Gatekeeper Golden Ale
St. Peter's Brewery Co Ltd
- From:
- St. Peter's Brewery Co Ltd
- England, United Kingdom
- Style:
- English Pale Ale
- ABV:
- 4.7%
- Score:
- +3 ratings needed
- Avg:
- 3.67 | pDev: 5.99%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 5
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Jun 27, 2025
- Added:
- Jul 25, 2019
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 1
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English Pale malts coupled with Challenger and Golding hops provide the bitterness and aroma. The result is a highly distinctive light, golden ale, with caramel aromas, a pleasing toffee apple flavour and a late bitterness.
Formerly called Gatekeeper.
Formerly called Gatekeeper.
Recent ratings and reviews.
Reviewed by Sinfull from New York
3.41/5 rDev -7.1%
look: 3 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.41/5 rDev -7.1%
look: 3 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Clear amber color with minimal white head. Floral and bread aroma. Earthy, caramel taste with good bitterness. Long bitterness in the finish. Not a very common one.
Jun 27, 2025
Reviewed by Sigmund from Norway
3.29/5 rDev -10.4%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
3.29/5 rDev -10.4%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
500 ml bottle, courtesy of Cardinal Pub & Bar, Stavanger. ABV is 4.7%. Deep golden colour, moderate white head. Very moderate aroma, weak notes of hops and grain, hints of toffee and biscuits. The flavour has decent hops on a slightly sweet base of moderate malts, with a hint of caramel. Distinct hoppy bitterness in the finish and aftertaste. Not a bad beer, but far from the best offering from St. Peter’s.
Jan 11, 2022
Reviewed by James94 from England
3.91/5 rDev +6.5%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
3.91/5 rDev +6.5%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
L: Dark amber colour, good head
S: Digestive biscuit, spices, hint of chocolate
T: Malts, hints of citrus, herbs
F: Not overly complex, a bit dry
O: 4
Aug 10, 2021S: Digestive biscuit, spices, hint of chocolate
T: Malts, hints of citrus, herbs
F: Not overly complex, a bit dry
O: 4
Reviewed by JonnoWillsteed from England
3.65/5 rDev -0.5%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
3.65/5 rDev -0.5%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
L- Lovely pale chestnut brown, clear, pours with thin and fine 1mm head that clears to lacing.
S- Toasty malty grains, smells like a trad bitter.
T- Pretty toasty, roasted grains, into dry hopping at the finish. This looks and tastes like a solid bitter to me; I'm unsure how 'Golden ale' supposedly varies from that.
F- Refreshing, would be ideal for a more trad beer, with some punch to it, on a hot summers day.
O- Very accomplished, zero out of place or balance. I'd happily drink this again.
Bought from Waitrose, London SW1 for £1.85/500ml. BB: 29/05/20
Aug 15, 2019S- Toasty malty grains, smells like a trad bitter.
T- Pretty toasty, roasted grains, into dry hopping at the finish. This looks and tastes like a solid bitter to me; I'm unsure how 'Golden ale' supposedly varies from that.
F- Refreshing, would be ideal for a more trad beer, with some punch to it, on a hot summers day.
O- Very accomplished, zero out of place or balance. I'd happily drink this again.
Bought from Waitrose, London SW1 for £1.85/500ml. BB: 29/05/20
Reviewed by Spike from England
3.91/5 rDev +6.5%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
3.91/5 rDev +6.5%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
500ml bottle. Clear, red/amber colour with a few streams of carbonation rising to a thin, creamy head and much lacing. Light aroma of sweet malt & fudge. Classic English ale flavours of toffee, caramel & orchard fruit. Solid level of bitterness compliments the smooth, slightly chewy body. Lacks the honey flavour that I typically associate with golden ales but it’s very refreshing on a blistering hot afternoon. A good example of a traditional English pale ale.
Jul 25, 2019
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