Brewer’s Notes

Speight’s Brewery has always produced award winning traditional ales and beers using only the finest quality Southern ingredients and purest water. We take great care and pride in brewing our beers and are proud to present them here to you.

Why not taste the whole family of Speight’s beers? Purchase an Ale House tasting tray which will have a sample of each beer for you to try!

Speight’s Gold Medal Ale

Beer Style:	Draught Amber Ale
First Brewed:	1876
Bitterness:	14
First Brewed:	1876
Energy (kj/100ml):	135
Alcohol Level:	4.0
Calories (/100ml):	32
Colour:	21
Flavour characteristics: Speight’s is an ale with a hint of “grassy” undertones that add to its complexity. It has the full flavour of Speight’s malt and hops.

Speight’s Old Dark

Beer Style:	English Porter
Bitterness:	23.5
First Brewed:	1991
Energy (kj/100ml):	150
Alcohol Level:	4.0
Calories (/100ml):	36
Colour:	90
Flavour characteristics: This dark ale has roasted malt character with a hint of chocolate. The flavour has been balanced with extra hops and rounded out with just enough sweetness.

Speight’s Distinction Ale

Beer Style:	Traditional Dark Ale
Bitterness:	17
First Brewed:	1994
Energy (kj/100ml):	172
Alcohol Level:	5.0
Calories (/100ml):	41
Colour:	40
Flavour characteristics: Speight’s Distinction Ale is a full-flavoured malt ale with a reddy-brown hue. Five malts have been blended to create this premium ale’s full maltiness. The predominant impression is of caramel flavours with a light hoppy estery note, providing a clean, extended finish.

Speight’s Traverse Lager

Beer Style:	Lager
Energy (kj/100ml):	115
First Brewed:	November 2009
Carbs (/100ml):	0.9
Alcohol Level:	4.2
Flavour characteristics: A golden lager with a refreshing full flavour and less than half the carbs of regular beers. The slow brewing technique our brewers have perfected keeps the carbs down, while maintaining the full taste we expect from a Speight’s beer – the best of both worlds.

Speight’s Porter

Beer Style:	Porter
Bitterness:	27
First Brewed:	2002
Energy (kj/100ml):	181
Alcohol Level:	5.0
Calories (/100ml):	43
Colour:	155
Flavour characteristics: Speight’s Porter is a red-black beer with a rich, robust palate and complex full aromas. A blend of crystal, caramalt, roasted wheat and chocolate malt combine to give a complex, smoky, mocha aroma and a rich coffee flavour which finishes on a subtle chocolate note.

Speight’s Pilsener

Beer Style:	Pilsener
Bitterness:	31
First Brewed:	2002
Energy (kj/100ml):	190
Alcohol Level:	5
Calories (/100ml):	45
Colour:	12
Flavour characteristics: With such a classic Czech lager style, the challenge is to achieve flavour balance between characterful malts and the strong hop content. Nelson Sauvin and New Zealand Saaz hops are added at boil’s end for a fresher fruitier aroma. The biscuity residual sweetness of Munich Malt provides the balance, leaving a clean finish.

Speight’s Summit Lager

Beer Style:	Lager
Energy (kj/100ml):	135
First Brewed:	June 2008
Calories (/100ml):	31
Alcohol Level:	4.0
Flavour characteristics: Brewed with only natural ingredients, Speight’s Summit Lager is a smooth flavoured lager free of artificial additives and preservatives. With the Pacific Hallertau hop variety added late in the brew, Speight’s Summit Lager delivers a smooth, crisp and refreshing taste with less of the maltiness associated with Speight’s Gold Medal Ale.

Speight’s Apple Cider

Beer Style:	Cider
Energy (kj/100ml):	171
First Brewed:	2011
Calories (/100ml):	41
Alcohol Level:	4.6
Speight’s brings you a well balanced, refreshing 4.6% ABV cider. The full bodied profile comes from the batch fermentation of juice sourced from 100% New Zealand grown apples, and is expertly coupled to a crisp, dry finish.