Ghost Rider
Palmetto Brewing Company
- From:
- Palmetto Brewing Company
- South Carolina, United States
- Style:
- Chile Beer
- ABV:
- 5%
- Score:
- 86
- Avg:
- 3.77 | pDev: 13.79%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 8
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Jan 19, 2021
- Added:
- Jan 02, 2013
- Wants:
- 2
- Gots:
- 7
SCORE
86
Very Good
86
Very Good
No description / notes.
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Reviewed by chinchill from South Carolina
3.69/5 rDev -2.1%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.69/5 rDev -2.1%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
12 oz bottle from SC. Revisited in January 2020 with a 12 oz can.
Appearance - Pours hazy and amber colored with off-white head that has good retention.
Aroma - Peppers and bread with faint fruits.
Flavor - Hops dominate, with peppers and grains too. Pepper flavor lingers on along with chili heat.
Feel - Moderate but building and lingering heat. Medium body. Light burn on the throat and substantial warming of the gut.
Overall - a well done chili beer.
Jan 28, 2019Appearance - Pours hazy and amber colored with off-white head that has good retention.
Aroma - Peppers and bread with faint fruits.
Flavor - Hops dominate, with peppers and grains too. Pepper flavor lingers on along with chili heat.
Feel - Moderate but building and lingering heat. Medium body. Light burn on the throat and substantial warming of the gut.
Overall - a well done chili beer.
Reviewed by tillmac62 from South Carolina
3.56/5 rDev -5.6%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
3.56/5 rDev -5.6%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
BOD 8/21/17 Medium amber pour with a light ruby cast. Outstanding head volume, normal lacing and quite outstanding retention.
Light floral notes and even lighter citrus make up the background of the nose. The main driver is pepper, but not over poweringly so. Intensity is light overall, thus only a slightly below average score.
The body is light. What it lacks in weight, it more than makes up with in heat. The carbonation / body balance is outstanding. Effervescence is moderate mid-palate but the finish is finely bubbled and prickly.
The flavor profile is heat with a touch of herbal and citrus hops in the middle. The hops are able to make an appearance due to a soft sweetness that arrives mid-palate. Then...Lucifer himself arrives riding a wave of ghost pepper heat. The pepper flavor is a nice addition but never makes it to the forefront. Search for it shortly after mid-palate. Because...three quarters of the way through, the flame thrower arrives and everything else is dead to your palate. This, however, is a chile beer and the ghost peppers make their presence known. Consequently, the flavor profile is very good and I need ice water.
Oct 30, 2017Light floral notes and even lighter citrus make up the background of the nose. The main driver is pepper, but not over poweringly so. Intensity is light overall, thus only a slightly below average score.
The body is light. What it lacks in weight, it more than makes up with in heat. The carbonation / body balance is outstanding. Effervescence is moderate mid-palate but the finish is finely bubbled and prickly.
The flavor profile is heat with a touch of herbal and citrus hops in the middle. The hops are able to make an appearance due to a soft sweetness that arrives mid-palate. Then...Lucifer himself arrives riding a wave of ghost pepper heat. The pepper flavor is a nice addition but never makes it to the forefront. Search for it shortly after mid-palate. Because...three quarters of the way through, the flame thrower arrives and everything else is dead to your palate. This, however, is a chile beer and the ghost peppers make their presence known. Consequently, the flavor profile is very good and I need ice water.
Reviewed by Dragginballs76 from South Carolina
3.48/5 rDev -7.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
3.48/5 rDev -7.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
Appearance - Pours light amber color with off white head that quickly dissipates.
Aroma - Peppers stand out first, light citrus orange and some grapefruit light malt and caramel notes.
Taste - There is alot of heat at first, maybe some light malts I cannot really tell the peppers just over power too much.
Feel - Hot, just alot of heat on the front and end and middle. Lingering heat.
Overall - The aroma was promising, I was hoping for a light heat with other flavors but there is nothing but hot peppers.
Sep 17, 2017Aroma - Peppers stand out first, light citrus orange and some grapefruit light malt and caramel notes.
Taste - There is alot of heat at first, maybe some light malts I cannot really tell the peppers just over power too much.
Feel - Hot, just alot of heat on the front and end and middle. Lingering heat.
Overall - The aroma was promising, I was hoping for a light heat with other flavors but there is nothing but hot peppers.
Reviewed by argock from Virginia
3.35/5 rDev -11.1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.25
3.35/5 rDev -11.1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.25
Poured from a 12 oz brown bottle into a Samuel Adams Perfect Pint glass. No freshness date.
A: Slightly hazy orange with 1-finger oatmeal colored head with decent retention and a band of lacing near the top of the glass.
S: Low amount of herbal, floral hops, light orange citrus with earthy roasted green/jalapeno pepper and some medium caramel malt.
T: THe base pale ale is average at best with an earthy overall impression with honeysuckle, floral, and light grapefruit/orange citrus with medium caramel and tingle of pepper heat that is balanced and not over the top. THe chile nuance is done well but the base beer is weak sauce. Bitterness is low.
M: Slick and oily with medium body and moderate carbonation.
O: Nothing too great here -- a better base beer is needed -- but their application of chile is well-done.
Feb 20, 2016A: Slightly hazy orange with 1-finger oatmeal colored head with decent retention and a band of lacing near the top of the glass.
S: Low amount of herbal, floral hops, light orange citrus with earthy roasted green/jalapeno pepper and some medium caramel malt.
T: THe base pale ale is average at best with an earthy overall impression with honeysuckle, floral, and light grapefruit/orange citrus with medium caramel and tingle of pepper heat that is balanced and not over the top. THe chile nuance is done well but the base beer is weak sauce. Bitterness is low.
M: Slick and oily with medium body and moderate carbonation.
O: Nothing too great here -- a better base beer is needed -- but their application of chile is well-done.
Reviewed by Zachattack803 from South Carolina
5/5 rDev +32.6%
look: 5 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5
5/5 rDev +32.6%
look: 5 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5
I've had other chile beers before but this is the first pale ale.
Pours an amber color. No much head but sticky lacing
Smell- very sweet citrus
Taste- initially it taste like a citrusy pale ale, only takes about ten seconds for the chiles to kick in. Mild slow burn begins on the tongue, then the thought, down to the stomach, followed by a burn on the lips as well. Nothing super intense bit you know the child's are there
Feel- thick, sticky
Really enjoyed this beer and glad I'm in a main distribution area for It
Nov 16, 2015Pours an amber color. No much head but sticky lacing
Smell- very sweet citrus
Taste- initially it taste like a citrusy pale ale, only takes about ten seconds for the chiles to kick in. Mild slow burn begins on the tongue, then the thought, down to the stomach, followed by a burn on the lips as well. Nothing super intense bit you know the child's are there
Feel- thick, sticky
Really enjoyed this beer and glad I'm in a main distribution area for It
Reviewed by Fred_M_29412 from South Carolina
4.5/5 rDev +19.4%
4.5/5 rDev +19.4%
Not sure what it is but i looove this beer. I haven't had it in a while, since the piggly wiggly on Maybank and Folly shut down. Not really and spice to the taste, but the smeel is greta and the flavor is just of a very drinkable ipa. Hope to see it again soon!
Oct 10, 2014
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