Galbraith Vienna Lager

Hazy orange colour with nice firm white head, good hop nose. Soft mild hop taste. A little thin in the body. Dry finish.

(On tap) Clear, amber golden with a creamy, off-white head. Light aroma of caramel and a little flowers. Medium body with lightly sweet caramel and a discreet bitterness. Rather clean just not all that thriiling - as very few Viennas are. 070208

Draught at the brewpub, came a clear amber with an bubbly off-white head. Though I found the aroma a little grainy, it was very smooth and tasty on the palate with a good cleansing finish.

Tasted 23/01/2008. Tap at the brewpub. Brilliant, lambent, rose gold. Effervescence is standard but comes as a shock after a few pints of draught ale. Clean aroma of biscuity malt and noble hops (a little spice, a shade of herb and the faintest whiff of dry grass). Clean again in the mouth with a great balance of off-dry biscuity malt and a subtle cleansing bitterness. Excellent. One of the very best lagers I’ve tried but it’s only a short interlude in the the middle of a real ale session. I’m almost finding myself agree with Kieran - http://themothersmilk.blogspot.com/2007/11/pint-of-lager.html.

Draught at the brewpub. Clear amber. Sweet malt aroma. Sweet and lightly buttery with medium to full body and low hop rate. Soft and mild with slight bitter finish. A solid brew, that perhaps fails to catch my interest because of more extrovert options at the brewpub.