Ghost Face Killah - Twisted Pine Brewing Company

ThisWangsChung

Maryland

2.85/5  rDev -9.8%
look: 2.5 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2 | overall: 4.5

12 oz bottle into a nonic pint glass. I was really looking forward to this one - if only for the novelty factor alone.

A: Pours a cloudy golden color. The head is a one finger white shade that retains very poorly.

S: File this one into the "no shit" category: it's full of ridiculously hot peppers. Plain and simple, it smells like acid reflux. Yay?

T: This actually has more to it than just bowel-fuckingly hot peppers. For a brief minute, it has slight touches of initial tropical fruit (like mango and papaya). Then, the midtaste becomes quite smoky, and then pure fiery heat descends. I also detect notes of pine and phenolic plastic. I'm surprised how complex this is; no it doesn't layer itself in a finessed manner - but there is a rock-solid depth to it. In terms of heat, it's not really that far off from a spicy michelada, nor is it the hottest thing I've put in my mouth. If anything, it hits the hallmark objective of what a spicy tongue-fucker should achieve: can you taste more to it than just stupid chile heat? If anything, the huge phenolic notes are the biggest detractor for me, not the spiciness.

M: For sure, one burns the palate with searing heat. This destroys the palate far better than any IPA could hope to achieve. It's clean and dry enough where the heat actually doesn't last ridiculously long on the palate, though. Still, I can really feel it in my esophagus, retro-nasals, and stomach - and I can really feel acid reflux setting in, too.

O: It's actually not the hottest thing I've ever had before - but it's one of the hottest things I've ever drank (only a couple of bloody marys or micheladas that I overspiced really challenge it). It gets a 4.5 just for the experience; it's certainly not pleasant, but it's somehow fun to drink. I reckon this would make an awesome adjunct to chili, as well.

Serving type: bottle

03-08-2013 23:52:41 | More by ThisWangsChung

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

BMart

Pennsylvania

2.5/5  rDev -20.9%

05-08-2013 18:52:48 | More by BMart

Huhzubendah

District of Columbia

3.05/5  rDev -3.5%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3

Shared by Rhino.

I'm scared. The beer smells like it's about to whoop my ass. Hot red peppers, campfire smoke, blazing chili. Ok here goes...

Hot damn! Massive palate assaulting heat intensity. I'm a medium heat guy when it comes to chili, wings, Thai food, etc. This is pretty high intensity to me. An assortment of hot peppers on a medium bodied ale. Moderate carbonation. Lingering burn.

This was pretty fun. For what it is, this is done pretty well.I definitely recommend splitting the bottle several ways.

Serving type: bottle

04-25-2013 22:47:21 | More by Huhzubendah

ilikebeer03

Texas

3/5  rDev -5.1%

04-17-2013 19:40:15 | More by ilikebeer03

TechTriumph

Virginia

3.75/5  rDev +18.7%

04-10-2013 23:05:55 | More by TechTriumph

Eaglefan344

Missouri

3.25/5  rDev +2.8%

04-10-2013 15:39:47 | More by Eaglefan344

edhaaslovesbacon

Colorado

3.25/5  rDev +2.8%

04-03-2013 21:28:07 | More by edhaaslovesbacon

BigBarley

Texas

3.45/5  rDev +9.2%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5

Okay, so when I poured this beer into a tulip, something foreboding and frightening occured. The head atop this beer BROILED up furiously, to about 5 fingers (hard pour) and just as it reached the lip, it immediately began simmering back down and settled into nonexistance... wow.

Color is muddy golden orange, with active carbonation if you look close enough. Smells like a wild Belgian yeast that eats way too much Kung Pao. If there were a such thing as a Chile Lambic, that's how it'd smell. You get hints of that funky yeast, smothered in sweet pepper jelly. The taste is... hot. You get hit with a little lager sweetness before the flavor profile instantly bursts into flame. Luckily this is the kinda heat that simmers down quickly, but you WILL feel this beer on your lips and tongue for ahile. Mouthfeel is like a medium lager, almost a high ABV pilsner, mouth-wise. Overall this beer carries it's gimmick with pride, and in all honesty, I am enjoying it, but unfortunately the only thing it really has enough of is heat, and that's not enough to bring me back to a beer over and over.

Serving type: bottle

03-31-2013 16:03:50 | More by BigBarley

mhaugo

California

3.5/5  rDev +10.8%

03-31-2013 03:01:19 | More by mhaugo

t2thebro

Iowa

3.5/5  rDev +10.8%
look: 2.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5

12 oz botte poured.

A- pours a crystal clear straw color with faint hues of red and green
no head very little visible carbonation.

S- like raw uncooked hot peppers. Fresh smell like if you walked through a pepper garden. Intriguing.

T- in your face peppers. Hot. Heat starts sweet then swells to a burn in about half a second. I suggest having a lager to chase this. You can actually taste the milder peppers up front which is nice. Heat lasts a few minutes and slowly fades.

M- good level of carbonation ( low-moderate) with a slight silkyness. Then hot pepper acid burns and tingles.

O- this beer rocks. I didn't really know what to think being this is my first peppered beer. I suggest drinking with food, chedder cheese & crackers or something mild. This could tear a stomach to shreds. Good flavor and heat. A strange but awesome experience. Noone can truly describe this beer, you just gotta jump in and see for yourself.

Enjoy

Serving type: bottle

03-28-2013 21:46:18 | More by t2thebro

Jasonrm72

Colorado

5/5  rDev +58.2%

03-28-2013 00:30:49 | More by Jasonrm72

HopFace

Pennsylvania

5/5  rDev +58.2%

03-26-2013 03:29:43 | More by HopFace

3Pope7

Colorado

1/5  rDev -68.4%

03-25-2013 02:03:04 | More by 3Pope7

Ristaccia

Nebraska

4.25/5  rDev +34.5%

03-22-2013 07:50:38 | More by Ristaccia

cliftonsbiehl

Pennsylvania

1/5  rDev -68.4%

03-18-2013 19:37:32 | More by cliftonsbiehl