Aroma: 7 | Appearance: 6 | Mouthfeel: 6 | Flavor: 8 | Overall: 8

Sampled while waiting for a connection at Atlanta airport so ignore the price. Deep copper witha dirty head with good retention and average to good lace. Sweet nose from malt and hops. Mouthfeel was quite foamy and slightly watery, maybe a bit over carbonated? Nice flavor, very drinkable, wlightly sweet, not complicated, and more hops bitterness than expected in the style (probably to balance out the sweet malts). this is a pretty drinkable beer.

Aroma: 7 | Appearance: 7 | Mouthfeel: 8 | Flavor: 8 | Overall: 9

I suspect the bad reviews come from folks who are drinking this too cold! This brew is quite different once it warms to what I think of as English pup temperature then it is when fresh out of the fridge. When cold, this beer tastes to me like a slightly watered-down stout; mostly just bitter coal tar taste. Bring that bottle outta the fridge for 10 or 15 minutes before you open it and its a whole different animal! Pours very dark brown with ruby undertones present when held to light, not quite opaque. Pours with a nice caramel colored head that has only modest retention but delivers very nice lace. Nose of figs, coffee, and dark chocolate; a mild nose but nice although not long lasting. Mouth is medium bodied and, for a beer that appears quite still in the glass, quite frothy... the carbonation is very tight. When very cold this beer tastes nothing but bitter but when allowed to warm slightly the flavor really rounds out; the crystal and chocolate malts come into their own and balance the hops quite nicely. It hits slightly sweet, goes bitter, and finishes chocolate goodness with a slightly sweet aftertaste. Really a masterful job of balancing. There is a bit of a sweet-sour thing going own that reminds me of Belgium and may be responsible for the reviews that detected mettalic (its not!)This may be the only beer that I have given a higher "overall" number to then I did to any other category; not overly complex yet this beer is more than the sum of its parts. Well done Abita!

Aroma: 8 | Appearance: 7 | Mouthfeel: 7 | Flavor: 6 | Overall: 7

Malty biscuity nose, pale golden in color with average head and retention, nice lace. Light in the mouth, uncomplicated in flavor, good malt backbone, not too sweet, enough hops to make it interesting, finishes a touch bitter. I could see drinking a lot of this, good session, good for a lager but their is a touch of skunk. I do wonder though. The beer I am drinking is from a 6 of 12 ouncers and is called Oktoberfest (not Oktoberfestbier) and its in a scary green bottle! I don't know if this is a different animal then what others (BeerLover) have reviewed and the brewer's website is of no use at all; it doesn't even list mention brews!

Aroma: 8 | Appearance: 8 | Mouthfeel: 8 | Flavor: 9 | Overall: 8

I really like this beer! Soft, floral nose also has lots of fruit in it; figs and cherries. There is also malt in the nose with some carmel notes. Huge merangue head thick and frothy that lasts. the lace is large, not fine, but nice. Cloudy pale golden-amber body. Mouthfeel is full with lots of satin slipping around, not chewy but quite enjoyable. The flavor is unique; half hefe and half imperial IPA---its an interesting battle and the brewers have pulled it off nicely! Flavor is very complicated. Lots of fruit, black cherry and orange. A bit of piney flavor as the aroma hits the tongue that quickly dissolves into a decent malt backbone. There is a bit of honey in the initial taste as well. The whole thing is nicely heated with the small presence of alcohol (mot of it nicely masked.)The finish is VERY clean but leaves a sour aftertaste.

Aroma: 7 | Appearance: 8 | Mouthfeel: 9 | Flavor: 8 | Overall: 9

I always pick up a six or two when I visit the in-laws in Maine, this is the first time I took some home to review. Ton of malt and yeast in the nose when first poured, when that blows off it reveals a nose of floral hops, some citrus, some spice, a sweet very nice nose. A bit of a surprise with the light brown body, very clear and nice carbonation bubbling up the glass. I moderate slightly creamy off-white head that is fairly short lived but leaves a nice thick skim coat. Very nice lacing. A very full, for a pale ale, mouthfeel that is silky and creamy, really nicely done! There is a lot of sweetish malt in the taste but its very well balanced with an astringent hoppiness. There is also a fruity presence in the middle of the taste and the alcohol is also present, leaving a nice warming feeling. This may be the best pale I have encountered. This one is walking the line between an American Pale and an English ESB. Back when I was a kid, in 73, I spent a month in London. Ate exclusively at the pubs and drank a whole lot of "bitter". Didn't know what that really meant then, this was long before American craft brewing caught fire. It was exclusively on draught and I have no idea what brewers it was coming from, I have always wished I could taste it again now. I think this beer comes close, perhaps a bit maltier. It also took me a while to get into the swing of the beer being served less than cold. I'm gonna let the last of this Geary's warm a bit for a final tasting. Hmmm, it likes to be a bit on the warm side, the flavor really blossoms and gets more complex. The imported English yeast and malts (I am tasting a hint of the chocolate malt now)is shining through and, in my opinion, putting most American pales to shame! Great brew and great session brew!

