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Galbraith Pride of Warminster


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Brewed by Galbraith Brewing Company
Style: India Pale Ale (IPA)

Auckland, New Zealand

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33.67/5.03.05/5.0Special6.1%NAShaker, Tulip
Commercial Description:
Top fermented and cask conditioned. Serving temperature 10 – 12 degrees. Carbonation low. Named after the town from where we get our very special Salisbury Plains malt. This malt is grown in chalk soils and has a very distinct flavour because of this. It is believed that the chalk was formed at the same time as the White Cliffs of Dover and the soils of the Champagne region in France. The malt is hand made by a group of totally dedicated (if somewhat peculiar) craftsmen. This is quite simply the best (and most expensive) malt we have ever had the pleasure of using. Warminster town is on the edge of the British Defence Forces Salisbury Plains training grounds but the initials of the beer’s name have nothing at all to do with this fact. Galbraith’s Pride of Warminster is produced in the classic old style of Burton IPA’s and we believe that Bass (not the crap they make today) would have tasted like this originally. The recipe uses pale malt only and one variety of hop, simple but not at all plain (no pun intended). Please do not drive if you intend having more than 1 pint of this beer. Seriously, it is very drinkable but strong and we will closely monitor those who imbibe in P.O.W. So, break out with a POW but don’t get caught by anyone in uniform.
 TheGrandMaster (1858), Auckland, New Zealand
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/56/104/513/20
Oct 26, 2009  
One of those cask ales that is going to be different every time you drink it - and there is nothing wrong with having to drink it many times! In the English style, the malt is to the fore in this IPA, bready and a touch biscuity. The hops are very floral and just tickle in the background. The bitterness is quite subdued, though was more prominent in the dry-hopped version. My own preference is for a little more hop character and bitterness, but lines up pretty well in the Galbraiths stable.


 phaleslu (469), Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/104/516/20
Oct 19, 2009  
Cask at the brewpub. Pours a rich gold color with a medium-sized frothy white head. Aroma of bitter hops, citrus, spice, and malt. The flavor is also bitter hops, with a really nice malt backbone, light spice and citrus. The bitterness is just the right amount, and the use of the high-end malt pays off with a crisp, simple, satisfying, and well-balanced IPA, and more gentle and smooth than some of its hop-heavy counterparts. Excellent.


 greig (171), Hamilton, New Zealand
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/103/516/20
Oct 14, 2009  
I’m being a little cheeky in rating this as I still haven’t tasted the "standard" version. I initially tasted it while it was conditioning as part of the SOBA visit, generously hosted by Keith and Ian. Then, it was light, aromatic, spicy, with a delicious biscuit malt complexity. Extremely easy to drink. The second time I had it, there just happened to be a dry hopped, gravity dispense cask on the bar. It would have been rude not to partake! This one was redolent of English breakfast marmalade on toast, with a seriously bitter finish. A completely different beer from its early self, but a delicious drop nonetheless.



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