Assassin
Toppling Goliath Brewing Company in Decorah, Iowa, United States 🇺🇸
Stout - Imperial Summer|
Score
8.42
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After endless hours of scorching in heat, brewing in turmoil, fermenting in angst, the Assassin's journey has just begun. In the shadow of the temple, he lies in wait, maturing his plot to perfection. He emerges merciless, dominated by darkness, his bite laced with the charred remnants of his victims. No man dares to cross his path. They will forever sleep with one eye open, in fear of the Assassin's hot kiss of death.
2012 - Red wax. 1st release
2012 - Gold wax 2nd release
2013 - Yellow wax
2014 - Metallic Gold wax
2012 - Red wax. 1st release
2012 - Gold wax 2nd release
2013 - Yellow wax
2014 - Metallic Gold wax
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8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
330ml bottle at the DC Spring RB Tasting. Thanks Iphonephan! Poured a nearly pitch black color with a small tan head. Nice legs/lacing. Nice chocolate, roasted malts. There's some herbal whiskey character here. Roasted, chocolate. Smooth. Easy to drink.
Tried
from Bottle
on 09 Jun 2019
at 05:53
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Roast and booze with dark chocolate. Lighter coffee. Some toffee and barrel. Pours black without much head and lacing. Oily texture. Bittersweet end. A hint of licorice. Big thanks to Iphonephan.
Tried
on 01 Jun 2019
at 00:25
7/10
Nice chocolate. Herbal whiskey.
Tried
from Bottle
on 31 May 2019
at 20:31
7.9/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
18.05.2019, 0,65l bottle (2018 vintage) sampled @ 1420:
Nice brown bubbly-creamy mediumlasting head, deep dark pour. Aroma is slightly rich and dry sour-ish boozy, bourbon, minerals, oak, bark, dark sugar, dark malts, minerals, spices, fruit stones, sour dark fruits, chocolate, toast, old rope, coffee. Taste is slightly dry sour-ish fruity, sour dark fruits, oak, bourbon, bark, dark malts, dark sugar, old rope, fruit stones, soil, grass, dusty vanilla, minerals, booze. Medium to longlasting bitterness, slightly boozy and dry sour-ish fruity mouthfeel. Nice, but I guess there's a mild infection going on. At the moment it's a good one, but eventually it'll turn out bad...
Nice brown bubbly-creamy mediumlasting head, deep dark pour. Aroma is slightly rich and dry sour-ish boozy, bourbon, minerals, oak, bark, dark sugar, dark malts, minerals, spices, fruit stones, sour dark fruits, chocolate, toast, old rope, coffee. Taste is slightly dry sour-ish fruity, sour dark fruits, oak, bourbon, bark, dark malts, dark sugar, old rope, fruit stones, soil, grass, dusty vanilla, minerals, booze. Medium to longlasting bitterness, slightly boozy and dry sour-ish fruity mouthfeel. Nice, but I guess there's a mild infection going on. At the moment it's a good one, but eventually it'll turn out bad...
Tried
from Bottle
on 18 May 2019
at 14:29
8/10
4.1
Tried
on 20 Apr 2019
at 17:16
9.2/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 10
Overall 9
On draft at the brewery during the 2019 Assassin release, both 2018 and 2019 versions. Black pour with a modest tan head. Aromas of oak, prunes and dark chocolate. Flavors are sweet pit fruits and dark fudge with some whiskey booziness. I preferred the 2018 but both were wonderful.
Tried
from Draft
on 04 Apr 2019
at 16:51
9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 10
Overall 9
Bottle shared by Wickedestman, many thanks! Gold wax. Pitch black with faint, brown head. Rich cocoa with loads of bourbon, oak and vanilla. Packs a massive punch but remains super delicate with balanced sweetness. A battle of massive bourbon and smooth chocolate that somehow both wins. Great beer!
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 Jan 2019
at 21:00
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Poured from 2016 bottle DeMont's birthday tasting inky black with a minimal brown head. Aroma is coffee, brown sugar, char, ash, dark fruit. Taste follows aroma, nice chewy mouthfeel, toffee caramel molasses and a long finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 07 Jan 2019
at 16:32
9/10
Thanks for the trade, Alex!
Tried
from Bottle
on 05 Jan 2019
at 18:29
8.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
650ml bottle from a trade. 2014 vintage, gold wax. Smooth, stingy woody and oaky with loads of bourbon, vanilla, sweetness, toffee and caramel. Quite complex, nuanced and really well balanced bourbon BA IS.
Tried
from Bottle
on 05 Jan 2019
at 16:29