Ghost Of The 43rd
Three Notch'd Brewing Co. (Craft Kitchen & Brewery)
- From:
- Three Notch'd Brewing Co. (Craft Kitchen & Brewery)
- Virginia, United States
- Style:
- American Pale Ale
- ABV:
- 5.1%
- Score:
- 85
- Avg:
- 3.79 | pDev: 9.76%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 25
- Status:
- Inactive
- Rated:
- Mar 25, 2021
- Added:
- Jun 15, 2014
- Wants:
- 3
- Gots:
- 21
SCORE
85
Very Good
85
Very Good
With an ambush of dry hops, this crisp, refreshing, summertime beer goes down smooth with a soft, rounded-out blend of hops backed with a slight caramel sweetness. What sets this beer apart from other pale ales is the highly aggressive dry-hopping method using all four hops, which gives the beer an exploding bouquet of fresh hop aroma and flavor without all the bitterness.
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Reviewed by smcolw from Massachusetts
3.99/5 rDev +5.3%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
3.99/5 rDev +5.3%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
Lasting head which leaves extensive rings and streaks on the glass. Golden color with a mild haze.
Semisweet nose with a white pepper bitter hop aroma.
Well balanced with a typical semisweet pale malt start and the bitter hop finish. Moderate body and carbonation. Strong bitter aftertaste but not close to extreme. Overall, a classic example of an APA.
Mar 25, 2021Semisweet nose with a white pepper bitter hop aroma.
Well balanced with a typical semisweet pale malt start and the bitter hop finish. Moderate body and carbonation. Strong bitter aftertaste but not close to extreme. Overall, a classic example of an APA.
Rated by Mjrobey from Virginia
4.83/5 rDev +27.4%
look: 3.75 | smell: 5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 5 | overall: 5
4.83/5 rDev +27.4%
look: 3.75 | smell: 5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 5 | overall: 5
A Dry-Crisp ple-ale that you can drink plenty of! Smooth after Taste will have you wanting more of the 43d!
Feb 10, 2021
Reviewed by mikeg67 from New Jersey
3.91/5 rDev +3.2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
3.91/5 rDev +3.2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
12 oz can. Pours orange with tall, long-lasting, fluffy white head and nice lacing. Aroma is of citrusy hops, tropical fruit and bready malt. Body is medium and crisp. Taste is of good amount of citrusy hops, ripe fruit and bready malt. Finish is long and hoppy. Very good brew.
Sep 20, 2019
Reviewed by WoodBrew from Ohio
3.71/5 rDev -2.1%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.71/5 rDev -2.1%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
I believe I got a bottle of this beer from my good friend and old neighbor from Oswego. It poured a hazy orangish with white head that left some lace. The scent had tart citrus fruit flare. The taste was nicely balanced and easy to drink with bitter citrus presence. The mouthfeel was lighter in body with good carbonation. Overall its a good beer.
Aug 23, 2019
Rated by ThePold from Virginia
4/5 rDev +5.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4/5 rDev +5.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
I liked it. A bottle from the XP.
Jun 29, 2019
Reviewed by Nephilium from Ohio
3.29/5 rDev -13.2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.25
3.29/5 rDev -13.2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.25
Pine and citrus hop notes, with a touch of caramel behind it. Pours a slightly hazy amber with a full white head. Medium bodied, with a mild sweetness fading to some mild bitterness.
Jun 23, 2019
Reviewed by jmdrpi from Pennsylvania
3.39/5 rDev -10.6%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.39/5 rDev -10.6%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
12 oz can
Clear, yellow golden in color, Rocky white head. Good lacing. Mild earthy hop aroma, some sweet grain underneath. Similar flavor, mild bitterness, grassy hops. Easy drinking. Thinner bodied, crisp carbonation.
Nov 02, 2018Clear, yellow golden in color, Rocky white head. Good lacing. Mild earthy hop aroma, some sweet grain underneath. Similar flavor, mild bitterness, grassy hops. Easy drinking. Thinner bodied, crisp carbonation.
Reviewed by BattleRoadBrewer from Massachusetts
4.18/5 rDev +10.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
4.18/5 rDev +10.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Served cold on draft at a pub in Arlington, VA. Slightly hazy golden color. Nose is floral and piney without the trendy stink of grapefruit. Taste is excellent with good mouthfeel and lingering malt sweetness. Bitterness is moderate. Solid west coast style pale ale, a nice find from a small east coast brewery. Folks who aren’t fans of hop bombs don’t fear the hype, it’s perfectly, not excessively hopped. Great luncheon beer.
Oct 12, 2018
Reviewed by Kinger22 from Virginia
3.89/5 rDev +2.6%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4
3.89/5 rDev +2.6%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4
Pours a golden color with a small head. The smell is subtle, with notes of both malts and hops. Taste is pretty basic with some hops and nothing much in regards to citrus.
Sep 23, 2018
Reviewed by obywan59 from Virginia
3.81/5 rDev +0.5%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.81/5 rDev +0.5%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Pours a lightly hazy golden to golden orange with a 2 finger off white head.
Herbal/floral hops with hints of caramel and pine and a little earthiness.
Similar to the aroma with less caramel and a bit more earthiness. Nicely sweet.
Medium body, crispness on the light side and astringent and drying in the end.
A good beer. Fairly easy to drink with only light to medium bitterness.
Sep 18, 2018Herbal/floral hops with hints of caramel and pine and a little earthiness.
Similar to the aroma with less caramel and a bit more earthiness. Nicely sweet.
Medium body, crispness on the light side and astringent and drying in the end.
A good beer. Fairly easy to drink with only light to medium bitterness.
Reviewed by metter98 from New York
3.89/5 rDev +2.6%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
3.89/5 rDev +2.6%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
A: The beer is relatively clear yellowish amber in color and has a light to moderate amount of visible carbonation. It poured with a finger high off white head that faded away, leaving a delicate web of lacing on the surface, a narrow collar around the edge, and some lacing down the sides of the glass.
S: Moderate aromas of floral and earthy hops are present in the nose along with hints of caramel malts.
T: The taste has flavors of floral and citrusy hops along with a bit of earthiness and hints of caramel malts. There is a light amount of bitterness.
M: It feels light- to medium-bodied and very crisp on the palate with a moderate amount of carbonation.
O: This is a well-hopped APA that packs in a lot of aromas and crispness from the hops but is refreshingly light in body and not that bitter.
Serving type: can
Sep 01, 2018S: Moderate aromas of floral and earthy hops are present in the nose along with hints of caramel malts.
T: The taste has flavors of floral and citrusy hops along with a bit of earthiness and hints of caramel malts. There is a light amount of bitterness.
M: It feels light- to medium-bodied and very crisp on the palate with a moderate amount of carbonation.
O: This is a well-hopped APA that packs in a lot of aromas and crispness from the hops but is refreshingly light in body and not that bitter.
Serving type: can
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