Speights in the UK?
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when I lived in the UK I thought the likes of Speights, Export Gold, Steinie etc were fantastic alternatives to XXXX, Carlsberg, Fosters etc and other such generic lagers they had.
Obviously anything imported was always different again.
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I used to have a few places locally (Twickenham / Richmond) that stocked kiwi beers but about 2-3 years ago something changed with the importers and they slowly all stopped stocking.
I chatted to the places and they just told me it was no longer available from the suppliers.
Bummed me out because although you may take the piss out of Speights there is something nice about getting a drink of the brew you "grew up on"
Also miss the Monteiths they used to stock.
Good luck with the search but I guess my message is a sad one that it has got harder to find.
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@Davesofthunder yeah, flicked Speights a message on facebook as they're all about "mates" but they pretty much just said the don't export Speights
its all about the nostalgia, never claimed Speights is the best beer in the world but by god we've had some bloody good nights whilst drinking it
fingers crossed one of these private importers re stocks
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@Kiwiwomble said in Speights in the UK?:
@Davesofthunder yeah, flicked Speights a message on facebook as they're all about "mates" but they pretty much just said the don't export Speights
its all about the nostalgia, never claimed Speights is the best beer in the world but by god we've had some bloody good nights whilst drinking it
fingers crossed one of these private importers re stocks
And some ugly mornings laid low with Speights belly
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@canefan never really had that issue, guess it depends what you grew up on
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@Kiwiwomble said in Speights in the UK?:
@canefan never really had that issue, guess it depends what you grew up on
Crates of Tui, Speights and Export Gold.
Fuck to think we looked down on Lion Red and Lion Brown as being "inferior" to those beers haha.
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@MN5 we get it, Speights hurt you in some way
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@Kiwiwomble said in Speights in the UK?:
@MN5 we get it, Speights hurt you in some way
Not remotely. It had a time and place in my life, old dark still tastes ok to this day.
I'm fairly certain Gold and Old Dark both made their way into my yardglass ( amongst others ) in May 1998.
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@Kruse said in Speights in the UK?:
... Speights a "Gold Medal Ale" - they really did find a way of turning gold into shit.
surprisingly, when I visited the Speights Brewery in Dunedin a few years ago, I had fresh speights on tap. Not expecting it to be any good, I was suprised that fresh and local it tasted pretty decent. Clean, malty, reasonably boring (I am a beer nerd), but well brewed and I'd have enjoyed a pint on a sunny afternoon.
The contrast with overpriced speights from a plastic bottle at rugby stadia was severe.
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@nzzp said in Speights in the UK?:
@Kruse said in Speights in the UK?:
... Speights a "Gold Medal Ale" - they really did find a way of turning gold into shit.
surprisingly, when I visited the Speights Brewery in Dunedin a few years ago, I had fresh speights on tap. Not expecting it to be any good, I was suprised that fresh and local it tasted pretty decent. Clean, malty, reasonably boring (I am a beer nerd), but well brewed and I'd have enjoyed a pint on a sunny afternoon.
The contrast with overpriced speights from a plastic bottle at rugby stadia was severe.
Speights was my bland-NZ-alelager of choice back in the day...
I do miss being able to enjoy it without the knowledge that there is far tastier and more expensive beers out there.
Maybe I'll buy some Speights, Lion Brown, Waikato, DouBro, and have a Waitangi Weekend of reminiscing. -
@MN5 said in Speights in the UK?:
@Kiwiwomble said in Speights in the UK?:
@MN5 we get it, Speights hurt you in some wayNot remotely. It had a time and place in my life, old dark still tastes ok to this day.
It must have done some kind of damage. Your brain now thinks there was a Rugby World Cup in 2008.
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@JC said in Speights in the UK?:
@MN5 said in Speights in the UK?:
@Kiwiwomble said in Speights in the UK?:
@MN5 we get it, Speights hurt you in some wayNot remotely. It had a time and place in my life, old dark still tastes ok to this day.
It must have done some kind of damage. Your brain now thinks there was a Rugby World Cup in 2008.
Haha, someone didn’t proof read that article very well
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@MN5 said in Speights in the UK?:
@JC said in Speights in the UK?:
@MN5 said in Speights in the UK?:
@Kiwiwomble said in Speights in the UK?:
@MN5 we get it, Speights hurt you in some wayNot remotely. It had a time and place in my life, old dark still tastes ok to this day.
It must have done some kind of damage. Your brain now thinks there was a Rugby World Cup in 2008.
Haha, someone didn’t proof read that article very well
maybe that's the joke
"Froth Level: The All Blacks in the 2008 RWC quarterfinals." - ie...non existent
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With the global supply chains being absolutely screwed at the moment, there maybe quite some wait.
Kind of curious what will happen with Kiwifruit season as all the Afco storages are full of meat at the moment due to a lack of chilled container available. That's the same place as where Kiwifruit would have been stored.
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@JC said in Speights in the UK?:
@MN5 Yeah, I feel bad for getting in the way of a quality rant.
I know. It’s brilliantly written. Was gonna try and steal it and claim it as my own but keen fern readers would know I don’t have a way with words like that or the attention span to write something that long.
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Well, in a disturbing turn of events, I seem to be continuing yesterday's precedent of "make all micro-decisions based on recent discussions on The Silver Fern"...
...And bought myself some Speights on the way home.First sip... instant regret. Subsequent sips... yeah, I can probably get through a can or two of these as the first beverages of the evening.
