Toppling Goliath Brewing Company SR-71 (2015)

SR-71 (2015)
(Batch of SR-71)

 

Toppling Goliath Brewing Company in Decorah, Iowa, United States 🇺🇸

  Stout - Imperial Rotating Out of Production
Score
8.62
ABV: 14.0% IBU: - Ticks: 36
Barrel Aged Imperial Stout - 14% ABV, Stealth IBUs

2015 Bottling - Gold and Platinum Wax (No difference between them)

Admin Note - This beer has been confirmed to be the equivalent of Assassin (Barrel Aged Norseman’s Wrath) with more time in the barrels. These mirror the 2014 Assassin release in that they are Pappy Van Winkle barrels and likely the same exact beer, batch, and base. However, because the brewery has chosen to distinguish the product under a new label (albeit, one that was a completely different beer before), we’ve allowed separation of this entry under our rules.
 

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8.5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 9 Flavor 9 Texture 8 Overall 9
Thanks for sharing this Chris - Black with a brown head - Dark malt aroma - Dark malt body with wood barrel flavours - Dark malt and wood barrel flavours goes into the finish - This was good
Tried on 12 Jan 2025 at 21:40

8/10
From backlog. Taster, from Bottle, in The park outside of Mikkeller & Friends, Copenhagen. (As 2018 Vintage) Black with some brown head. Roasted Malts, Chocolate, coffee, bourbon, barrel.
Tried from Bottle on 19 Jun 2024 at 18:55

7.5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 9 Texture 6 Overall 7
Sample from the bottle in front of Mikkeller Friends, Copenhagen. Color is very dark brown with very small head. Aromas and flavors: Soy, chocolate, Cacao ..
Tried from Bottle on 09 May 2024 at 14:16

9.3/10 Appearance 10 Aroma 9 Flavor 9 Texture 10 Overall 9
Bottle @ Dangerous Bottleshares 14. Thanks to Al for this. Gold waxed. Pours pitch black with a small brown head. Aromas of boozy, bourbon, sweet fudgey vanilla, milk chocolate, dark chocolate, cocoa, light minty thing going on (what the fuck? I was the only one getting this. Almost like minty chocolate), burned wood, roast, liquor cake. Taste has lots of rich dark chocolate, cocoa, dry, malt, vanilla, fudge, caramel, roasted coffee, milky sweet notes, nuts, dark fruits, brownie. Holy shit this is good.
Tried from Bottle on 06 Nov 2019 at 16:55

9.2/10 Appearance 10 Aroma 9 Flavor 9 Texture 10 Overall 9
650ml bottle. 2015 vintage. Smooth, thick and roasty with loads of oak, wood, vanilla, cocoa, toffee, syrup, bourbon, molasses, rye and chocolate. Awesome, super well balanced barrel aged imperial stout.
Tried from Bottle on 04 Jul 2019 at 15:02

10/10 Appearance 10 Aroma 10 Flavor 10 Texture 10 Overall 10
Bottle shared by Clark L, founder of Toppling Goliath. Pours an opaque and viscous black with a thin tan.
Aromas are boozy and dark fudge. Flavors are layers of chocolate and dark pit fruits. Perfection
Tried from Bottle on 30 Mar 2019 at 06:39

8.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 9 Flavor 9 Texture 10 Overall 9
Bottle 22fl.oz. shared at [ A Day To Sink All Sea Shepards tasting. ], Brussels, Belgium. [ As Toppling Goliath SR-71 Blackbird ]. [ Gold wax - Vintage 2015 ].Clear dark dark brown black color with a small to average, open and fizzy, fair lacing, mostly to fully diminishing, off-white to beige head. Aroma is light heavy malty, roasted, chocolate, vanilla, coconut, coffee, alcohol - buzzy. Flavor is heavy sweet and bitter with a long long duration, sweet malt, vanilla, coconut, chocolate, coffee, buzzy, caramel. Body is medium to full, texture is creamy, carbonation is soft to flat, finish is light alcoholic. [20160917] 9-3-9-5-18
Tried from Bottle on 25 Mar 2017 at 12:01

9.5/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 10 Flavor 10 Texture 10 Overall 9
Bottle courtesy of linusb. Thanks man, huge want! Pours viscous oily pitch black with a small creamy goldenish mocha head that doesn’t leave much trace on the glass while dissipating. Smell is intense to say the least, malty and nutty with roasted malts, burnt caramel, toffee, vanilla fudge, charred wood, toasted coconut, caramelized pecans, dark roast coffee, high quality dark chocolate, moist soil and bourbon alcohol. Taste is sweet, bitter, malty and nutty. Mouthfeel is thick viscous, velvety, round, oily, tiny astringent, slightly boozy and full bodied. Finish is insanely rich with all the components mentioned in the taste. As insane as expected from this brewery. Crazy decadent and crazy delicious. Tried side-by-side with Assassin 2014 and this definitely holds more bourbon barrel character. Insanely rich!
Tried from Bottle on 15 Oct 2016 at 09:44

9.5/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 9 Flavor 10 Texture 10 Overall 10
650 ml bottle (gold wax) shared at the original Chez Moeder Lambic’s cellar. Black color with beige to light brown head. Malty aroma, roasted, cocoa, chocolate, caramel, toffee, mild coffee, vanilla, coconut, wood, alcohol. Sweet and bitter taste like aroma. Full silky creamy body with soft carbonation.
Tried from Bottle on 21 Sep 2016 at 13:48

8/10
Tried on 18 Sep 2016 at 14:37