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Speights Distinction Ale

Speights Distinction Ale

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An Amber Ale brewed by
Speights Brewery (Lion Breweries - NZ)

Dunedin, New Zealand

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392.64/5.02.64/5.05%15.8 English pint, Shaker P  Stats

Commercial Description:
SPEIGHT’S® Distinction Ale has a reddy brown colour and smooth malty bitterness unique to this premium Southern ale. It is batch-brewed with a hint of caramel, malt and butterscotch flavours.

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 oh6gdx (5857), Vaasa, Finland
2.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/55/103/510/20
Aug 6, 2008  
Draught. Amber colour, small white head. Aroma is vegetables, malts and grass. Flavour is quite much the sam. Not very exciting.


 KimJohansen (3171), Copenhagen V, Denmark
2.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/55/103/512/20
Aug 4, 2008  
Cleard reddish amber with tiny off white short lasting head. Sweet malty aroma with fruity and caramel notes. Sweet flavor with caramel and malty notes. Ends sweet.


 gam (515), brisbane, Australia
2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/103/54/102/57/20
Jun 22, 2008  
Head good though receding guick red/brown pour,carbonation ample.Aroma salt sea air,grass that is mown.flavour sweet hops,taste is very sweet like fresh hops,malt and yeast strong in flavour far too sweet.


 Mes_and_Sim (4320), Highgate, Greater London, England
2.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/55/103/511/20
May 12, 2008  
A Mes rate: Tap at the Speights bar in Temple.Amber brown with a thin white-ish head. Lots of tobacco and caramel malt in the aroma with some slight hops and sweetness. Tangy malt flavour with just a snippet of hops and some tobacco. Caramel malt finish with some late bitterness. Ok I guess.


 Eructoblaster (1253), Gatineau, Quebec, Canada
2.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/55/102/510/20
Apr 29, 2008  
On tap at Intercontinental Hotel, Wellington (NZ). Dark copper body with thin off-white creamy head. Fresh malty/hoppy aroma with brown sugar hints. Taste is well balanced but lacks complexity. Ends with a short bitter finish. Nothing to get excited about.




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