3.3 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20 hayduke (2445) - Eureka, California, USA - JAN 19, 2010
Courtesy of a trade with The Wheelman, this 12 oz bottle poured a clear amber with a nice off-white head and light lacing rings. The nose is of caramel malts with aromas of floral and citrus hops. Medium body and smooth mouthfeel. Flavor is a good balance between malts and hops, and the finish is lightly bitter and dry. A nice English Pale Ale,.
2.4 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 2/5 TASTE 4/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 10/20 Miver (607) - Silver Spring, Pennsylvania, USA - NOV 25, 2009
12 oz bottle while in Maine. Poured lightly hazy golden in color with a thin beige head that left no lacing on the glass. Aroma of wet malt, light earthy hops. Tastes of light caramel malt, hay, wet grain, lightly earthy hops. Pretty thin body.
3.2 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 12/20 Ratman197 (5536) - Arvada, Colorado, USA - NOV 10, 2009
Bottle poured a clear orange amber with a small lingering amber head. Aromas of carmel, fruittiness and light earthiness. Palate was light to medium bodied and crisp. Flavors of carmel, earthiness and light citrus with a crisp lingering lightly bitter finish.
3.3 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20 TaktikMTL (4133) - Montréal-Nord, Quebec, CANADA - NOV 2, 2009
En fût. Pinte dégustée chez Great Lost Bear (Portland, ME). Arôme: Odeur de caramel légèrement fruité avec une pointe d’houblons. Apparence: La couleur est ambrée. Présence d’un mince col mousseux et d’une fine dentelle sur le verre. Saveur: Goût de caramel avec une pointe de pamplemousse et de céréales. Durée moyenne de l’arrière goût. Palette: Le corps est moyen avec une texture huileuse. Moyenne effervescence en bouche. Légère amertume d’houblons en arrière goût. (Rating #2714)
2.9 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20 JediMindTricks (392) - Hampton, Virginia, USA - OCT 18, 2009
Clear amber with decnt little head and nice lace. Aroma is caramelly sweet with hints of hops. Goes down smooth, sits well on the tongue
2.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 10/20 Leighton (3595) - London, Greater London, ENGLAND - SEP 15, 2009
Really didn’t do much for me. Not very pale, or fruity, or complex...did I miss something? Eh, I tried other Geary’s that were much better.
3.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20 Berley31 (230) - New Brunswick, CANADA - SEP 15, 2009
A: Poured on-tap with a very small head that quickly diminished to a thin film. The beer is a dark orange color, with a clear body with some slight haziness.
S: Lightly hoppy and some citrus... pretty much exactly what you’d expect from an APA.
T: Quite a nice flavor, coming across as citrusy at first, but then ending with a very nice, hoppy bitterness that sticks with you for a good amount of time after swallowing.
M: Medium-bodied, with a creamy/oily texture. Nice carbonation.
D: An easy-to-drink APA with good taste and mouthfeel. Nothing overly special, but still a very decent entry and probably my favorite Geary’s beer to date.
3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20 brewski519 (645) - Morrisville, North Carolina, USA - AUG 14, 2009
12 oz bottle - pours an amber color with a thick foamy tan head. Aroma of malt, sugar, caramel and dark fruit. The taste definitely lets you know that this is much more of an English Pale Ale and not a typical American Pale Ale - you don’t get the citrus / hoppy taste you get from an APA - this is much more in the way of malts, caramel, sugar and carbonation. It’s a solid ale.
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