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Gearys Hampshire Special Ale

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RatingsAverageScoreABVStyle PctlServe in
3113.44/5.03.43/5.07%85.6English pint, Trappist glass
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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 JAF737300 (797), Tampa, Florida, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/514/20
Jul 14, 2007  
POurs deep amber and show nice sweet hop notes on the nose. These noltes conform nicely with the malt and allows for the bitterness to show off on the finish. Well balanced beer.


 blklab2007 (962), Connecticut, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/515/20
Jul 4, 2007    Updated: Jul 31, 2007
pours a copper color malts, some hops, some alcohol on the nose. you taste the hops, a little bitter but not too bad. good beer but nothing outrageous.


 shrubber85 (2910), Wallhalben, Germany
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/515/20
Jun 30, 2007  
Bottle. Sweet caramel/toffee malt aroma. Dark reddish amber with moderate head. Sweet caramel malt flavor followed by a sharp alcohol bite and light hops finish. Pleasant to drink - very nice.


 mkgrenwel (420), Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
4.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/59/103/518/20
Jun 22, 2007  
I know this is blashemy, but I swear this one is better straight from the bottle than in a glass. Either way: caramel, alcohol and english hops in the nose. Same flavors in the taste as well. Sweet and malty (caramel) balanced well with nice spicy hops. Alcohol is present, but actually adds to the flavor instead of just tasting bad. It’s not too thin, but I might like this one to be a bit thicker. Another anachronism: I prefer this one in the summer, even warm. It is somehow refreshing, even though it should be more of a winter warmer. I don’t understand it, but that won’t stop me from drinking this solid beer. UPDATE: This beer is fantastic. Butter and toffee, but not an overwhemlong butter. Rich, smooth and earthy. A severely underrated beer.


 wingman333 (242), San Antonio, Texas, USA
2.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/56/103/512/20
May 24, 2007  
Bottle. Not really my favorite type of beer, but decent. Much like the Geary’s Pale only a bit richer and creamier, with apple-like aftertaste.


 Dorwart (1814), Robbinsville, New Jersey, USA
2.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/55/102/512/20
May 13, 2007  
Thin offwhite head of fine bubbles. Fades quickly. Minimal carbonation. Malty aroma with some light funky cheese and a bit vegetal. Appearance is a crystal clear dark mahagony orange. Sweet malty flavor with some molasses and a bit of harsh bitterness. Kind of roasty and kind of sickly sweet. Strange flavor. Finishes a bit dry and malty. Not really diggin this one.


 onehotsexychic (101), Albany, New York, USA
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
3/102/58/104/513/20
May 11, 2007  
Yummy, yummy, yummy!! Really surprised I liked it! The look and smell really threw me off


 Ty5592 (1015), Lansdale, Pennsylvania, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/56/103/514/20
May 10, 2007  
Bottle drunk 4/23. Clear copper color with small quick vanishing head. Spicy, yeasty aroma. Some banana and pepper notes as well. The taste was the same with some sweet rock candy flavors also. Slight fizzy mouthful with dry finish. Really not taht bad.



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