Cream Stout
St. Peter's Brewery Co Ltd

Cream StoutCream Stout
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From:
St. Peter's Brewery Co Ltd
 
England, United Kingdom
Style:
Sweet / Milk Stout
ABV:
6.5%
Score:
87
Ranked #17,004
Avg:
3.87 | pDev: 12.66%
Reviews:
649
Ratings:
1,119
Status:
Active
Rated:
Jan 01, 2024
Added:
Oct 02, 2002
Wants:
  52
Gots:
  149
'Fuggles' and 'Challenger' hops plus a blend of 4 local barley malts create an aromatic, robust, dark chocolate cream stout with a satisfying bittersweet aftertaste. Brewed with skill and patience in one of Britain's finest small breweries.

St. Peter's Brewery is located in a medieval hall in a remote and beautiful corner of Suffolk. There our beers begin their lives deep below the brewery with water drawn from a pure source - as it has been for over 700 years, essential for the full flavour and pure character of all St. Peter's beers.
Our beautiful flask-shaped oval bottle is a faithful copy of one produced c. 1770 for Thomas Gerrard of Gibbstown, just across the Delaware River from Philadelphia. The original is now kept at St. Peters Hall and is a rare example of an oval Eighteenth Century beer bottle.
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Reviewed by mcm180 from Ohio

4.22/5  rDev +9%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
Smooth. Creamy.

Pours v dark. Khaki head.

Smells malty sweet. I don’t smell any coffee but a little vanilla.

Smooth taste. Malty and roasty but not smoky or burnt or syrupy.

Nice mouthfeel.

Overall quite a good, smooth stout. Probably not worth the additional cost over a Guinness, but very enjoyable as a beer.
Jan 01, 2024
 
Rated: 3.56 by robotic_being from Illinois

Dec 10, 2023
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Rated by Furlinator from California

3.75/5  rDev -3.1%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
From the bottle at DBA 256 Wine Bar. Pregame for X at the Glass House, Pomona on 04/07/23.
Apr 15, 2023
 
Rated: 3.83 by Chuckdiesel24 from Illinois

Dec 17, 2022
 
Rated: 4.66 by Beecham from California

May 12, 2022
 
Rated: 3.93 by Jarrod_LC from Louisiana

May 05, 2022
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Reviewed by Christianriveraaa

3.66/5  rDev -5.4%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
Look: Poured from a pint bottle bought at a craft beer store. Dark black pour from the bottle with a little head risen to the surface. A little bit of lacing happening as the foam dissolves over time. Can see some carbonation at the bottom of the glass.
Smell: Smelling big aromas of chocolate. A lot of chocolate followed by hints of coffee. Not smelling much vanilla as stated on the bottle. Has a metallic smell as if pouring a Guinness beer. A lot of Irish beers for some reason have a metallic smell to it.
Taste: Tastes like a more chocolatey Guinness actually. Getting the taste of chocolate, malts, followed by subtle hints of coffee. Can't taste the alcohol in this one. Very well hidden. Very nice!
Feel: Medium to heavy bodied. Definitely some carbonation on the tongue for this one.
Overall: I wanted to try this beer for months and finally bought it from the store. It reminds me of a Guinness extra stout with a shot of chocolate in the mix. Nothing to crazy about this beer but it is very good and I can see myself buying this again in the future. Very well done!
Apr 13, 2022
 
Rated: 3.5 by 1971bernat from Virginia

Mar 03, 2022
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Reviewed by jlindros from Massachusetts

3.88/5  rDev +0.3%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
Pours a frothy creamy rich 1 finger tan head great retention and sticky lacing, very dark molasses brown color with a touch of light coming through

Nose roasty coffee, dark chocolate, dry powdered cocoa and coffee grounds, creamy condensed milk and cocoa blend, plenty of lactose, a little caramel, a touch of baking spice

Taste brings more creamy stout notes, a bit of cocoa, dark chocolate, some roast and burnt coffee, over cooked condensed sweetened milk, a bit of caramel, char, fair bitterness from roast and a bit of earthy hop, a bit of a sticky finish, lingering bitterness

Mouth is med to a bit fuller bod, fair creamy, carb on the lower end but typical for a British beer

Overall not bad, classic cream stout from England, a bit on the char burnt side but not overly, fair lactose condensed milk like, decent beer
Feb 13, 2022
 
