Zippin Pippin
Ghost River Brewing Co.
- From:
- Ghost River Brewing Co.
- Tennessee, United States
- Style:
- American IPA
Ranked #1,676 - ABV:
- 6.9%
- Score:
- 89
Ranked #16,926 - Avg:
- 3.99 | pDev: 9.02%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 7
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Nov 09, 2025
- Added:
- May 19, 2019
- Wants:
- 1
- Gots:
- 2
SCORE
89
Very Good
89
Very Good
Buckle up! This hearty & hoppy IPA won’t throw you for a loop, but it’s got some twists and turns. So put your hands in the air and come along for the ride! As you bring the glass to your mouth for the first drop, you'll be met with aromatic notes of tropical fruit, citrus, and a hint of resinous pine from the healthy additions of Mosaic, Citra, and Centennial hops.
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Ratings by MJSFS:
Rated by MJSFS from Florida
3.63/5 rDev -9%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
Dec 20, 2020
3.63/5 rDev -9%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
Dec 20, 2020
More User Ratings:
Reviewed by BigGold from Mississippi
3.88/5 rDev -2.8%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
3.88/5 rDev -2.8%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
Had Zippin Pippin poured from 12-oz. can, bottom stamped "BEST BY OCT2025," and (likely) canned on "250525," into SN tulip pint.
Pours deep amber-gold with clarity and 1-finger off-white head, with excellent retention, leaving chunky rings of lace down the glass. Mild floral and pine aromas off pour, then nice, tart peach and a little pineapple aroma, with a hint of caramel and some lime aromas as warms. On tasting, begins tangy peach and a little sweet pineapple, over a dry, almost malt-free body, joined by some lime, before a crisp, dry, moderately bitter, slightly piney finish.
More Georgia peach orchard and pine barren than tropical, but a nicely dry, bracing IPA.
Nov 09, 2025Pours deep amber-gold with clarity and 1-finger off-white head, with excellent retention, leaving chunky rings of lace down the glass. Mild floral and pine aromas off pour, then nice, tart peach and a little pineapple aroma, with a hint of caramel and some lime aromas as warms. On tasting, begins tangy peach and a little sweet pineapple, over a dry, almost malt-free body, joined by some lime, before a crisp, dry, moderately bitter, slightly piney finish.
More Georgia peach orchard and pine barren than tropical, but a nicely dry, bracing IPA.
Reviewed by zeff80 from Missouri
4/5 rDev +0.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4/5 rDev +0.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Draft at Ghost River. Poured a clear, golden orange color with a small, white head of pillowy foam. It left sudsy lace on the glass. It smelled of orange, grapefruit, caramel and pine. Sweet fruity taste with toasted caramel and a piney bitterness.
Mar 30, 2025
Reviewed by jadpsu from Georgia
4.27/5 rDev +7%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
4.27/5 rDev +7%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
In Laurel from the Sisk fridge.
LOOK: Pours a dull orange with an enormous all white thick tight head that has excellent retention and side glass lace. Great lloking beer
AROMA: Some pine reisen, a little pepery hops along with some tropical type fruit hops and bread malts.
TASTE: Very tasty, alittle melon joins the tropical op friuts. All is good.
Excellent IPA
Dec 15, 2023LOOK: Pours a dull orange with an enormous all white thick tight head that has excellent retention and side glass lace. Great lloking beer
AROMA: Some pine reisen, a little pepery hops along with some tropical type fruit hops and bread malts.
TASTE: Very tasty, alittle melon joins the tropical op friuts. All is good.
Excellent IPA
Rated by Khocolate from Tennessee
5/5 rDev +25.3%
look: 5 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5
5/5 rDev +25.3%
look: 5 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5
Surprisingly good! With ABV at 6.9%, I thoroughly enjoyed this IPA not your typical.
Jun 26, 2022
Reviewed by jvgoor3786 from Arkansas
4/5 rDev +0.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4/5 rDev +0.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Pours a deep tan/amber color with a thick off-white head and strong lacing.
The smell is pine and mango peel.
The taste is bitter mango and floral.
The mouthfeel is medium body, slightly oily, and low carbonation.
Overall this is a real enjoyable, old school IPA.
Nov 21, 2021The smell is pine and mango peel.
The taste is bitter mango and floral.
The mouthfeel is medium body, slightly oily, and low carbonation.
Overall this is a real enjoyable, old school IPA.
Reviewed by russpowell from Arkansas
3.7/5 rDev -7.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.7/5 rDev -7.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Pours an effervescent amber with 2 fingers of cream colored head. Above average head retention & lacing
S: Pine, a little grapefruit & grassyness
T: Grapefruit & breadyness, some green melon up front. More green melon, a little orange & some dry breadyness as this warms. Finishes grassy, dry & piney
MF: Medium body, restrained carbonation, good balance
Solid old school IPA
Nov 05, 2019S: Pine, a little grapefruit & grassyness
T: Grapefruit & breadyness, some green melon up front. More green melon, a little orange & some dry breadyness as this warms. Finishes grassy, dry & piney
MF: Medium body, restrained carbonation, good balance
Solid old school IPA
Reviewed by Squire from Mississippi
3.93/5 rDev -1.5%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
3.93/5 rDev -1.5%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Amber gold color with good cap and lacing.
Intense fresh aroma of pine and tropical citrus. The citrus seems a bit sharp to me but that may be hop influenced.
Taste on entry is a hop burst that's bright, piney, citrusy and refreshing. The underlying malt base makes a substantial contribution that's not so much flavor as presence. This is a reasonably complex brew where the hop and malt flavors merge well together. Finish is clean and quick with a touch of malt sweetness in the aftertaste.
Medium full texture with balancing carbonation.
This is a good one worth a repeat.
Sep 10, 2019Intense fresh aroma of pine and tropical citrus. The citrus seems a bit sharp to me but that may be hop influenced.
Taste on entry is a hop burst that's bright, piney, citrusy and refreshing. The underlying malt base makes a substantial contribution that's not so much flavor as presence. This is a reasonably complex brew where the hop and malt flavors merge well together. Finish is clean and quick with a touch of malt sweetness in the aftertaste.
Medium full texture with balancing carbonation.
This is a good one worth a repeat.
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