Aroma: 8 | Appearance: 7 | Mouthfeel: 7 | Flavor: 8 | Overall: 8

Moderate short-lived foamy white head sits over a pale golden body. Lots of malt in the nose and a touch of vanilla and lightly burnt toast. Mouthfeel is thin and clean and, to my taste, a touch flat. The flavor is timid (it is a lager after all). Hits slightly sweet, which follows with an odd flavor from the smoke (reminds me a bit of smoked salmon...there is almost a slight fishy taste to the beer!). There is a decent, for a lager, hops bitterness and it ends with a slightly off-putting chemical taste, over all kind of fish and chips meets New Your street vendor roasted chestnut smoke. Or maybe its just smoked skunk. Ok its not my cup of tea. I am not eager to buy this again but I see BeerGuy got a good head from his pour so perhaps I wonder if this bottle had been mistreated. Eagle and Hannah rate it well to so I really should revisit some day. RERATE: 8/23/2013 Very nice lager..can only assume previous rating was on a poorly handled brew. Smoke barely detectable, really smooth and clean, chemical taste mentioned previously not detectable. Liked this a lot!!!!!!!!!

Aroma: 7 | Appearance: 7 | Mouthfeel: 8 | Flavor: 9 | Overall: 8

Ok, reviewing from memory after an afternoon on the Hudson starting with Brown Sugga, followed by Hampton Double White, and ending with DogFishHead 120 minute, amazing I can still type! jesus 20.04 abv it really is amazing I can type! OK they set sail here for a really big beer with really big hops and they didn't fail. Decent head cosidering the ABV sits on a orangish body, clean medium mouth well carbonated. Major hops flavor but somehow not overpwoering, nicely done for a real hophead brew. Good balance good complaxity considering its aimed at 2 notes, hops and alcohol. Alcohol at 20 abv is really well masked. Excellent oddball that is very drinkable! This beer is all it claims to be.

Aroma: 7 | Appearance: 8 | Mouthfeel: 8 | Flavor: 9 | Overall: 8

Ok, reviewing from memory after an afternoon on the Hudson starting with Brown Sugga, followed by Hampton Double White, and ending with DogFishHead 120 minute, amazing I can still type! man this is a great witbier! Nice forthy head on a deep gold body, nose of malt and fruit and a bit f citrus. Good mouthfeel, fairly thick and full for the type and silky at the same time. Great flavor, really well balanced and not overly spiced. Sweet notes hinted at but a nice tartness prevails. Very similar to a heffe. Good wheat flover in there too with a clean finish, another great beer!

Aroma: 8 | Appearance: 8 | Mouthfeel: 8 | Flavor: 9 | Overall: 8

Ok, reviewing from memory after an afternoon on the Hudson starting with Brown Sugga, followed by Hampton Double White, and ending with DogFishHead 120 minute, amazing I can still type! Beautiful beer! Nice carmel head with dark brown body and good lace. Toasted malts and carmel in the nose, nicely done. Full thick mouthfeel. Lots of toasted carmel malt backbone in the taste with suprsing amount of hops bitternes, really well balanced, alcohol really well masked, great beer!

Aroma: 6 | Appearance: 7 | Mouthfeel: 8 | Flavor: 7 | Overall: 7

REviewing the bottle, but I like the draft better. Not much nose and what is there is orange and citrus. Ok appearance, decent head over a nice foggy dark gold body with nice effervesance. Poor lacing. Mouth feel is well done, smooth medium full, foamy. Flavor in the bottle not nearly as strong as the draught. Its deinately a bit insipid. Hits dry, goes sweet with some orange , slightly carmelized, corriander, tart finish, perhaps a bit more hops than one would expect. Drinkable but nothing to write home about, I am kicking it up to a 7 here because the draught flavor is MUCH better. Funny for a beer I drink often this one is getting fairly low marks!