Rated: 3.75 by Tenebris

Dec 15, 2021
 
Rated: 4.07 by JonnoWillsteed from England

Dec 01, 2021
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Reviewed by keithmurray from Connecticut

3.85/5  rDev -0.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
Appearance - dark brown body with tan head

Smell - chocolate, malts, vanilla, coffee

Taste - roasted malts, vanliia, dark chocolate, coffee

Mouthfeel - medium bodied, medium carbonation, slight sweetness, dry finish

Overall - nice stout here, good flavor not overwhelming
Nov 13, 2021
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Reviewed by backblast from Alaska

4.13/5  rDev +6.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
Pours black and a medium tan head and some decent lacing.

Tastes of roasted malt, dark chocolate, plums up front with mild lactose mixed in. There is also mild, bitter hops throughout along with a dry-ish aftertaste. Nice.
Aug 01, 2021
 
Rated: 4.16 by igl from Russian Federation

Jun 13, 2021
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Reviewed by Thisdrinkinglife from Switzerland

1.98/5  rDev -48.8%
look: 4 | smell: 1 | taste: 3 | feel: 1 | overall: 1
Review: 500ml bottle of St. Peters Cream Stout: 6.5% vol.

Coming in a really lovely oval bottle, looks vintage and has an authentic old feel to it, looks like its a hard liquor bottle. Logo of a black crow and a key, what does it all mean? Very interesting.

On the pour I am getting a pitch black colour, as you would expect from a stout, and a nice enough creamy tan head appearing. The head looks like caramel. Solid look overall.

A lot of lacing is present, intermittent and not in rings.

Getting a real porter smell on the nose, but its very faintish and not much to smell at all. Smoky and peaty, roasted malts, milk chocolate all noted but light, very light. On their site they called it an aromatic beer, but hell I didn’t detect a whole lot. Disappointing start.

Onto the taste then and sure enough like all English ales types and strong bitters it is bloody strong, very strong. Getting a typical porter taste, very strong dark coffee flavours, roasted malts, a touch of vanilla and a creamy chocolate taste on the tongue. Yeah very strong with the coffee, especially in the after taste.

Found it awful to drink, not nice, very deep tasting and overly bitter, the hops to the extreme. Not enjoyable at all, urgh.

Very coffee centric, not well balanced at all. Coffee, coffee, coffee, basically. Yuck, again!

A tough one to drink, wasn’t smooth or very drinkable but heh I will get hate for this, but I don’t have the English stomach for their bitters and “stouts”. I am Irish with a softer palate, so they can suck it up all they like, ha ha.

Someone online mentioned this as “a precursor of a Black IPA”, I would have to say that’s actually a good call. It feels and tastes like that to me.

Horrible. End of…
Apr 21, 2021
 
Rated: 3.91 by jaxon53 from Connecticut

Jan 17, 2021
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Reviewed by elnachooo from Spain

4/5  rDev +3.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Tiene una espuma densa de buena retención. Cuerpo y carbonatación media. Aroma a chocolate, vainilla y malta. En boca es muy equilibrada y tiene un retrogusto ligeramente amargo muy agradable.
Nov 27, 2020
 
Rated: 3.88 by Hophazzard from California

Nov 05, 2020
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Rated by howardnss from Pennsylvania

4.18/5  rDev +8%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Newer bottle ABV up to 6.9. Very smooth. Coffee and vanilla flavors Highly recommend
Sep 13, 2020
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Reviewed by vernardico from Mexico

4.38/5  rDev +13.2%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
Bottle served on a nonic glass.

Solid black color, two fingers of dark head, with little to medium retention.

The smell is very soft, with aroma of chocolate and roasted malts. The smells improves as the beer gets warmer, but i still think this is the weaker side of this beer.

The taste is really good. Sweet chocolate and coffee first. With hints of dark fruit, maybe plum. Really nice roasted bitterness. You can also perceive the alcohol, but nothing strong. I found It rather enjoyable.

Mouthfeel is nice. Middle carbonation, with milky-oily texture.

This is the first cream stout I try, and I think i like this better than most of the stouts i had, and thats because of the sweetness and texture, i think.

Solid 9/10 for me. This is a complex beer, with a balance on the sweet side, but with very nice flavors. Will drink it again, for sure.
Jul 31, 2020
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