Parish Brewing Company Ghost In the Machine

Ghost In the Machine

 

Parish Brewing Company in Broussard, Louisiana, United States πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ

  IPA - Imperial New England / Hazy Regular
Score
7.63
ABV: 8.0% IBU: 100 Ticks: 111
Welcome to the future. Our collective human consciousness, or Ghost in the Machine, has gained a tolerance for hops beyond what mankind has ever known before.

This Double India Pale Ale is the necessary outcome.

Brewed with obscene quantities of hand-selected Citra hops from our favorite farm in Yakima Valley, WA. Expect pungent grapefruit aromas and flavors, tropical fruit, and less harsh bitterness than most IIPAs.
 

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7.1/10 β€” Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 8.5
Bottle: pours hazy with white head. Aroma is tropical fruit and a bit soapy. Taste is nice and mellow tropical fruitiness, with a nice light sustained bitterness. Solid.
Tried from Bottle on 06 Mar 2020 at 22:03

7.8/10 β€” Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 10 Overall 8
From a 12 oz. bottle. Pours a hazy straw with an off white head. Aromas are tropical fruits and pine. Flavors are bitter citrus. Nice brew.
Tried from Bottle on 21 Feb 2020 at 23:41

7.1/10 β€” Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 8.5
Tap at Half barrel. Murky light orange juice looking brew. Nose is tropical fruits and grassy. Tastes of mango, melon, tangerine, grassy, bitter grapefruit rind, some florals. Tasty enough.
Tried from Draft on 24 Jan 2020 at 00:46

8.4/10 β€” Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 9 Texture 8 Overall 8.5
12 ounce bottle into tulip glass, bottled on 8/23/2019. Pours opaquely hazy deep golden/orange/amber color with a 2 finger dense and rocky off white head with amazing retention, that reduces to a large cap that lasts. Thick foamy lacing clings on the glass, with a fair amount of streaming carbonation. Amazing appearance. Aromas of big tangerine, orange juice, grapefruit, lemon, peach, pear, pineapple, apricot, passion fruit, papaya, mango, honeydew melon, gooseberry, citrus peel/zest, wood, onion, light peppercorn/pine, wheat, white bread dough, biscuit, light honey/toast, and herbal/floral/grassy earthiness. Damn nice aromas with great balance and complexity of citrus/fruity/tropical/fairly earthy hops and bready malt notes; with big strength. Taste of huge tangerine, orange juice, grapefruit, lemon, peach, pear, pineapple, apricot, passion fruit, papaya, mango, honeydew melon, gooseberry, citrus peel/zest, wood, onion, light peppercorn/pine, wheat, white bread dough, biscuit, light honey/toast, and herbal/floral/grassy earthiness. Very mild herbal, floral, woody, grassy, spicy bitterness on the finish. Lingering notes of tangerine, orange juice, grapefruit, lemon, peach, pear, pineapple, apricot, passion fruit, papaya, mango, honeydew melon, gooseberry, citrus peel/zest, wood, onion, light peppercorn/pine, wheat, white bread dough, biscuit, light honey/toast, and herbal/floral/grassy earthiness on the finish for a while. Incredible complexity, robustness, and balance of citrus/fruity/tropical/fairly earthy hops and bready malt flavors; with a fantastic malt/bitterness balance, and no cloying/astringent flavors after the finish. Lightly increasing dryness from lingering bitterness. Medium carbonation and medium-plus body; with a very smooth, creamy/silky/bready, lightly sticky, and slightly resinous mouthfeel that is fantastic. Minimal warming alcohol after the finish for 8%. Overall this is an incredible NEDIPA. All around fantastic complexity, robustness, and balance of citrus/fruity/tropical/fairly earthy hops and bready malt flavors; very smooth and easy to drink for the ABV, with the mildly bitter/drying finish. Fantastic soft/silky feel for the ABV. Amazing Citra hop showcase. Extremely juicy, vibrant, and fairly dank/earthy hops; with a perfectly balanced wheat/oat/malt backbone. Light residual sweetness with lingering dryness. A highly enjoyable offering, and outstanding spot on style example. Loved the hop profile as expected.
Tried from Bottle on 30 Nov 2019 at 04:24

8.1/10 β€” Appearance 10 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
12oz (thx, Chris S.!). Bottled on 2019-07-11. Appearance: murky golden with a white head. Aroma: nice tropical fruits with some light candied citruses. Taste: along the same lines with noticeable hoppy bitterness. Overall: very nice for the 4 months old beer.
Tried from Bottle on 16 Nov 2019 at 05:21

Wow, this is smooth. Very good, hiding that 8.5%.
Tried from Bottle on 09 Oct 2019 at 18:44

6.5/10 β€” Appearance 8 Aroma 5 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 6
Bottle. Pours hazy bright yellow. Peach, touch of grass, honey, tangerine, lemon, bit of booze, pretty sweet. Good body. I thought my bad experience with the DDH version of this was just a bad batch / bad luck, but given this I think maybe I just don't like the combination of ingredients they use here. Shame.
Tried from Bottle on 05 Oct 2019 at 01:37

7.6/10 β€” Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Pours murky straw color with white head. Aromas of pine and citrus. Moderately bitter grapefruit rind flavor with tangerine and pine. Medium body with average carbonation.
Tried from Bottle on 23 Sep 2019 at 01:36

7.8/10 β€” Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 10 Overall 8
12 oz. Aroma is overripe passionfruit, onion, B.O, pineapple, weed. Pours murky yellow-orange with a one finger off-white head with good retention. Taste is moderately bitter, moderately sweet, with flavors like the aroma--dank and tropical. Good stuff.
Tried from Bottle on 13 Jul 2019 at 04:34

7.5/10 β€” Appearance 10 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7
Tap. Pours cloudy yellow, small off white head, great lacing. Aroma ia juicy, tropical, dank, a bit muddled. Flavor is light sweet, light bitter. Medium body, soft mouthfeel.
Tried from Draft on 22 May 2019 at 01:01