Speight's Old Dark
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Speight's Old Dark is claimed to be a dark ale in the style of an English porter
brewed by the Speight's
brewery
in Dunedin, New Zealand. However, as it is bottom fermented with lager yeast, it is actually a dark malty lager, with a totally different taste, texture and character to a real porter.
Porter (beer)
Porter is a dark-coloured style of beer. The history and development of stout and porter are intertwined. The name was first used in the 18th century from its popularity with the street and river porters of London. It is generally brewed with dark malts...
brewed by the Speight's
Speight's
Speight's is a brewery in Dunedin, New Zealand. It is famous for its promotional branding based on being 'a real southern man' and being 'the pride of the south'. Speight's also gave rise to a series of Speight's Ale Houses across New Zealand.- History :...
brewery
Brewery
A brewery is a dedicated building for the making of beer, though beer can be made at home, and has been for much of beer's history. A company which makes beer is called either a brewery or a brewing company....
in Dunedin, New Zealand. However, as it is bottom fermented with lager yeast, it is actually a dark malty lager, with a totally different taste, texture and character to a real porter.