Ghost Face Killah - Twisted Pine Brewing Company

Misanthropy_Sipping

Nebraska

3.73/5  rDev +18%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 3.5

This is a freak of beers and really just had to be in it's own category. Or needs to... I'm not even going to address any other beer than a beer with peppers in it that have some burn. This is a burn on a whole different level.
I loved the mouthfeel, it was very drinkable, not heavy or sticky or odd. It just flew by with a crispness which is a bit difficult to determine, but it does. If it weren't for the surprising and aggressive burning sensation than throws your lips and mouth into an upheaval, I believe the crispness would be more on your mind.
It had a nice deepish gold to orange tone... smelled of... well... peppers and beer, a tad smokiness to it.
And the beer... a little bit of lager kind of a taste and then... POW! You are assaulted by peppers and a scorched-earth-to-your-mouth campaign. You can taste the peppers, which is good. There is a real pepper taste obviously a few different peppers which is nice. There is a bit of a smokiness in the heat which makes the beer interesting... The pepper taste does have a freshness to it. If it were not for this, the beer would be a loss. I have only had a few other beers which have burned as badly as this.
Cave Creek with the jalapeño pepper in the bottle is the only beer that burned worse. Luckily, Ghost Face does not blaze your mouth into utter submission... You continuously can taste as long as you do not try to just chug it away.
This was definitely a novelty among beers but was worth the try... I would not pay over $3 for it though. I would probably not do it again. Their Billy's Chillies ale on the other hand is a beer I revisit but it is much less aggressive. Ska's Mole Stout which has a nice pepper burn is wonderful. This again, is a shocking novelty. But well achieved.

Serving type: bottle

11-18-2012 02:11:35 | More by Misanthropy_Sipping

DrunkinYogi

Connecticut

3/5  rDev -5.1%

06-18-2013 02:49:29 | More by DrunkinYogi

justforrazors

Missouri

1.5/5  rDev -52.5%

06-17-2013 13:00:45 | More by justforrazors

JayQue

Virginia

2.83/5  rDev -10.4%
look: 2.75 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2.75

A gimmick beer. Better than Eds Cave Creek because the beer part is better. Instead of a lame pepper juice taste, this one provides a full-bore hot pepper experience. If you like this sort of thing, the beer is well crafted. For me, this is too much hot pepper, not enough beer.

Pours a hazy apple cider color with a fizzy white head that dies fast with no lacing. Aroma is rich, pungent hot peppers, not much in the way of beer smell.

Taste is a mild ale until the hot pepper kicks in. The effect is not an undrinkable blast but rather a slow destruction of the taste buds. If you are into this sort of thing, you could call this a slow sipper. As someone looking forward to a Father's Day BBQ after drinking this, I was more concerned about tasting my food later on than finishing this beer.

Mouthfeel is a blast of hot peppers on top of a mild ale.

Overall, for me - a drain pour. For someone that likes this sort of thing, it is worthy of finishing. Not a poorly crafted drink, just not something I would want to experience beyond about a 2-3 oz sample.

Serving type: bottle

06-16-2013 21:41:00 | More by JayQue

djre4orm

Virginia

4.25/5  rDev +34.5%

06-13-2013 18:25:52 | More by djre4orm

stumac

Texas

3.31/5  rDev +4.7%
look: 2.75 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

Drinking this at the brewery! This brew pours up a clear golden color. Small white head. Aroma is straight ghost pepper, which is an empty spice spice spice smell. You can feel the tingle on your nose. Now for the taste. Pale malts with a nice hop balance. Then BAM!! Spice takes over your mouth! I think this might be the same recipe as Billy's Chilies but they just add the ghost pepper. Smooth carbo, light bodied. If you can take the heat, it's a good brew

Serving type: on-tap

06-08-2013 22:16:46 | More by stumac

Dope

Massachusetts

3.6/5  rDev +13.9%
look: 2 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

A: Pours a cloudy piss orange. Small fizzy tan head that fades away instantly. No lacing, no head retention.

S: Lots of vegetal pepper. Lots and lots of it. Not much heat in the nose but you kinda get a sense that it means business. Maybe it's in my head.

T: Vegetal peppers up front with a surprisingly nice sweet grainy malt. Like sweetbread and crackers. Tiny bit of heat up front but it grows...and grows....and grow. Smoky, smouldering, intensifying heat builds to a peak after about 10 seconds and then slowly fades. The smoky buildup is definitely classic ghost pepper. Start sweating almost immediately, lips burning, heart rate increasing. Very nice heat, the best I've had in any beer ever.

