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Golden Ale
Ghost River Brewing
- From:
- Ghost River Brewing
- Tennessee, United States
- Style:
- Kölsch
- ABV:
- 4%
- Score:
- 78
- Avg:
- 3.38 | pDev: 17.16%
- Reviews:
- 37
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Mar 08, 2020
- Added:
- Apr 19, 2009
- Wants:
- 4
- Gots:
- 41
Brewed with the finest two-row malted barley and German variety hops, Ghost River Golden’s mellow, refreshing character is accentuated by Memphis’ soft water. Munich and caramel malts give this beer enough sweetness to balance the crisp, dry finish.
19 IBU
19 IBU
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Ratings by jerryjeff:
Reviewed by jerryjeff from Tennessee
3.74/5 rDev +10.7%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.74/5 rDev +10.7%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Got a 12 oz bottle out of a six-pack shortly after started distribution in Memphis area so figured I'd review.
Aroma
Sweet toffee/caramel scent no real hop presence, only sweetish scent plus some malt
Mouthfeel
Medium-high carbonation, enough that it hides the taste a bit to me. Bit heavier than water and has a bit of presence on the palette
Appearance
Light amber in color with maybe a hint of copper, poured to slight head in 1/2 liter globe which quickly dissipated. No lacing, bit dissapointing regarding head retention/behavior
Taste
Scent doesn't mislead, there's a sweet toffee/caramel like taste in there with a slight sourish note maybe. My guess is it's meant to be positioned as an approachable beer for non craft beer drinkers and not be offensive. No real bitterness to speak of. I like this although I don't know that it's a beer I find worth paying craft beer prices for.
Drinkability
Rather, easily sessionable beer.
Overall
I think this is a good drinkable beer that has a nice sweetish malt twist. I don't think it's quite a kolsch and may be more of a blonde or even a cream ale in thinking of it. Not spectacular, maybe a good starter beer for those who might start drinking craft/imported non fizzy yellow water...
Dec 20, 2011Aroma
Sweet toffee/caramel scent no real hop presence, only sweetish scent plus some malt
Mouthfeel
Medium-high carbonation, enough that it hides the taste a bit to me. Bit heavier than water and has a bit of presence on the palette
Appearance
Light amber in color with maybe a hint of copper, poured to slight head in 1/2 liter globe which quickly dissipated. No lacing, bit dissapointing regarding head retention/behavior
Taste
Scent doesn't mislead, there's a sweet toffee/caramel like taste in there with a slight sourish note maybe. My guess is it's meant to be positioned as an approachable beer for non craft beer drinkers and not be offensive. No real bitterness to speak of. I like this although I don't know that it's a beer I find worth paying craft beer prices for.
Drinkability
Rather, easily sessionable beer.
Overall
I think this is a good drinkable beer that has a nice sweetish malt twist. I don't think it's quite a kolsch and may be more of a blonde or even a cream ale in thinking of it. Not spectacular, maybe a good starter beer for those who might start drinking craft/imported non fizzy yellow water...
More User Ratings:
Reviewed by puck1225 from Texas
3.41/5 rDev +0.9%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
3.41/5 rDev +0.9%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
Had it from a can at a hotel bar while passing through Jackson, TN. The can was pretty cool.
The beer ok. Golden yellow color with thin head and little lacing. Taste is bland but there is a hint of citrus and maybe a bit of honey. Not something I would seek out in the Memphis area.
Mar 08, 2020The beer ok. Golden yellow color with thin head and little lacing. Taste is bland but there is a hint of citrus and maybe a bit of honey. Not something I would seek out in the Memphis area.
Reviewed by ben_tries_brews from Tennessee
2.75/5 rDev -18.6%
look: 2.75 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 2.75
2.75/5 rDev -18.6%
look: 2.75 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 2.75
a totally drinkable and completely innocuous session ale from a pretty overrated memphis brewery. pours a fine pale gold color with about an inch of white head, tastes and smells of hops and barley, and feels carbonated and watery in the mouth. pretty good and pretty unsurprising.
Jul 28, 2018Reviewed by JerzDevl2000 from New Jersey
3.5/5 rDev +3.6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.5/5 rDev +3.6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Picked this up on my trip at a Walmart, never having a beer from Tennessee before. While not a great beer, this wasn't bad on it's own and wasn't as weak as other examples of the style that I've had before. Felt like a Pilsener as much as a Kolsch given how filling it was but at the end of the day, this was a laid back brew that was pretty unpretentious in every sense of the word.
Nice golden pour to this with enough head that quickly settled down. Not a lot of soapy lacing was left behind but there were a few faint rings on the inside of my pint glass. Lots of grain, straw, and spicy bread in the nose with all of those present in the taste as well. Biscuits and bread abound here with earthy spiciness thrown into the mix as well. Not a lot of malt but the body was quite full on this as there was a pretty chewy mouthfeel here. A clean and slightly warming finish rounded things out as this easily went down...
I don't know if I've ever had a beer with so little alcohol in it as this had, as it would be easy to down all six bottles at once. One at a time was plenty as there wasn't anything wrong with this. Great for a laid-back day though it did need a chaser of water in the end, due to it's lingering dryness...
May 23, 2018Nice golden pour to this with enough head that quickly settled down. Not a lot of soapy lacing was left behind but there were a few faint rings on the inside of my pint glass. Lots of grain, straw, and spicy bread in the nose with all of those present in the taste as well. Biscuits and bread abound here with earthy spiciness thrown into the mix as well. Not a lot of malt but the body was quite full on this as there was a pretty chewy mouthfeel here. A clean and slightly warming finish rounded things out as this easily went down...
I don't know if I've ever had a beer with so little alcohol in it as this had, as it would be easy to down all six bottles at once. One at a time was plenty as there wasn't anything wrong with this. Great for a laid-back day though it did need a chaser of water in the end, due to it's lingering dryness...
Reviewed by Davepoolesque from Massachusetts
3.16/5 rDev -6.5%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 3
3.16/5 rDev -6.5%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 3
Mississippi's finest. Golden in color. Clear in appearance. This gold was light and crisp. Nicely carbed and thin bodied. Easy drinking. Wasn't anything special but it's nice on a hot day. I would drink this over any macro any day.
Apr 20, 2017Reviewed by jasadewi from Tennessee
3.55/5 rDev +5%
look: 4 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.55/5 rDev +5%
look: 4 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
A: Dark orange in certain lighting, mostly dark and golden. Foamy white head that leaves fine lacing down the glass.
S: Oktoberfest malt smells.
T: A little graininess in the front with a nice Oktoberfest style malty finish.
M: Light and slick.
O: Really good Kolsch. I'd highly recommend it if you want a balanced Memphis beer.
Dec 17, 2016S: Oktoberfest malt smells.
T: A little graininess in the front with a nice Oktoberfest style malty finish.
M: Light and slick.
O: Really good Kolsch. I'd highly recommend it if you want a balanced Memphis beer.
Golden Ale from Ghost River Brewing
Beer rating:
78 out of
100 with
163 ratings
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