Gearys Pale Ale

Brewed by D.L. Gearys Brewing Co.
Style: English Pale Ale
Portland, Maine USA

D. L. Geary Brewing is a big part of making Portland, ME so special. Geary’s brews British beer styles, and uses the distinctive, earthy, buttery, yeast strain called ringwood. Ringwood works exceptionally well in pale ale, and Geary’s Pale Ale is one of the finest on the market today. It is a tradition of mine to visit Dimillo’s Floating Restaurant which sits on Casco Bay, have a twin lobster dinner, and wash it down with glass upon glass of Geary’s Pale Ale. Geary’s Pale Ale pours to a bright amber color, with a nice white head, and a good carbonation. The nose on this beer is just full of vibrant hop aromas paired with earthy ringwood yeast aroma. The palate is firm and crisp, a rock solid pale malt backbone. Very nice body on this beer, it is a touch buttery from the ringwood yeast. This beer finishes with a long, dry, bitter hop bit that lingers on the tongue. This is a fantastic pale ale, one of my all time favorites. This beer goes exceptionally well with shell fish, especially lobster. The hop bitterness is the perfect foil to the rich, sweet, lobster meat.

Somewhat malty but had a clean, crisp feel with nice appearance. Has a distinctive apple aftertaste as many pales do. I had heard this was good and I was not disappointed at all. Nice artwork as well on bottle.

Excellent english style pale ale. Smooth, easy to drink with just the right hop presence. Great beer with bbq.

It normally takes me a while to finish off a beer. I take my time enjoying each sip, this beer however I have trouble pacing myself. Its quite good.

Crisp and sharp, yet very easy to drink and enjoyable. Great with food or by itself.

Color is clear light amber with a tight bubbled, tannish head about two fingers high. Smells of light bread grain, biscuity, with a nice citrusy hop cleansing in the back, faint malt as well. Taste is super strange but damn good, has a orangey citrus, very crisp and clean with a twinge of hop that drys nicely and has just the right amount of malt backing to balance it out. Feel is light to medium bodied with a tart and sweet tingle on the tongue then dries from hops. This is a good pale ale and would drink this any Ol' time.

Bottle: Bright orange with a shiny appeal and a respectable poofy head. Light but sharp aroma. Like a bully in the schoolyard, the sharp hops take over the playground on your tongue, but not in an overpowering way. This is an exceptionally balanced copper ale, more active on the tongue than the flatter English cousins, and not quite as agressive as many American pale’s, this is perfectly on the fence between.