I can detect some honey traces here. Otherwise classical burned/smoky malty flavours. 170502
Tried from Bottle on 11 Dec 2005 at 05:42

6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
(Bottle 50 cl) Very pretty deep amber, slightly hazy with only a small head. Low carbonation. Typical nuts and caramel character with a very distinct bitterness. Odd lightly burned notes. 160202
Tried from Bottle on 10 Dec 2005 at 12:02

6.8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
(Bottle 50 cl) Pitch black with a reddish hue. Handsome, creamy head that sticks to my glass. Distinct notes of burned malts, coffee and bitter chocolate - all the right characteristics for a good porter. Dry, fairly light-bodied and very drinkable. An aromatic and pleasant porter. 181201
Tried from Bottle on 10 Dec 2005 at 05:43

6.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
(Bottle 50 cl) Beautiful, golden slightly hazy beer with a small, creamy head. Very fresh and fruity but also markedly bitter - a typicality for St. Peter’s. A long and lasting bitterness. 111101
Tried from Bottle on 09 Dec 2005 at 14:15

7.8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 8
Bottled. Dark ruby red colour, with small beige head. Caramellish and spicy aroma, including cinnamon. Cinnamon and roasted malt in flavour with some salty hints too. I liked it a lot!
Tried from Bottle on 05 Dec 2005 at 06:47