Light Speed
Toppling Goliath Brewing Company in Decorah, Iowa, United States 🇺🇸
Pale Ale - American Style / APA Rotating Out of Production|
Score
7.57
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Previously known as Millennium Falcon, this seasonal pale ale was crafted with a perfect mixture of Millennium hops and Falconer’s Flight blend. Inviting orange aroma and hints of lemon flavor in this medium-bodied beauty will make you want to drink yours at light speed!
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8.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
22 ounce bottle into pint glass, no bottle dating. Pours slightly hazy golden orange color with a 1 finger dense off white head with good retention, that reduces to a small cap that lingers. Nice spotty soapy lacing clings on the glass, with a moderate amount of streaming carbonation. Aromas of big grapefruit, tangerine, pineapple, peach, mango, melon, lemon zest, orange peel, citrus rind, pine, cracker, bread, light honey, and floral/grassy earthiness. Fantastic aromas with awesome complexity and balance of bright citrus/tropical/piney hops and moderate pale malt notes; with great strength. Taste of big grapefruit, tangerine, pineapple, peach, mango, melon, lemon zest, orange peel, citrus rind, pine, cracker, bread, light honey, and floral/grassy earthiness. Moderate pine/grassy/citrus rind bitterness on the finish; with lingering notes of grapefruit, tangerine, pineapple, peach, mango, melon, lemon/orange peel, pine, cracker, bread, light honey, and floral/grassy earthiness on the finish for a good bit. Incredible complexity, robustness, and balance of bright citrus/tropical/piney hops and moderate pale malt flavors; with great malt/bitterness balance and zero cloying flavors after the finish. Moderate dryness from bitterness as well. Light-medium carbonation and medium body; with a very smooth, moderately sticky/resinous, and slightly creamy mouthfeel that is great. Alcohol is very well hidden with minimal warming present after the finish. Overall this is an incredible pale ale. All around awesome complexity, robustness, and balance of bright citrus/tropical/piney hops and moderate pale malt flavors; and very smooth and easy to drink. A highly enjoyable offering.
Tried
from Bottle
on 22 Nov 2015
at 22:10
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Kochsgade Friday afternoon tasting in November. Hazy golden with a lasting white head. Fruity and floral aroma with peach and grapefruit peel in particular. Sweetish fruity flavour with citrus and peach. Dry and quite bitter finish
Tried
on 06 Nov 2015
at 09:23
8.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 6
Overall 9
650 ml. sampled. THANKS to anderfernandez. Hazy golden solid creamy white head. Nose is a big doughy, touch too much sweetish body for me but with a really nice hop aroma to it, litchi, white grapes, touch exotic & dash of citrus. Taste & body is a bit too much, doughy, white bread, tad yeasty with cat piss, litchi & young green grape hops, dash litchi. Quite nice & drinks well.
Tried
on 01 Nov 2015
at 14:36
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 10
Overall 7.5
22 oz bottle bomber at the Hy Vee near Drake in Des Moines, Iowa. The pour is a hazed orange golden with a smallish white head. The aroma is bright fresh tangerine citrus, resin and clean cracker malt. The taste is the clean and fresh tangerine citrus, softly sweet peach and resin hop flavor of the nose, along with a great balance with the bready cracker malt. The palate is medium bodied with soft carbonation and a mineral resin finish. Super drinkable, quite nice.
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 Oct 2015
at 14:47