1887 IPA
Ghost River Brewing Co.
- From:
- Ghost River Brewing Co.
- Tennessee, United States
- Style:
- American IPA
- ABV:
- 6.2%
- Score:
- 85
- Avg:
- 3.72 | pDev: 12.37%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 8
- Status:
- Inactive
- Rated:
- Jan 27, 2020
- Added:
- Dec 10, 2010
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 13
SCORE
85
Very Good
85
Very Good
Ghost River 1887 IPA commemorates the first year that the famous Memphis Sands Aquifer was tapped. Now over 100 years later, Ghost River Brewing has turned Memphis’ water into an aggressively hopped beer IPA (India Pale Ale) using the bold assertive flavors of American varietal hops.
87 IBU
87 IBU
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Rated by IPAFireman from Tennessee
2.38/5 rDev -36%
look: 3 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2 | feel: 3 | overall: 2.5
2.38/5 rDev -36%
look: 3 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2 | feel: 3 | overall: 2.5
I love IPAs, and have tried many, This one was very disappointing.
Feb 10, 2019
Reviewed by D1noB from Oklahoma
2.99/5 rDev -19.6%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 3
2.99/5 rDev -19.6%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 3
A pine, earthy bitterness that will have drinking so slow, it gets warm.
Taste rating in words: Dip an oiled pinecone in powdered hops and suck it like a lollipop.
Nov 22, 2017Taste rating in words: Dip an oiled pinecone in powdered hops and suck it like a lollipop.
Reviewed by Davepoolesque from Massachusetts
3.18/5 rDev -14.5%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
3.18/5 rDev -14.5%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
Mississippi's finest. Golden in color. Clear in appearance. Drinks lighter. Malty. Not very flavorful. The bottling date makes no sense to me. This could be mad old. Blah.
Apr 20, 2017
Reviewed by BigGold from Mississippi
3.72/5 rDev 0%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.72/5 rDev 0%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
First had poured from 12-oz. bottle into tulip. It's nice of Ghost River to send us back this very solid IPA brewed with and commemorating the date Memphis began stealing the world's sweetest water from Mississippi. (See http://www.scotusblog.com/case-files/cases/mississippi-v-tennessee/.)
Aug 13, 2016
Rated by moaks7124 from Mississippi
4.35/5 rDev +16.9%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
4.35/5 rDev +16.9%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Solid IPA
Jun 11, 2016
Reviewed by russpowell from Arkansas
3.74/5 rDev +0.5%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.74/5 rDev +0.5%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Pours an effervescent gold with 3 fingers of eggshell colored head. Stellar lacing & good head retention
S: Bready, slight lemon notes & little grainyness
T: Grapefruit, pine, breadyness up front, a little lime as well, some mango as well. Pine, aspirin, grapefruit & light breadyness are all there as this warms, some graininess as well. Finishes grapefruitty, grainy & grassy
MF: Light/medium body, soft carbonation; pretty good balance
Drinks easy, but nothing worth getting worked up about. Might try it on draft or if I know I have a super fresh bottle
Jun 09, 2016S: Bready, slight lemon notes & little grainyness
T: Grapefruit, pine, breadyness up front, a little lime as well, some mango as well. Pine, aspirin, grapefruit & light breadyness are all there as this warms, some graininess as well. Finishes grapefruitty, grainy & grassy
MF: Light/medium body, soft carbonation; pretty good balance
Drinks easy, but nothing worth getting worked up about. Might try it on draft or if I know I have a super fresh bottle
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