Gearys London Porter

Brewed by D.L. Gearys Brewing Co.
Style: Porter
Portland, Maine USA

Serve in English pint, Stem glass

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This is a very nice, solid porter. Essentially black, it has a huge, light brown head steadily shrinking to a thin top with a little weak lace. It has a nice porter aroma of toasty dark bread with hints of dark fruit, chocolate, coffee, and wine. The taste is light in body, zesty (less light and lively than Nethergate Old Growler, but more so than many), with a clean flavour of toasted dark bread, light roastiness, a sweet fruitiness folowed by drier, toasty finish with hints of chocolate and black pepper. It’s quite drinkable.

On tap at Annabell’s Pub. Pours black with a creamy tan head that remained. Aroma is carmel. Mouthfeel is creamy. Very smooth with carmel and roasted flavor with a great balance. Much better on tap than in the bottle.

Pours to a deep brown to black color, with a tight white head that fades, and a moderate amount of carbontion. The nose is excellent on this beer with lots of good aromas of dark chocolate, coffee, and mild roast. The palate is firm with good dark malt flavors, paired with a hint of currant fruitiness, and flavors of mild coffee. This beer finishes mildly roasty and dry, with a nice touch of hop bitterness. Very well done brown porter, that makes a great pint, or a great match to shell fish, or hearty pub grub.

This bottled brew poured a medium sized head of foamy finely sized brown colored long lasting bubbles that left behind a nearly opaque dark brown body with no visible carbonation and a good lacing. It looked very nice as my mouth began to water in anticipation of this one hoping that I would not be let down. I was not! It had a mild vinous brown malt cherry chocolate aroma that was one of the best I had smelled in a very long time. The mouth feel was mildly tingly at the start and mellowed in the finish leaving behind a malty chocolate flavored aftertaste. Very yummy. I started to take and looked down only to realize it was gone! Can I have another one please? Highly recommended.

Absolutely delicious. A perfect porter done with just the right amount of coffee and chocolate flavors present. There’s even a hint of some fruit and nut tastes present but they’re so well balanced into the beer that it’s hard to pick out. This is a must have for the Geary’s fan.

a great porter. really dark color. A strong roast aroma and flavor. could be less carbonated. though

UPDATED: JUN 2, 2010 Outrageous! i enjoyed this porter very much. Poured a dark black with a strong head. Aroma of roasted malts. Flavor of malts as well, along with choclate and notes of cinnamon - yes, cinnamon! Thick and rich, it felt great to drink. A beer fo savoring. Finished smooth. Exactly what I had wanted.

Deep chestnut. Thin, dense dark tan foam. Steady tiny bubbled carbonation. Aroma of roasted chocolate and caramel with hints of coffee and mild buttery yeast. Thinnish and airy and light natured, but solidly flavored with a deep roasted malt profile. Smooth burnt caramel and dry harshness. Lengthy aftertaste. Light bodied, dry and gentle. Finishes with less caramel sweetness, faintly bitter and slick. A quaffing Porter. Solidly made.

From Jungle Jim's in Fairfield. Label does a good job of taking you to where this beer is made (at least when I think lobster I think Maine). Pours a deep dark brown with a medium light tan head. Thin lacing. Aroma is mostly chocolate and coffee but there is a nutty aspect as well. The flavor and body were borderline Dry Stout to me. Tastes of coffee, chocolate, and some malt. The dinish is dry and oaty. I was somewhat impressed with this one.