M: Medium bodied, "smooth"

O: The first truly hot chile beer I've ever had. It's not unbearable but I doubt I could drink much more than the 12 ounces by myself. Palate gets fatigued and the lips just don't like the burning for so long. Still, nice simple beer with an impressive amount of chile pepper flavor and especially heat.

Serving type: bottle

06-07-2013 01:50:28 | More by Dope

gargamel01

Pennsylvania

3/5  rDev -5.1%

06-06-2013 15:51:10 | More by gargamel01

GrindFatherBob

New York

3/5  rDev -5.1%

06-03-2013 09:36:13 | More by GrindFatherBob

Fatehunter

Oregon

3.1/5  rDev -1.9%
look: 2 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.25

Poured into a tulip glass. No head on a cloudy straw colored body.
The smell was of fire roasted chili peppers.
Well, it's a chili beer... so it's HOT through and through. In fact that's the only flavor to come through: the pepper heat.
It has a crisp texture with low carbonation.
It bordered on painful to drink but I could still finish the 12 oz bottle.

Serving type: bottle

06-02-2013 15:29:20 | More by Fatehunter

RandyPuckett

Texas

3.5/5  rDev +10.8%

05-29-2013 03:40:39 | More by RandyPuckett

ExaltedNecrosis

Texas

3.25/5  rDev +2.8%

05-28-2013 03:01:49 | More by ExaltedNecrosis

oline73

Maryland

2.5/5  rDev -20.9%

05-28-2013 02:10:32 | More by oline73

KevinGordon

North Carolina

3/5  rDev -5.1%

05-27-2013 04:45:34 | More by KevinGordon

wtkphoto

Texas

2.5/5  rDev -20.9%

05-26-2013 00:42:35 | More by wtkphoto

Andonato

Texas

4.5/5  rDev +42.4%

05-23-2013 04:35:02 | More by Andonato

johntfox

Florida

3.5/5  rDev +10.8%

05-21-2013 00:33:37 | More by johntfox

montrealbcr89

Quebec (Canada)

3/5  rDev -5.1%

05-18-2013 06:46:36 | More by montrealbcr89

animal69

Louisiana

2.75/5  rDev -13%

05-15-2013 23:49:24 | More by animal69

SpdKilz

Illinois

3/5  rDev -5.1%

05-14-2013 14:02:19 | More by SpdKilz

tgeorgf

Maryland

2.75/5  rDev -13%

05-13-2013 01:23:44 | More by tgeorgf

stephenjmoore

Maryland

3.06/5  rDev -3.2%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 3.25

A- Pale amber body with virtually no head to speak of. Leaves a few clear bubbles on top.

S- Smokey hot sauce. Smells like straight chipotle peppers.

T- Hot, smokey and hot. Really not much else can get by the heat.

M- Very bubbly with a thin mouthfeel. Obviously leaves quite the burn on the tongue.

O- Would not try again, but worth a try if you love hot foods. If you do not like hot foods, keep away.

Serving type: bottle

05-12-2013 19:50:18 | More by stephenjmoore

tommyguz

Pennsylvania

1/5  rDev -68.4%

05-11-2013 00:02:07 | More by tommyguz

thebigredone

Wisconsin

2.14/5  rDev -32.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 1.5 | taste: 2 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 2

So, interesting brew.

Appearance looks like your standard pilsner style lager, decent head, looks appetizing.

I love hot sauce and hot peppers, but the smell is awful on this beer. Starting with a nose of rancid peppers/hot sauce, the smell creeps into your throat and starts to burn. Hard to take a drink after such a terrible smell.

Taste is not much better. The heat is completely tolerable in this beer, so that is not the issue for me. Rather, the rotten pepper/hot sauce taste from the nose translates directly to the taste. Very unappealing. Maybe it would be better if I were eating some strong chili with this beer.

Overall, this is a gimmick beer, and it tastes like it. The only part of the beer I liked was the heat, maybe you could cook with this to kick up the spice in some chili. Unfortunate that the taste was so bad, I love almost anything that can bring the heat, and this beer can. If the taste were better I would seek this out regularly.

Serving type: bottle

05-10-2013 20:32:51 | More by thebigredone

Gagnonsux

Texas

3/5  rDev -5.1%

05-09-2013 01:18:57 | More by Gagnonsux