Gearys Summer Ale

Brewed by D.L. Gearys Brewing Co.
Style: Golden Ale/Blond Ale
Portland, Maine USA

Serve in English pint, Shaker

UPDATED: AUG 5, 2006 Unsurprising ale. Not sure why it’s a summmer ale. Golden, darker than a lager, about average for an ale. Small off-white head. Sweet malt, spicey hop, I sense something sweet and fruity, maybe peach or apricot, that i did not expect. Good bitter finish early in the glass. Later on the dominant flavor is somehow off ... of spoiled vegetable, lightly skunked. Perhaps a summer ale should be drunk before the following March. // Had this summer’s batch this summer. Beautiful golden ale with good white head, great nose of European (German and Czech) hops, more floral hoppiness than I prefer, but a good bitter finish without any of the nastiness I noticed in the older one. Good malts and caramel, good bitterness. The floral notes make it a good summer brew.

Very refreshing, yet it has a great aroma and flavor. It will probably be my spring/summer lawnmower beer of choice.

Pretty basic ale. Mild hoppiness and spice, but mostly a typical beer affair. Light and a little citrussy, reminded me a bit of summer. Not terrible at all. A mild hint of honey afterwards. Hoppy, but not bitter.

Bottled. Golden with a small head. Smells of grass. Tastes of grass... no spice whatsoever. Boring, bland, and ordinary.

Bottle. Got on a trip to Maine hoping to get a nice summer ale. Not what I had expected. Tasted just like a regular ale. No special seasonings or hops. Very forgetable.

Tap@Redbones, Boston, Ma. Smooth, malty/bready characters, slightly toasty, very easy to drink, a little boring, but nice.

I was hoping for a brilliantsummer beer along the lines of Hyland Farm Ale. What I got instead was a boring grassy beer with some mild reminiscences of summer, but far short of what I was hoping for.

Much ado about nothing. No real discerning summer ale spiced, fruity or herbal flavor nor full body or malt of a kolsch. Plain. Plain. Plain.