Gearys Hampshire Special Ale

Brewed by D.L. Gearys Brewing Co.
Style: English Strong Ale
Portland, Maine USA

Serve in English pint, Trappist glass

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Dark copper pour, small white head. Aroma is bready and sweet malts. Flavor is sweet malts, caramel bigtime, some toasted malts and a touch of chocolate. Hoppy with some citrus undertones. Sticky and medium bodied it’s basically a weaker barleywine. Not bad.

12 ounce bottle from by beer of the month club. Pours a clear copper with a decent biege head. Aroma of caramel, brown sugar, and dark fruits. Taste is caramel malt, dark fruit, toffee, and a bit of hops. Nice to sip on.

Damn, really surprised I liked this as much as I do! Last shipment of "Beer of the Month Club" and my experience was mostly disappointing; this beer is a rare example of something I actually enjoy. Reminds me of a rye ipa with some spiciness. I like it.

12oz bottle pours a bright clear amber with a small khaki head. Aroma is floral, caramel malt, browb and honey. Taste is a stinging spicy caramel biscuit malt, with spicy hops. Not enjoying this one.

Bottle shared at a tasting at Ariel’s. Murkey honey colour, off white head. Aromas of Bazooka Joe bubblegum and band-aid. Sweet, then weird bitter taste - none was fun. Light body, average carbonation, short finish. Something’s definitely wrong with the bottle.

Pours a copper with an off white head. Aroma is faint, with nuts, grapes, and apple being noticed. The above flavors are present, and has some sour notes, and is a bit salty as well. Medium body. Slight sour aftertaste. Drinkable, but not to impressive.

Very nice pour, a clear, deep reddish amber with a creamy light beige head that supplies a lot of slipper lace. The aroma has floral scents covering a rich, bready maltiness. Very smooth drinking. The flavor adds a balancing citric bitterness and finishes surprizingly dry. Very nice.

Deep copper color and a wonderful aroma. The deep Malt flavor creates a robustly smooth flavor. This is a delicious beer and earns a yum yum rating. ---Rated via Beer Buddy for iPhone

Tampa, Fl - Total Wine - 12 oz bottle. Dark copper pour, slight, off-white head. little to no lacing. Aroma is bittersweet with faint citrus traces, some brown sugar. Flavor has a nice subtle bitterness to it with some underlying Christmas spices, some brown sugar and a hint of citrus in the back end. Thick enough mouthfeel. An enjoyable diversion.

This one of my favorites. A unique Ale in style and taste. Hops are alive bit intrusive. Taste is malty but not sweet with earthy overtones.

Bottle from coldbrewky... He acquired from sir lazy. Pours a nice amber hue into my glass, no head what so ever. Nose of toasted malt and slight booze. Taste is all toasted malt slight flower hops.