Ghost in the Machine
Other Half Brewing - Center Street
- From:
- Other Half Brewing - Center Street
- New York, United States
- Style:
- Imperial IPA
- ABV:
- 8.5%
- Score:
- 91
- Avg:
- 4.18 | pDev: 3.83%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 3
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Apr 04, 2021
- Added:
- Sep 30, 2020
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 0
SCORE
91
Outstanding
91
Outstanding
Like our friends Parish Brewery say: Welcome to the future. Our collective human consciousness, or Ghost in the Machine, has gained a tolerance for hops beyond what mankind has ever known before. This Double India Pale Ale is the necessary outcome. ⠀
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This Freaky Friday version sees us tackling the classic Parish beer Ghost in the Machine. Thanks again to the Parish crew for letting us tackle one of their most iconic IPAs.
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This Freaky Friday version sees us tackling the classic Parish beer Ghost in the Machine. Thanks again to the Parish crew for letting us tackle one of their most iconic IPAs.
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Reviewed by hops_for_thought from New York
4.25/5 rDev +1.7%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
4.25/5 rDev +1.7%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Poured from a can (25Sep2020) into a Teku
L: pours a dirty dark orange, totally opaque, large slightly off white (jaundiced) head. Head fades after a couple minutes, leaves some large bubbles and thick lacing. Nice lacing left with each sip as well
S: great overripe and dank tropical fruit nose, full and inviting. Get cantaloupe, mango, passionfruit, guava, papaya, some citrus bitterness in the background but that rich tropical sweetness leads
T: follows the nose, get more melon here but that full dank tropical fruit is very much present. Get mango, passionfruit, papaya, some of that citrus (orange, grapefruit) bitterness as well helping provide a contrast to the general rich/dank tropical taste. Medium+ finish, a bit more bitterness here but not hop burn or something similar
F: medium carbonation, medium+ body, quite smooth, slightly drying from that bitter note on the swallow. Repeating the above, as it warms get that almost peanut butter creamy nature, again quite smooth
O: a solid IPA from OH, in-line with expectations (generally high - outstanding or bust!) but nothing that I would call truly remarkable. Haven’t had the beer it’s based on so unable to make a real comparison - generally a good NEIPA with those tropical notes you expect and a bit of bitterness as well
Oct 04, 2020L: pours a dirty dark orange, totally opaque, large slightly off white (jaundiced) head. Head fades after a couple minutes, leaves some large bubbles and thick lacing. Nice lacing left with each sip as well
S: great overripe and dank tropical fruit nose, full and inviting. Get cantaloupe, mango, passionfruit, guava, papaya, some citrus bitterness in the background but that rich tropical sweetness leads
T: follows the nose, get more melon here but that full dank tropical fruit is very much present. Get mango, passionfruit, papaya, some of that citrus (orange, grapefruit) bitterness as well helping provide a contrast to the general rich/dank tropical taste. Medium+ finish, a bit more bitterness here but not hop burn or something similar
F: medium carbonation, medium+ body, quite smooth, slightly drying from that bitter note on the swallow. Repeating the above, as it warms get that almost peanut butter creamy nature, again quite smooth
O: a solid IPA from OH, in-line with expectations (generally high - outstanding or bust!) but nothing that I would call truly remarkable. Haven’t had the beer it’s based on so unable to make a real comparison - generally a good NEIPA with those tropical notes you expect and a bit of bitterness as well
Reviewed by ChipChaight from New York
4.21/5 rDev +0.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
4.21/5 rDev +0.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
Can from the brewery in Brooklyn. Pours a hazy dark golden orange with creamy white head and nice lacing, smell is dank tropical cotton candy, peppery hop candy, orange pith, taste is honeydew melon, papaya, orange slices, and hints of mango, dashes of sour cream and onion/mashed potatoes, vegetal/pine bitterness on the finish, feel is medium bodied, creamy, and dry. An aggressive heavy hitting IPA, like sucking on some whole leaf hops. Looking forward to someday trying the original version from Parish. Yum!
Oct 04, 2020
Reviewed by q33jeff from New Jersey
4.02/5 rDev -3.8%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
4.02/5 rDev -3.8%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
**
10/02/20
Share with DC, can to snifter.
LOOK: pulpy dark yellow color, big creamy head. Very pretty.
AROMA: citrus, wood, palm. A touch light, but pleasant.
TASTE: citrus, hair spray, touch of berry, biscuit, some chemical notes. A little harsh, but there are some good flavors here that need getting into.
FEEL: medium+ body, smooth, coating,
Very interesting.
**
Oct 02, 202010/02/20
Share with DC, can to snifter.
LOOK: pulpy dark yellow color, big creamy head. Very pretty.
AROMA: citrus, wood, palm. A touch light, but pleasant.
TASTE: citrus, hair spray, touch of berry, biscuit, some chemical notes. A little harsh, but there are some good flavors here that need getting into.
FEEL: medium+ body, smooth, coating,
Very interesting.
**
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