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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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402.64/5.02.64/5.05%15.7English 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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 gam (576), 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.

Kiwi_Jonno (52), Christchurch, New Zealand
2.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/103/56/103/511/20
Sep 30, 2008  
On Tap Speights Ale House. Dark amber/brown beer with a small white head. Sweet beer thats malt dominating with traces of caramel. Not much in the way of bitterness, I think they said 17 IBU’s. Has the characteristic Speights Signiture to it with their ale yeast.


 oh6gdx (6332), 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 (4285), 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.


 Mes_and_Sim (4476), 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.




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