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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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 omhper (10393), Stockholm, Sweden
2.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/55/103/510/20
Jun 10, 2005  
Bottled. Pale brown. Sweet , roaty and nutty with soft mouthfeel and medium body,plus a bit of ash. Low bitterness. Drinkable, but indistinct.


 Papsoe (9980), Frederiksberg, Denmark
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/512/20
Feb 2, 2008  
(On tap) Clear, amber golden with a small, off-white head. Light caramel and nuts in the nose. Medium body with a good solid base of roasted malt and a little caramel. The finish is dry. 250108


 oh6gdx (5690), 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.


 duff (5404), Sydney, Australia, Surrey, England
2.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/103/54/103/58/20
May 4, 2003  
Kinda sweet brown sugar flavour, and relatively thin, uninteresting, nothing distinct about it.


 harrisoni (5106), Ashford, Kent, England
2.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/55/102/511/20
Dec 1, 2007  
On tap at Speight’s bar, Temple. Chestnut, lasting beige head. No huge aroma. Bit nothingy. Bit of hop. Bit of malt. Bit sweet and dull.




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