Speight's Brewery
Microbrewery
in
Dunedin,
Otago,
New Zealand 🇳🇿
Owned by
Lion Breweries - NZ
Associated Venue: Speight's Ale House - Nelson
Established in 1876
Contact
200 Rattray Street, Dunedin Central, Dunedin, 9016, New Zealand
Description
You’ll find the word ‘pride’ printed on the Speight’s Gold Medal Ale label. It is that pride that defines Speight’s and sets us apart. We are proud to come from a mighty little country that’s prepared to take on the best of the rest.
6.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
It is a regular ale, an ordinary beer, nothing extraordinary, nice copper body, side of bitterness, watery, malt, nice to start a night, 06.09.16, at Prélaz, Lausanne.
Tried
from Bottle
from
Drinks of the World
on 14 Feb 2026
at 06:28
4.4/10
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Appearance 5
Aroma 5.5
Flavor 4
Texture 3
Overall 4
[33cl bottle in the Strata Lounge at Auckland Airport.] Golden amber with a ring of white head; grassy aroma; sweet grainy taste; then a watery finish with a little grassy bitterness.
Tried
from Bottle
on 01 Dec 2025
at 07:16
4.6/10
Tried
from Can
on 23 Nov 2025
at 08:27
5.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 5
Overall 6
[33cl bottle at a restaurant in Blenheim, NZ.] A dark amber pour with a short lasting white head; malty aroma with a little spice; rather watery but with a sweet nutty malt taste and a light bitterness. A pleasantly drinkable lower alcohol beer.
Tried
from Bottle
on 09 Nov 2025
at 08:05
4.4/10
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Appearance 5
Aroma 4
Flavor 4.5
Texture 4
Overall 4.5
[33cl bottle at a bar in Waitomo.] A fizzy straw coloured pour with a tight white head; malty aroma; malty taste with some sweet lemonade; and a sticky finish. An old school AF, but not in a good way.
Tried
from Bottle
on 31 Oct 2025
at 08:52
4.5/10
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Appearance 5
Aroma 5
Flavor 4
Texture 4
Overall 4.5
On tap at the Moose Bar, Te Anau. Clear golden with small white head. Sweet malty, some sugar, quite watery and very bland.
Tried
from Draft
at
The Moose Bar
on 06 Apr 2025
at 22:00
4.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 4.5
Flavor 4.5
Texture 5
Overall 4.5
Bottle at Moose Bar, Te Anau. Clear dark orange with white head. Malty and watery, quite bland with some caramel and vague herbal notes.
Tried
from Bottle
at
Black Dog
on 06 Apr 2025
at 22:00
4.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 4
Flavor 3
Texture 6
Overall 4.5
Bottle at Chamois Bar & Grill, Malta. Brown with off white head. Malty, bland, bit skunky, hard to drink, watery, unpleasant bitterness.
Tried
from Bottle
at
Chamois Bar & Grill
on 02 Apr 2025
at 22:00
6.5/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 6.5
Flavor 6.5
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle at the Drift Inn, near Geraldine. Dark brown with beige head. Malty, toasted caramel, moderate sweetness, watery.
Tried
from Bottle
at
Drift Inn
on 01 Apr 2025
at 22:00
5.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
330ml bottle from Beers of Europe. Pours a clear dark amber/brown with small off-white head, decent retention and lacing. Aroma is malts with toffee and dough. Taste is sweet malts, toffee, grass, pleasant but a bit thin. Light to medium bodied. I quite enjoyed it.
Tried
from Bottle
on 31 Dec 2024
at 02:24