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New Zealand pour Speight's — the ‘Pride of the South’, brewed in Dunedin since 1876.

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The Beer

New Zealand · Group G
Amber Ale · 4.0%
🇳🇿 New Zealand · Group G
Speight's Gold Medal Ale

Dark New Zealand ale with roasted malt richness. The South Island's own: an amber ‘Gold Medal Ale’ with toasty malt, a touch of caramel and an easy, traditional finish — Dunedin's pride since 1876.

Est. 1876 📍 Dunedin Speight's · Lion
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The Brewer's Tale

Heritage

The Brewery

Speight's has been brewed at its Dunedin brewery on New Zealand's South Island since 1876, drawing on its own spring water. Long known as the ‘Pride of the South’, it is now part of Lion (owned by Kirin).

The Pour

Speight's Gold Medal Ale is a New Zealand amber: light amber-gold, toasty malt with a hint of caramel, balanced bitterness and a clean, traditional finish.

Pride of the South

More than a beer in the South Island — Speight's is a regional identity, from its heritage Dunedin brewery to its famous ‘Southern Man’ advertising.

At The Table

Kiwi pub fare: a mince pie, lamb, fish and chips, or a Sunday roast.

Vital Statistics

The Card
BeerSpeight's Gold Medal Ale
StyleNew Zealand amber ale
Strength4.0% ABV
BrewerySpeight's · Lion (Kirin)
Home CityDunedin, New Zealand
First Brewed1876
ServeCold, ~5°C

Fixtures

New Zealand · Group G

Group G — The Beer League

3 win · 1 draw