The First Ale I am going to review is St Peters Cream Stout. The Stout came in a 1 pint .9 fl oz. bottle that is capped. I poured this into a pint glass and got a rich thick light brown head that started 2 fingers thick and settled to about 1 finger. The stout itself was a rich dark chocolate color that no light passed thru. The smell had a strong chocolate sent, a medium barley malt sent and a light hoppy sent. The label says the stout has a combination of 4 different barley malts with fuggles and challenger hops. The malt and the hops are nicely balanced with neither overpowering the other. The head kept a nice lace retention throughout the whole tasting. As far as the taste goes, I really enjoyed it. It wasn't very thick like some stouts can get. It was rather refreshing with an almost soda pop mouth feel. The stout left a hint of bittersweet chocolate aftertaste that was almost suprising. I felt as if it would have a hoppier aftertaste even though the bottle did say it would be bittersweet chocolate. This cream stout was an excellent ale that I highly recommend. It was an easy drink from start to finish and definately wanted a second once the first was gone. I rate this as 4 out of 5 bottle caps.
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