Gearys Hampshire Special (HSA) Ale.

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

Serve in English pint, Snifter

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A hazy orange beer with a small disappearing orange head. The aroma is sweet hoppy with notes of caramel, while the flavor is sweet malty and again with the caramel being most dominant.

(Bottle 35,5 cl) Clear, amber golden with a small, off-white head. Malty, caramelish nose. Medium-bodied, notes of caramel and fruit - yet with a dry and hoppy finish. Very clean. Courtesy of Degarth. 120207

Ruby coloured with a nice reamy head. A clean, hop dominated very bitter ale.

Bottle. Clear amber coloured with an off white head. Aroma of caramel, fruits, hops and pine needles. Flavour of caramel, fruits, hops and pine needles.

UPDATED: NOV 25, 2007 2007-10-06, bottle at Brickseller, Washington DC, 6-3-7-3-14=33
Amber color; beautiful creamy head. A good balanced Ale, with a good body strength, malty, quite good flavor, also milky (but puke comes out too), but it’s not as special as I remembered.

2003-03-02, Winter 1997-1998 Edition, 5 years old, 8-5-9-5-17=44.
Cloudy dark amber color with a persistent layer of foam; nice perlage. Wonderful aroma of malt, some hop, caramel, nuts, some phenols; pretty similar to some barley wine, but less sweet.
Excellent body texture, good balance of malty body and strong bitterness with good hop aromas, caramel, chocolate. Ending with a boldly bitter and aromatic final; a lot of caramel as well.
Maybe it has lost some hop freshness, but it has aged well, showing only a very light Madeira character.
An excellent low alcohol Barley Wine, without the alcohol punch.

Draught. Mild fruity aroma. Clear chestnut colour. Small tan head. The flavour is nicely roasted and sweetish. Hint of brown sugar. Well-balanced.

(Bottle) Pours lightly hazy amber body with a small creamy white head. Aroma of toasted malt, toffee, and light citrus. Flavor of sweet malt, mild hops, and caramel.

Millenium Edition - Orangey dark amber; huge, firm malty nose; caramel, wood, robust earthiness; long and balanced malt; touch of dark chocolate.

UPDATED: DEC 15, 2009
Date: October 19, 1997
Mode: Draft
Source: Great Lost Bear, Maine
Appearance: clear light amber
Aroma: rich malt and spicy hop aroma
Flavor: rich smooth malt flavor with a nice spicyness, just the right amount of hop flavor leading to a touch of bitterness

Date: October 28, 2000
Mode: Bottle Conditioned
Source: Chevy Chase, DC
Appearance: amber, scant head
Aroma: rich sweet fruity aroma
Flavor: lots of malt flavor, well balanced bitterness

Date: November 03, 2005
Score: iii to ii
Aroma: very sweet fruity vineous aroma
Body: thin body
Flavor: hint of oxidation, sweetness has dried out a lot, still a nice carmel malt flavor, lackluster

Date: May 03, 2007
Mode: bottle
Source: Ale Atlanta
Score: 3.4 to 2.8
tartness in the aroma, lots of earthy bitterness,

Date: December 03, 2009
Mode: bottle
Source: Ale Atlanta
Vintage: 2000
no tartness, lots of oxidized sherry and caramel, earthyness,

Aroma: 5/10; Appearance: 6/10; Flavor: 6/10; Palate: 6/10; Overall: 11/20
Rating: 2.8/5.0
Drinkability: 7/10
Score: ** /4

Clear copper with small beige head. Aroma is caramel and floral, some orange. Taste is caramel, earthy, floral, chocolate, light orange. Creamy, medium-full body.