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Gearys Hampshire Special Ale

Gearys Hampshire Special Ale

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An English Strong Ale brewed by
D.L. Gearys Brewing Co.

Portland, Maine USA

bottled
common

on tap
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2903.44/5.03.43/5.07%79.9 English pint, Trappist glass P  Stats

Commercial Description:
Hampshire has a huge toasted malt flavor balanced by assertive hoppiness. The finish is long and lingering with the malt and hop notes blending with alcohol warmth. Two row English malts (pale, crystal and chocolate); Cascade, Mt. Hood and East Kent Golding hops.

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tylerss20 (89), New Hampshire, USA
4.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/105/58/105/517/20

Jun 11, 2008    Updated: Jul 30, 2008
On tap @ Harlow’s. Dark amber pour with small white crown. Fairly quiet nose, but a bit of wet malt present. Taste is amazing with strong balance of sweetness and aggressive hop presence. Dark fruit and spice present. Hides alcohol pretty well, and very drinkable. Nice one, Milford NH.

 coldbrewky (493), Saugerties, New York, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/514/20
Sep 6, 2008  
A bottle of this appeared on my desk without warning. I think the Druids must have done it. Nose is of sugary malts with a few whisps of hops. A moderate amber with touches of brown in the glass. A soapy white head sits and stays well seated by the very active and long carbonation. Body is medium and is of mostly malts at first. Hops decide to join in at the second half of mouthfeel and hang about for a crisp finish. Finish is sudden. Alcohol is well hidden but helped me sleep after a day spent searching for a stowaway owl.


 cazort (346), San Diego, California, USA
2.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/55/103/510/20
Sep 3, 2008  
(Bottle) This one struck me as a bit generic tasting. The high alcohol content is masked by a fairly rich malt fairly present hops, but none of the aromas struck me as particularly complex. It’s hard for me to describe this beer because nothing about it stood out. By the end, I was disappointed. This is solidly a mediocre beer, in my opinion.


BrewCzar (62), St Louis, Missouri, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/55/103/514/20
Aug 23, 2008  
Bottle Pours a clear amber with a small quickly dissipating head. Aroma is sweet with notes of peach, white grapes, and hops. Taste starts slightly sweet with hints of light fruits, pine, and malts. Has a slight sourness to it. Finishes bitter and dry with some hoppiness.


 dpjuart (555), Indiana, Pennsylvania, USA
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/513/20
Aug 8, 2008  
12 oz. bottle. Pours red/orange with small white, rimming head. Nose is peach, caramel, slight chocolate and a touch of fruity hops. Taste is caramel and raisin, with slight chocolate and mild cherry, and some biscuit. Mild hop finish. Nice sugary sweet after. Not bad.


 Naka (415), Indiana, Pennsylvania, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/514/20
Aug 8, 2008  
Shared with Juart. Pours a very clear amber orange color with a thick frothy cream-colored head... about 1 1/2 fingers. Aroma of some papery hops, peach, artificial pineapple, and a hint of bitey cider. An extremely musty hop taste. A little bit of peach tea and brown sugar, but the hops take front stage. Decent body, but not great. Leaves a pretty strong lingering bitter.




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