Gearys Summer Ale

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

Bottle. Pours amber with a small fizzy white head. Nose is grainy and grassy with light malt notes and dried fruit. Taste is spicy hops, light grassy notes, thin malt, dried fruit and some underbaked bread. Body is medium and contains moderate carbonation feel. Finish leaves spicy hops, lingering grassy notes, light fruit, and minimal maltiness. Not too bad.

Nice amber, light maple syrup body, medium white head. Nose is acidic, smells of vomit. I really wish I could get that out of my head, but its true. Taste is wheat, heavy ctric acid, little caramel fades to a nice doughy malt finish. But still, way to harsh up front and acidic. Gross beer.

Poured a medium, clear golden color with an averaged sized off white head. Aroma of oranges, grass and some malts. Tastes of the same and a little nutty. Medium sweetness to it with a light hop presence. Crisp finish. Thinner body for my tastes.

Pours a crystal clear gold with a thin ivory head. Some persistent lacing. Smells grassy and lightly fruity. Taste is grassy and fruity. Bitter, crisp malt followed by light hoppy flavors. Very crisp and clean. Very light, nothing very complex about this ale. But it is pretty tasty and a cut above most summer beers. A decent attempt at a kolsch.

Kölsh? Where did they get the idea that this a Kölsch? Not from the color...aroma...or flavor. Well, regardless of the "liberal classification" of this beer’s style, it poured a light apricot/amber under a pillowy white head with light lacing. Mostly malty aroma with a slightly sweet bubble gum note. Malty flavor at the forefront with hints of fruit and candy apples. Very little hop presence - just a little bitter hop nudge in the background but not enough to balance out the malt. Finish was slightly sweet but pretty clean. Overall, this is a pretty refreshing and easy to drink ale but it’s more of an Altbier or an Amber - definately not a Kölsch (at least nothing like the German ones I’ve had).

golden color with little head. not an overpowering ale by any means. easy drinking with a sweet aroma and flavor. clean and a bit fruity.

bottle 4/29/05. Poured a very very thin white head, no lacing. Has a very distinct sweet kind of skunked nose. I don’t know how to better describe it. I’m not very familiar with Kolsch beers but telling from the other raters this is apparently un-traditional to a Kolsch. Very dark golden yellow. Smell is kind of wierd but tastes very good of very sweet flavors and kind of a frutish finish. Very refreshing, crisp and clean. Would have to problem drinking this all summer long. I am a sucked for summer beers though. Try if you get the chance.

I definitely drank at least half of beaconstreet’s at Andy’s but I didn’t remember it so I bought my own here at home. Golden color, thin white head. Kolsch??? Who put it up as Kolsch? I mean, they want it to be....but it can’t be a "genuine" one. Kind of a sweet aroma. Taste is a little citrus peel. Weird. This isn’t bad. Is it a Kolsch? probably not...did they try at least? yeah, sure