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Speights Gold Medal Ale

Speights Gold Medal Ale

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A Pale Lager brewed by
Speights Brewery (Lion Breweries - NZ)

Dunedin, New Zealand

bottled
common

on tap
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1362.51/5.02.51/5.04%87.5Dimpled mug, English pint, Lager glass, Shaker, Stein P  Stats

Commercial Description:
SPEIGHT’S® Gold Medal Ale is a full strength bitter ale with a hint of “grassy” undertones that add to its complexity. The use of SPEIGHT’S® malts and hops produces the full flavour that has been synonymous with the Pride of the South since 1876.

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 Mes_and_Sim (4464), Highgate, Greater London, England
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/104/514/20

May 10, 2008    Updated: May 19, 2008
A Sim rate (draft at Speights Southerner - Temple, London): My numbers seem all over the place, but they’re accurate to the experience. The aroma is almost non-existent with a bit of a commercial beeriness about it. Flavour is totally different. Sweet, yet salty. A quick hit of flavour that disappears as soon as it arrives. It’s oh so fresh with nice maltiness. Fruit in the quick finish. Palate is great in its refreshing quality. Almost carbonated. Bit of a fizz in the mouth with a clean, crisp finish. Really enjoyed this one.

 Enjoyit (1104), Vadum, Denmark
2.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/55/103/510/20
Sep 23, 2008  
Clear amber of color with a weak offwhite head. An aroma with notes caramel, hay and malt. A flavor with notes of malt, hay, weak caramel and weak bitter notes.


Tiny_Tim (20), Perth, Australia
2.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/102/56/103/512/20
Sep 21, 2008  
Very little head. Low carbonation. A little bit of fruit in the aroma and a hint of old socks that I have previously found in English Ales. Not much by way of hop character, but nice and easy to drink.


 Bragesnak (1330), Aarhus, Denmark
2.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/55/103/59/20
Sep 20, 2008  
From Voldby, DK. Bottled, 190908. Golden with white head. Aroma of fruit and some hop notes. Flavor is sweet with crystal hints.


 HughConway (261), USA
2.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/511/20
Aug 17, 2008  
Draft. Clear golden with slight head. Decent aroma, decent taste. Very good sessioning beer. Impression heavily influenced by south S. Island atmosphere. Not bad in cans either.


 KimJohansen (4285), Copenhagen V, Denmark
2.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/55/102/512/20
Aug 4, 2008  
Clear golden with medium white head. Sweet fruity aroma with floral hops. Sweet flavor with floral hops and caramel notes. Ends mild bitter.




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