Suffolk Gold
St. Peter's Brewery Co Ltd
- From:
- St. Peter's Brewery Co Ltd
- England, United Kingdom
- Style:
- English Pale Ale
Ranked #69 - ABV:
- 4.9%
- Score:
- 85
Ranked #30,005 - Avg:
- 3.71 | pDev: 10.78%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 17
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Oct 31, 2025
- Added:
- Apr 18, 2004
- Wants:
- 1
- Gots:
- 3
SCORE
85
Very Good
85
Very Good
This premium beer is brewed with Suffolk malt to produce a full-bodied golden ale with hints of citrus. First Gold hops provide the pleasing and lasting hop aroma and bitterness for this pleasantly sweet, but dry beer.
Gluten free. Proudly certified by Coeliac UK.
Gluten free. Proudly certified by Coeliac UK.
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Reviewed by Spike from England
3.59/5 rDev -3.2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
3.59/5 rDev -3.2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
500ml brown glass bottle.
L: Clear, beautiful caramel colour but no head or lacing despite a heavy pour.
S: Clean and malty but very light.
T: Sweet malt and bitter, stewed tea. I’m assuming ‘Suffolk Gold’ refers to the First Gold hops rather than golden ale style of EPA. To my palate, this is almost an English Bitter.
F: Medium body, smooth and oily mouthfeel, dry finish.
O: Overall, a refreshing pale ale with a bitter bite. Disappointing appearance but a good body for gluten free.
Oct 31, 2025L: Clear, beautiful caramel colour but no head or lacing despite a heavy pour.
S: Clean and malty but very light.
T: Sweet malt and bitter, stewed tea. I’m assuming ‘Suffolk Gold’ refers to the First Gold hops rather than golden ale style of EPA. To my palate, this is almost an English Bitter.
F: Medium body, smooth and oily mouthfeel, dry finish.
O: Overall, a refreshing pale ale with a bitter bite. Disappointing appearance but a good body for gluten free.
Reviewed by Sinte from Italy
3.47/5 rDev -6.5%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
3.47/5 rDev -6.5%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
Bottle 0.5 L.
Golden body with an average, frothy, white head, mostly diminishing with scarce lacing.
Light malty aroma (grains) with even lighter hoppy notes (herbal).
Intense bitter flavour with a very light malty sweetness.
Light-to-medium body with a dry texture.
Mar 29, 2025Golden body with an average, frothy, white head, mostly diminishing with scarce lacing.
Light malty aroma (grains) with even lighter hoppy notes (herbal).
Intense bitter flavour with a very light malty sweetness.
Light-to-medium body with a dry texture.
Reviewed by Sigmund from Norway
3.48/5 rDev -6.2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.5
3.48/5 rDev -6.2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.5
500 ml bottle, Cardinal Pub & Bar, Stavanger. ABV is 4.9%. Deep golden colour, moderate white head. Fairly strong aroma of grassy and herbal hops (First Gold), also hints of honey and cinnamon. The flavour has first medium sweet malts with a hint of toffee and mild spices, immediately followed by a distinct hoppy bitterness, becoming quite sharp throughout the long aftertaste.
Jan 11, 2022
Reviewed by JonnoWillsteed from England
3.45/5 rDev -7%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
3.45/5 rDev -7%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
L- Mid amber, clear, pours with a thin white head that's soon to lacing.
S- Some light toastiness.
T- Hoppy/dry, dry toastiness follows.
F- Toasty and refreshing. Despite lacking richness it comes over bit of it's 4.9%.
O- Dry, refreshing, would work very well in summer for people who want a refreshing beer with more flavour than say a lager.
BB 08/05/19
Dec 23, 2018S- Some light toastiness.
T- Hoppy/dry, dry toastiness follows.
F- Toasty and refreshing. Despite lacking richness it comes over bit of it's 4.9%.
O- Dry, refreshing, would work very well in summer for people who want a refreshing beer with more flavour than say a lager.
BB 08/05/19
Reviewed by TheBierdimpfe from Canada (QC)
4.09/5 rDev +10.2%
look: 3.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
4.09/5 rDev +10.2%
look: 3.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Bright golden color with moderate activity. Slightly creamy beige 1 finger head, lasting around 2-5 minutes, with mediocre legs and swirl reaction. Flavors of butterscotch, caramel, sweet barley, soft clove and orange, and herbal hops (first gold). Slick and oily medium body with prickly carbonation. Medium strength finish, dominantly toasty and caramely, also bready and leafy. Slightly dry, inviting scent, good freshness. Really feels like a golden ale, but with an added pleasant maillard profile. Great balance between sugars and bitterness, very well intensified. High drinkability. Overall excellent quality craft.
