The St. Peter’s Brewery company is based at St. Peter, South Elmham, near Bungay in Suffolk. The brewery itself was built in 1996, and is housed in an attractive range of     traditional former agricultural buildings adjacent to St. Peter’s Hall.

Situating the brewery at St. Peter’s was ideal because of the excellent water quality from the onsite deep bore-hole. Locally malted barley is used, together with Kentish hops to produce a range of classical English cask-conditioned ales. In addition the company produces a range of superb    bottled beers.

They brew 'traditional' beers - bitters, mild etc. - as well as some more unusual beers such as honey   porter and fruit beer. Replicating what was common practice up to the Nineteenth     Century to add fruits and honey to beers to create special seasonal brews.

Thus, blackcurrant and gooseberry beers would be brewed when soft fruits were readily available while at Christmas-time dried fruits, spices and orange peel would be added to create a special Christmas Ale.

St. Peter’s  aim is to carry on traditional brewing practices but hope always to have something new and exciting for you to try.

Best Bitter

Tasting Notes:  Pours thin with large bubbles, and a tawny head, and a lovely  copper/amber colour. Aromas are reminiscent of and earthy scotch. Nice and  bitter, malty foretaste, with a fragrant hop taste following. 

Food to Match:  Pairs well with Edam and Feta cheeses

 

 

 

 

 

Alcohol Strength: 3.7%

Drinking Temp: 4° - 8°

Style: Bitter

Pack Size: 500ml  Bottles

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Awards:: International Beer & Cider Competition Gold Medal 2001

Organic Ale

Tasting Notes: Lovely golden orange colour, with very little head retention. Fruity aromas, also buttery,  with plenty of sweet malt aromas. Flavours include biscuity malt, citrus,  a little toffee, and relatively high bitterness for the style.  

Food to Match:  Ideal for spicy Asian dishes, or fish.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Alcohol Strength: 4.5%

Drinking Temp: 4° - 8°

Style: Organic Ale

Pack Size: 500ml Bottles

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Suffolk Gold

Tasting Notes:  This fantastic brew pours a slightly hazy deep orange colour, with a dense white foam head. Quite bready malt  aroma with hints of fruity and    caramel tones. Hops dominate here, with a fruity bitter taste, and a long lasting bitterness after the fact.

 

Food to Match:  Try alongside shellfish, or spicy Asian dishes.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Alcohol Strength: 4.9%

Drinking Temp: 4° - 8°

Style: Pale Ale

Pack Size: 500ml Bottles

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India Pale Ale

Tasting Notes:  Pours a lightly gold honey colour. Aroma seems doughy, yet   definitely spicy. Tastes of sweet malts,  with some fruity tones, notably citrus. Flowery hops are also ever present.

 

 

Food to Match:  Indian Cuisine,  or some Blue Cheese.

 

 

 

Alcohol Strength: 5.5%

Drinking Temp: 4° - 8°

Style: IPA

Pack Size: 500ml Bottles

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Awards:: Organic Food Awards Silver Medal 2006

                Soil Association Organic Food Awards 2002—Winner (Beer Category)

Honey Porter

Tasting Notes:  Pours very dark, with little to no head. Strong aromas, with coffee and chocolate coming through, and honey coming through strong. Strong bitter flavours, with the honey helping to sweeten it.

 

Food to Match:  Goes well with desserts or grilled meat.

 

 

 

 

 

Alcohol Strength: 4.5%

Drinking Temp: 8° - 12°

Style: Porter

Pack Size: 500ml Bottles

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Old Style Porter

Tasting Notes:  Pours an almost black colour, with a light brown foam. Strong creamy malt  aromas, with undertones of licorice. The taste is full with a creamy smooth malty taste, with undertones of chocolate and coffee.

 

Food to Match:  A sharp cheddar and wholegrain crackers would go nicely with this one.

 

 

 

Alcohol Strength: 5.1%

Drinking Temp: 8° - 12°

Style: Porter

Pack Size 500ml Bottles

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Awards:: CAMRA Champion Beer of Suffolk 2005

                SIB National Beer Competition Silver Medal 2004

Golden Ale

Tasting Notes:  Pours an orange hued golden colour. Smells of sweet malts, woody herbal hops and nutty yeast. Smooth and creamy mouthfeel, and smoky and fruity on the palate. Flavours of ripe pears and apple are apparent, as well as smoky malts. Hops slowly come in, ending with a mild bitterness.

 

Food to Match:  Works well with Indian or Mediterranean Cuisine or fish

 

 

 

 

 

Alcohol Strength: 4.7%

Drinking Temp: 4° - 8°

Style: Golden Ale

Pack Size: 500ml Bottles

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Cream Stout

Tasting Notes:  ‘Fuggles’ and ‘Challenger’ hops plus a blend of 4 local barley malts create an aromatic, strong, dark chocolate cream stout with a satisfying    bittersweet  aftertaste.

 

 

Food to Match:  Try as an aperitif, or alongside a dessert, possibly chocolate.

 

 

 

Alcohol Strength: 6.5%

Drinking Temp: 8° - 12°

Style: Stout

Pack Size: 500ml Bottles

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Awards:: Peterborough CAMRA Bronze Medal 2003

Awards::  AIBA’s Bronze Medal 2009

                International Beer Competition Gold Medal 2004, 2003

                BTI Chicago Gold Medal 2003

Awards:: International Beer & Cider Comp IFE Bronze Medal 1999

Wheat Spring (4.7% Alc Vol)

Produced in a European style with low hopping rate and Bavarian Weiss ale yeast to give a traditional tropical fruit taste and aroma. It won a major award in the 2004 SIBA        national competition.

Summer Ale (6.5% Alc Vol)

This is a rich and complex Summer Ale! Light Suffolk malts combine with Hereford and Worcester hops to form a quite magnificent brew.

Strong Ale (Autumn) (5.1% Alc Vol)

A fine example of a traditional English strong ale. Challenger and Goldings hops act in perfect harmony with Suffolk malt and our unique , pure water. The first beer ever to be brewed at St. Peter’s.

Winter Ale (6.5% Alc Vol)

A deep ruby red strong ale with an excellent balance of malt sweetness and hop bitterness. A classic example of a ‘winter warmer’; high in alcohol and rich in taste.

 

 

 

 

 

Grapefruit

Tasting Notes: We use our Wheat Beer as a base for this superbly refreshing beer. The zesty/pithy grapefruit is in complete harmony with the hops and malt. Pours lightly hazy amber with a small, staying, frothy, white head. Fruity aroma with quite a lot of hops. Low carbonation, fine mouthfeel. The flavour is hints of grapefruit, lingering behind the doughy malts and fruity hoppiness.

Food to Match: Excellent as an apéritif or as a refreshing change.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Alcohol Strength: 4.7%

Drinking Temp: 4° - 8°

Style: Fruit Beer

Pack Size: 500ml Bottles

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G-Free

Tasting Notes: G-Free™ is a gluten-free beer suitable for consumption by coeliacs and the product has received approval from Coeliac UK. A clean, crisp            gluten-free ale with a pilsner style lager finish and aromas of citrus and mandarin from American Amarillo hops.

Food to Match: Try with poultry, fish, or grilled meats. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Alcohol Strength: 4.2%

Drinking Temp: 4° - 8°

Style: Gluten Free

Pack Size: 500ml Bottles

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Awards:: BTI  Illinois  Gold Medal 2001

                Peterborough CAMRA Gold Medal 1998, Silver Medal 2003

Awards:: AIBA’s Bronze Medal 2009