Apex Predator
Ghost Hawk Brewing Co.
- From:
- Ghost Hawk Brewing Co.
- New Jersey, United States
- Style:
- Hazy IPA
Ranked #1,371 - ABV:
- 6.8%
- Score:
- 89
Ranked #17,294 - Avg:
- 3.98 | pDev: 8.04%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 9
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- May 23, 2025
- Added:
- Apr 24, 2019
- Wants:
- 2
- Gots:
- 6
SCORE
89
Very Good
89
Very Good
At the top of the food chain this New England-style IPA will sink its talons into your palate with loads of fruity character derived from El Dorado, Mosaic, Equanot and Citra hops.
46 IBU
46 IBU
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Rated by CruzinCooler from New Jersey
3.68/5 rDev -7.5%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.68/5 rDev -7.5%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Juicy and hoppy NEIPA
May 02, 2025
Reviewed by Suds from Missouri
3.71/5 rDev -6.8%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.71/5 rDev -6.8%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
I had a few of these on tap at The Orange Lantern in Paramus while a buddy and I participated in Trivia Night. The beer is a hazy yellow-orange color with a thick white head. The aroma has a modest fruit quality...a bit of fleshy stone fruit and a hint of citrus. The taste is slightly sweet, balanced with a fruit hop bitterness. It's smooth and easy to drink. It's solidly good, but not outstanding.
Jul 26, 2024
Reviewed by DaveMaciolek21 from New Jersey
3.52/5 rDev -11.6%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.52/5 rDev -11.6%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Pours a hazy yellow and looks the part of a NEIPA. The nose is fairly subdued but picked up citrus and pear. Flavors do not take you up I-95 to New England though. A bit bitter, but not grapefruit. More of a faintly citrus, grainy quality. A long way from a New England style juicebomb. The body is nice, taste is balanced, so there's a lot to like here. But if you're looking for sweet, try a different bird.
Feb 20, 2024
Reviewed by dsa7783 from New Jersey
3.94/5 rDev -1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
3.94/5 rDev -1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
On-tap at Tommy's Tavern in Morris Plains. Pours a golden effervescent hue with minimal frothing. Moderate aroma replete with hints of citrus and lemon zest. Similar overall flavor profile. Highly refreshing.
May 17, 2021Reviewed by bankboy66 from New Jersey
3.58/5 rDev -10.1%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.58/5 rDev -10.1%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Pours a hazy gold with not much foam. Smell is orange, florals and some pine. Taste follows with some grapefruit ....not getting much sweetness. Not overly bitter....not overly smooth. Not bad
Apr 25, 2021
Reviewed by orcrist_cleaver from New York
4.09/5 rDev +2.8%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4.09/5 rDev +2.8%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
This is one of those beers where I'm conflicted as to rate to style or not. If you called this just a hazy American IPA I would definitely have no confliction in giving this beer higher marks. First what I like about it: it has a real good raw, earthy, rustic hoppiness about it. The aromatics are pleasant and soft apple, pear, citrus, papaya and mango. The flavor has a strong doughy underbite with scratchier pine, herbal, and berry-mango notes. But...the body is crisp, light, scratchy, and coarse; the bitterness is lasting while balanced...all things I look for in a good IPA. Not really a NEIPA, this beer doesn't necessarily go down as a sweet sipper with that pillowy feel paradoxical to the hefty juice notes. Maybe it's the hop mix, which I actually like, or the coarse grainy maltiness. A really good beer regardless, and its own thing. Just don't be expecting EQ, TH, or some other juice like that. However, it actually compares favorably to the Alchemist, FWIW, not too shabby.
May 15, 2020
Reviewed by mdfb79 from New York
4.02/5 rDev +1%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
4.02/5 rDev +1%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
Pours a murky brown orange color. Carbonation a little too high. Great nose and lots of tropical fruits, taste is lightly bitter.
Overall a good DIPA, wish the taste was a little less bitter.
Dec 27, 2019Overall a good DIPA, wish the taste was a little less bitter.
Reviewed by maddogruss from New Jersey
3.59/5 rDev -9.8%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.59/5 rDev -9.8%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
A: pours hazy yellow body with small white head with nice retention and lacing
S: citrusy and juicy hop notes; earthy undertones
T: earthy and citrusy up front; some sweet notes in the aftertaste
M: crisp and smooth
O: awesome beer; great taste and mouthfeel
Nov 02, 2019S: citrusy and juicy hop notes; earthy undertones
T: earthy and citrusy up front; some sweet notes in the aftertaste
M: crisp and smooth
O: awesome beer; great taste and mouthfeel
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