Jun 04, 2018
Reviewed by Dentist666 from Russian Federation
3.68/5 rDev -0.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.68/5 rDev -0.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Pours clear orange-golden beer with a ring of off-white head, mediocre retention. Smell - semisweet, floral, grassy, hardly caramel. Flavor with relatively intense hop bite, delightfully. Drinkable one.
Jul 03, 2015Rated by ljbaker
4.04/5 rDev +8.9%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4.04/5 rDev +8.9%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Good, smooth, easy drinking ale
Dec 30, 2014
Reviewed by Hoppsbabo from England
4.5/5 rDev +21.3%
4.5/5 rDev +21.3%
A: Copper with a chunky off-white head which dissipates a fair bit.
S: Fudge and caramel, honey, Bassetts Refreshers and liquorice.
T: Nice and sharp – bitter and hoppy. A nice bit of heady caramel as the backbone. It's medium sweet and, as usual with this brewery, there's an equilibrium between bitterness and sweetness. Some liquroice.
M: Lovely and creamy and works with the bitteness.
O: These guys certainly make some of the better bottled English ale. I award 4.5 to beers that are perfect but not quite special.
Nov 16, 2014S: Fudge and caramel, honey, Bassetts Refreshers and liquorice.
T: Nice and sharp – bitter and hoppy. A nice bit of heady caramel as the backbone. It's medium sweet and, as usual with this brewery, there's an equilibrium between bitterness and sweetness. Some liquroice.
M: Lovely and creamy and works with the bitteness.
O: These guys certainly make some of the better bottled English ale. I award 4.5 to beers that are perfect but not quite special.
Reviewed by patra7 from Greece
3.45/5 rDev -7%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
3.45/5 rDev -7%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
Appearance: Light amber color, 1 finger off-white head that gradually recedes.
Smell: A touch of grass
Taste: A tart bitterness that manifests itself at various levels, without annoying me; citrusy.
Mouthfeel: Light to medium body; medium carbonation; dry aftertaste. The bitterness really is the overwhelming feeling you get from this.
Drinkability: I liked it, but it's not nearly as complex as their signature Organic Ale.
Aug 06, 2013Smell: A touch of grass
Taste: A tart bitterness that manifests itself at various levels, without annoying me; citrusy.
Mouthfeel: Light to medium body; medium carbonation; dry aftertaste. The bitterness really is the overwhelming feeling you get from this.
Drinkability: I liked it, but it's not nearly as complex as their signature Organic Ale.
Reviewed by beercansandwich from England
3.19/5 rDev -14%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
3.19/5 rDev -14%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
Bottle serving purchased as part of a three for £5 deal. Got the Ruby to try next! Drank from my usual half pint glass. What struck me in the shop was the bottle shape, this aroused my curiosity.
Light amber in colour with a fruity smell. Effervescent fizz with a pleasant mouth feel. I personally find it hard to drink although I will finish it all. It's very bitter to drink and the bitterness lingers. There's no sweet notes just strong bitter hops.
Mar 27, 2013Light amber in colour with a fruity smell. Effervescent fizz with a pleasant mouth feel. I personally find it hard to drink although I will finish it all. It's very bitter to drink and the bitterness lingers. There's no sweet notes just strong bitter hops.
Reviewed by fullsweep from England
3.65/5 rDev -1.6%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.65/5 rDev -1.6%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
500 mL in the classic green St. Peter's bottle (I love those things!) but poured into a pint glass tumbler.
A: although "gold" is in the title it's a bit more in the amber vein of things--lovely and transparent. Sights whet one's appetite for what's to come.
S: rustic, grainy
T: very bitter and pronounced, not a whole lot of sweetness or maltiness to this beer. This is even more bitter than the flagship Organic Ale. It's a bit too bitter for my personal tastes, although I do find it particularly pleasant in this style.
M: crisp, mildly carbonated, light on the tongue--very refreshing
O: not a bad beer at all, in fact a very representative, world class ale, just not one I'd prefer to have every day.
Sep 06, 2012A: although "gold" is in the title it's a bit more in the amber vein of things--lovely and transparent. Sights whet one's appetite for what's to come.
S: rustic, grainy
T: very bitter and pronounced, not a whole lot of sweetness or maltiness to this beer. This is even more bitter than the flagship Organic Ale. It's a bit too bitter for my personal tastes, although I do find it particularly pleasant in this style.
M: crisp, mildly carbonated, light on the tongue--very refreshing
O: not a bad beer at all, in fact a very representative, world class ale, just not one I'd prefer to have every day.
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