Beer

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.

Gold Medal Ale, Summit, Distinction Ale, Pilsener, Traverse, Old Dark and Porter beers are priced as follows. The same prices apply to Seasonal Varietals, Summer Harvest and Empire Pale Ales.

Don’t forget we have ‘large’ 500 ml pints.

Half Pint $5.00
Pint (500ml) $8.00
Bottles of Waikato & Lion Red $7.00
Steinlager Classic & Pure $8.00
Steinlager Premium Light $7.00
Stella Artois $8.50

Speight’s Gold Medal Ale

Beer Style: Draught Amber Ale Bitterness: 14

First Brewed: 1876 Energy (Kj/100ml) 135

Alcohol Level: 4.0 Calories (/100ml) 52

Color: 21

Flavour Characteristics: Speight’s is an ale with “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

Color: 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

Color: 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 ales full maltiness. The predominant impression is of caramel flavours with a light hoppy estery note, providing a clean, extended finish.

Speight’s Traverse

Beer Style: Low Carb Lager Bitterness: -

First Brewed: 2009 Energy (Kj/100ml) 115

Alcohol Level: 4.2 Carbs (g/100ml) 0.9

Color: -

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

Color: 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: 5.0 Calories (/100ml) 45

Color: 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 further fruitier aroma. The biscuity residual sweetness of Munich malt provides the balance leaving a clean finish.

Speight’s Summit Lager

Beer Style: Golden Lager Bitterness: -

First Brewed: 2008 Energy (Kj/100ml) 135

Alcohol Level: 4.0 Calories (/100ml) 31

Color: -

Flavour Characteristics: Brewed with only natural ingredients, Speight’s Summit is a smooth flavoured lager free of artificial additives and preservatives. With the addition of the Pacific Hallertau hop variety added late in the brew Speight’s Summit lager deliver a smooth, crisp and refreshing taste with less of the maltiness associated with Speight’s Gold Medal Ale.