Friday Drinks...Speights Pilsner

I know this is late, but I was actually unable to post this on time as I was having Friday drinks with the lovely Kathryn and her boyfriend Steve. We met at the Speights Ale House in Ferrymead and I noticed they had a Pilsner so thought I would try it. I was actually going to do the post on another Pils, but as this one sits fresh in my mind the other can wait.
The Speights Pilsner is not a bad drop, and in fact I could not tell the difference between this one and Monteith's popular Pilsner. Not a slight on either brand, but a plus for those who frequent multiple bars and cannot get one or the other. And the best thing about this one? Served on tap, the way a beer should be.
The official word from Speights;

Speight's Pilsener originated from recipes of a bygone era in a quest to recreate flavours as true as possible to the original style. Speight's Pilsener is fermented in kauri gyles - open topped wooden fermentation vats which are lined with beeswax. Only one other brewery in the world is still known to use kauri gyles.

Wait a minute! I didn't have this service with my beer! No disrespect
to the girl who served me though...

This is an ideal brew to have on a hot afternoon, and for me personally would serve it with platter style foods; cheese and crackers, olives, breads and dips and so forth.
And on the Speights Ale House, I would recommend calling in there, it is a nice establishment (which Ale House isn't?) and the bar staff were very helpful. I didn't eat there as I had a booze up to attend, but will pop back in and review it for you at a later date.
4 out of 5 on the beer.

Friday Drinks...Speights Gold

In a new waste of the information highway, I will feature a beer worth considering...it is about this time of the week when one starts to feel the dry scratching at the back of the throat (let's be honest, that starts for me 0800 Monday morning!) and the mind wanders to getting out of the office, or off the building site, or out of the truck, and into a pub, bottlie, or self-invitation to a mate's for a glass, pint, handle, stubbie, longneck, or whatever you want to call it.

The box of Speights...what was orignally used
as seats in Jake The Musc's house, but failed.

So this is the first of my choices in beers, the tried and true Speights Gold. World famous for it's "Good onya Mate" campaigns, Here is the 'official explanation from Speight's brewery on their bevvie;

Speight's encapsulates the needs of thirsty yet discerning Southern Men. Probably the least sweet of all New Zealand mainstream brown beers, this characteristic allows the full flavour of the malt and hops to shine through.
Speight's Gold Medal Ale is a great accompaniment to any meat dish and is superb with gamey Southern dishes such as venison, duck and rabbit.

Now I'm not much of a rabbit fan personally (and I wouldn't expect too many Southern farmers are!) what with calicivirous (sic) and lead-poisoning prevalent, but I would have this Ale in my top 10 of all beers, and personally for me is best when over the Barbie (although I prefer to call mine Joss, as she's HOT!) with some home-kill sausies, chops, and maybe some garlic prawns sizzling away. Also the perfect beer to share with the missus when she asks for a Shandy...it's criminal, I know, but at least she's not drinking Khutze Lager!

As we used to toast in the Navy..."To Wives and Sweethearts...may they never meet!".

Pride of the South...I can only assume they mean the beer???