Geary's Pale Ale - D.L. Geary Brewing Company

Todd

Massachusetts

3.8/5  rDev +6.4%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3 | overall: 4

Nice orange/amber colour, decent head. Aroma is raw with notes of bubblegum. Not too sweet and not too bitter ... balanced. Smooth with light fruit and wood flavours, followed by a dry and crisp grain flavour and feel on the palate, which leans heavily towards overwhelming while it sticks all the way to the finish. I'm not overly found of this character.

You either like Geary's, or you don't. I happen to like this brew, overall. It's fairly traditional, a slice of Ringwood brewing history in New England and a good drink.

Serving type: bottle

05-18-2002 13:22:51 | More by Todd

Jason

Massachusetts

4.13/5  rDev +15.7%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Presentation: The label on the 12 oz. short twist bottle pictures a fat Maine Lobster with a red "Geary's" banner across it. No drink before date.

Appearance: Clear copper in colour with a patchy white lace.

Smell: A some what leafy and herbal hop aroma mixes with malty caramel and a bit of fruit.

Taste: Dry malt flavours of grain and a touch of caramel make this brew a bit chewy in the mouth-feel. Some salt, from hard water, helps to enhance the ample bitterness and the complex hop leaf flavours of herb and spice.

Notes: A wonderful English style pale ale with a New England twist. Gets even better when at cellar temperature.

Serving type: bottle

03-31-2002 18:27:55 | More by Jason

HinghamRick

Massachusetts

3.25/5  rDev -9%

05-10-2013 17:27:23 | More by HinghamRick

twenty5

Pennsylvania

3.25/5  rDev -9%

05-10-2013 17:18:33 | More by twenty5

Celtics76

Rhode Island

3.5/5  rDev -2%

05-04-2013 19:28:06 | More by Celtics76

juicebox

Massachusetts

3/5  rDev -16%

04-23-2013 01:16:33 | More by juicebox

scmoore81

Massachusetts

3.75/5  rDev +5%

04-19-2013 14:18:23 | More by scmoore81

GFD400

New York

4.25/5  rDev +19%

04-17-2013 00:28:34 | More by GFD400

CesarLopes

Illinois

3.5/5  rDev -2%

04-14-2013 06:11:04 | More by CesarLopes

soxandbeer

Massachusetts

1/5  rDev -72%

04-12-2013 03:10:38 | More by soxandbeer

bluerabbit

Massachusetts

3.5/5  rDev -2%

04-01-2013 21:43:11 | More by bluerabbit

sixerofelixir

Ohio

3/5  rDev -16%

02-28-2013 01:28:39 | More by sixerofelixir

ruckus232

Illinois

4/5  rDev +12%

02-10-2013 18:05:40 | More by ruckus232

angusdegraosta

New York

4.18/5  rDev +17.1%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4.25

Amber color with ample head, gorgeous lacing, and good carbonation. The smell is nothing short of the glorious, ale fruitiness they promise in the notes. The yeast and hops combine to give character to classic malty ale flavor. The mouthfeel is a little medicinal and bitter due to some of those West Coast hops added in, but overall this is much closer kindred to a true traditional English style than any West Coast APA I've had. Geary's wins exceptionally high points for knowing exactly what they're doing, then doing it. This is how solid craftsmanship tastes - so far, among my favorite ales made in the United States.

Serving type: bottle

02-04-2013 00:13:35 | More by angusdegraosta

Huffs

New York

3.25/5  rDev -9%

01-30-2013 13:25:13 | More by Huffs

Thatbastarddon

Massachusetts

3/5  rDev -16%

01-25-2013 03:17:39 | More by Thatbastarddon

mralphabet

Virginia

3.1/5  rDev -13.2%
look: 3 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3

12 oz bottle poured into pint glass.

A: Poured a copper color with a good fingers worth of head that settles quickly to a thin layer with a little spotty lacing.

S: First thing I'm getting is a rich sweet malt with hints of caramel and toffee with little hints of woody hops. Kind of earthy.

T: Taste is alot like the smell... Sweet malt with notes of caramel and toffee up front then there is a touch of spicy hops with a little bitter finish.

M: Medium bodied, with a crisp carbonation feel. Odd mix.

D: A pretty average style English Pale.. All the right notes here, nothing to stand outish.

Serving type: bottle

01-25-2013 02:27:27 | More by mralphabet

flagmantho

Washington

3.55/5  rDev -0.6%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5

Poured from 12oz bottle into a pint glass.

Appearance: medium orange-brown hue with a haze-free body and a pretty strong effervescence. Head is a finger of frothy light-tan foam which has pretty good retention. I think it's a good example of the style.

Smell: mild malty aroma with a definite bready, biscuity character; not typically my favorite malt flavors. Hops are not really discernible here.

Taste: biscuity malt flavor which is relatively dry. An earthy hop character is present here, and bitterness is balanced and comes in right at the end. Overall a very earthy effect; perhaps not my favorite in a pale ale like this, but not objectively bad.

Mouthfeel: medium body with a good level of carbonation and a decent creaminess.

Overall: some of the flavor choices in this beer just don't suit my palate; however, I think it is a good representation of the style and worth trying if you come across it.

Serving type: bottle

01-14-2013 16:08:52 | More by flagmantho

outoffocus

Pennsylvania

4/5  rDev +12%

01-13-2013 05:49:56 | More by outoffocus

brbrocc

New York

3/5  rDev -16%

01-06-2013 02:37:09 | More by brbrocc

neil2me

Connecticut

3.25/5  rDev -9%

01-03-2013 17:48:18 | More by neil2me

Hopheadjeffery

Illinois

3/5  rDev -16%

12-22-2012 16:45:14 | More by Hopheadjeffery

cliff1066

Virginia

3.5/5  rDev -2%

12-17-2012 01:56:48 | More by cliff1066

rderedin

Maine

3.25/5  rDev -9%

12-02-2012 21:09:43 | More by rderedin

sneaks2210

New York

3.25/5  rDev -9%

11-16-2012 02:12:46 | More by sneaks2210