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Gearys Imperial IPA 3.21 22

Gearys Imperial IPA

Percentile
67
overall

bottled
common

on tap
unknown

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RatingsAverageScoreSeasonalABVStyle PctlServe in
223.34/5.03.21/5.0Special8.2%8.6Snifter, Tulip
Commercial Description:
Beer #2 of 4 in a special release series celebrating Geary’s 20th Anniversary. Imperial IPA has its origins in the traditional English style, with a generous helping of American exuberance. Bright copper in color, Imperial IPA has an assertive hop bitterness balanced with a subtle malt foundation. Dry-hopping at two stages of the brewing process provides floral and fruity hop flavors adding to the complexity of the brew. Strong, assertive and balanced, Imperial IPA is made for true beer lovers.
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 argo0 (6945), Washington DC, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/514/20
Dec 13, 2009  
12oz bottle. Small off-white head atop crystal clear amber body. Aroma is medium sweet, resin/pine, light caramel/bread. Taste is moderately sweet, pine/grapefruit, caramel, light chocolate. Medium body, some resin.


 hopdog (5604), Lansdale, Pennsylvania, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/513/20
Nov 10, 2009  
12oz bottle. Poured a deeper and dark amber/copperish colorw with an averaged sized off white head. Aromas of citrus, floral hops, and toasted grains. Tastes of citrus, some floralness, toasty, and caramel.


 CaptainCougar (5517), Rockville, Maryland, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/56/104/513/20
Oct 7, 2009  
Pours a transparent dark copper amber with a a thin, stringy-lacing white head. Aroma of lightly caramely sweet malt and some orange citrus hops. Starts with decent malty fullness and fine carbonation with a resiny earthy hop bitterness before a drier bittersweet finish. An ok imperial IPA, but could use a more floral hop presence and balance.


 Cletus (5056), Connecticut, USA
2.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/54/102/510/20
Jun 26, 2009  
Pours hazy amber with a nice white head. Smells of citrus, some resin. Tastes of sweet citrus, syruppy and astringent.


 CapFlu (3483), Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/102/57/103/513/20
Apr 18, 2006  
(Draught) On tap at the Great Lost Bear in Portland, ME. Stopped by the brewery the previous day and reception had told me that this beer was the Wee Heavy but I can tell that she was hop-wrong. Mild carbonation with tiny little bubbles. Near headless with a red-copper body. Nose is only mildly hopped. Flavour has good orange-peel with the regular Hi-hopped West Coast lingering finish. Good.


 WeeHeavySD (3002), San Diego (Hillcrest), California, USA
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/56/103/512/20
Jun 24, 2009  
12oz bonus from Porterhouse. Pours orangey with a tan head. Nose is sweet with a touch of citrus. Taste is sweet and a bit too bitter up front. medicinal and eh.


 dkachur (2392), Charlottesville, Virginia, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/58/104/513/20
Sep 9, 2009  
12 ounce bottle from Beer Run in Charlottesville, VA. Pours a clear reddish bronze color with a medium frothy head. Fair head retention and decent lacing. Floral and citrus hop aroma with light toffee notes. Taste is toffee and caramel with citrus and light resin hop notes. Medium bodied.


 scraff (1946), Baltimore, Maryland, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/514/20
Oct 28, 2009  
12 oz - The Wine Source. Dark copper, off white creamy head. Dried buttery citrus and spruce aromas warm to a light toffee raisin undercurrent. Dry citric-pine bitterness is nicely balanced on a buttery toast and toffee-like tone. Full bodied, soft carbonation, drying bitter finish. English in style, but I personally prefer West Coast style DIPAs...



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