Geary's Hampshire Special Ale - D.L. Geary Brewing Company

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rAvg: 3.97
pDev: 12.59%
Reviews: 360
Hads: 88

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Brewed by:
D.L. Geary Brewing Company visit their website
Maine, United States

Style | ABV
English Strong Ale |  7.00% ABV

Availability: Year-round. bottle (339), on-tap (15), cask (4), growler (1), nitro-tap (1)

Notes:
Once Maine’s legendary seasonal specialty, Hampshire is now available year round. 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. Original gravity - 1070; alcohol by volume - 7%; two row English malts (pale, crystal and chocolate); Cascade, Mt. Hood and East Kent Golding hops.
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Reviews by inebrius:
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inebrius

Michigan

4.22/5  rDev +6.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Nicely balanced drink this; flavors of pecan sticky buns and toasted maple branches plaster your buds. Slick sips drain easily while aromas of coconut marshmallows and circus peanuts stick to your nose hairs like insane sugar sea jellies. Finishes mellow and wet with traces of stainless. Pleasant drinking if you don't plan on more than a couple.

Serving type: bottle

01-21-2005 03:09:58 | More by inebrius
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Geary's Hampshire Special Ale from D.L. Geary Brewing Company
89 out of 100 based on 448 user ratings.