Toppling Goliath Brewing Company Sosus

Sosus

 

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

  IPA - Imperial / Double Rotating
Score
7.78
ABV: 7.8% IBU: 100 Ticks: 79
Sosus is crafted in humble tribute to the elegant works of mosaic art created by Sosus of Pergamon. We’ve showcased the Mosaic hop by draping it across a simplistic malt canvas, allowing you to experience the irresistible flavors of pineapple and tropical fruit for which the Mosaic hop is most well known.
 

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8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
Bottle at Max’s tasting. Pours clear gold with white head. Nose and taste of pineapple, resin, caramel malt, grapefruit pith and peel. Medium body. Well balanced. Dry finish. Nice carbonation.
Tried from Bottle on 07 Nov 2013 at 21:17

7.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 8.5
Bottle thanks to Ryan. It pours golden with a thick white head. The nose is fresh, big passion fruit, floral, grassy, herbal, soft fruit, marmalade apricot, peach, plum and greengage. The taste is soft, bitter-sweet, doughy, grapefruit, floral, light alcohol, herbal, bitter grass and toast with a dry, bitter finish. Medium body, moderate carbonation and velvety mouth-feel. Not quite as punchy as I hoped for. Smooth, crisp and rather drinkable. Pretty delicate for a double. Tasty and grows on you.
Tried from Bottle on 25 Oct 2013 at 10:08

8.8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 9 Flavor 9 Texture 8 Overall 9
22 oz. bottle, sent from mista (thanks a lot, Geoff), pours a hazy golden with a small white head. Aroma is super pungent with loads of fruity hops, resin, and a little herbal notes - very mosaic-centric. Flavour brings out loads of juicy resinous orangey hops, pine, and a solid caramel malt backbone. Extremely juicy, with medium hoppiness for a IIPA and no astringency. The juiciness is in the best way possible. Insanely refreshing and delicious. Awesome stuff.
Tried from Bottle on 17 Oct 2013 at 20:36

8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 9
Bottle - So much fresh pine. Cloudy orange with a thin head. So juicy and fresh, absolutely brilliant. Lives up to the hype.
Tried from Bottle on 17 Oct 2013 at 20:33

8.1/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8.5
Bottle with LeninCat, StalinCat, and jcnielsen thanks to @ndy. Cheers! Pours a hazy golden appearance with a creamy tan head. Very spicy, onion, garlic, dank skunk hoppy, light honeydew, a bit juicy aroma. Simultaneously very juicy tropical fruity and very spicy hoppy. Light bitterness and not gummy or goopy at all. Really herbal spicy, marijuana, a bit piney, strong onion/garlic hoppy flavor along with some lemon, pineapple, and guava. Fucken easy to drink and tasty.
Tried from Bottle on 12 Oct 2013 at 17:49

7/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 8
Bottle thanks to Ryan. Good amazing hops too syrup. Good hops. Leafy . Very good. Likeable
Tried from Bottle on 12 Oct 2013 at 11:41

8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 9 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 8
22oz bomber. Aroma is dominated by the hop character with a light cracker malt note. Hops are slightly citrusy with a tropical fruit and melon character along with a touch of white grapes. Pours a moderately clear pale yellow gold with a somewhat thick white head that shows pretty nice retention. Moderate lacing and medium small legs. Flavor starts with a moderate sweetness and a light cracker character. Moderate hop flavor, similar to the hop aroma, and moderately strong bitterness. Bitterness is soft and clean though fairly strong. Lingering bitterness with some resiny hop flavor, a hint of fruit and light cracker malt. Fairly dry finish. Mouthfeel is medium bodied with medium carbonation. Low astringency and low alcohol warmth. Overall a fairly enjoyable IPA, but I wish it had more hop flavor. I like the balanced nature of the malt and the dry finish, but it could be drier. The mosaic hop is really nice and fairly complex; I’m looking forward to having a pound to brew with.
Tried on 11 Oct 2013 at 22:13

8.5/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 9 Texture 8 Overall 9
22oz bottle a few hours off the Hop Patrol truck, bottled on the same day! A very tasty IIPA. The mosaic hop is quite nice, reminiscent of Nelson Sauvin, Simcoe, Citra..light and earthy, with plenty of tropical fruit flavors. Some spruce too. The body is clean and drinkable, but there is so much hop flavor you want to reflect on it sip by sip. Quite a tasty IIPA, very unique and modern. Assumably the freshest beer I’ve ever had out of a bottle.
Tried from Bottle on 02 Oct 2013 at 16:37

9.4/10 Appearance 10 Aroma 10 Flavor 9 Texture 8 Overall 9.5
Bottle thanks to Random! I love TG, and this beer is no exception. Pours beautiful clear golden butterscotch with a medium white head that slowly dissipates leaving great lacing on the glass. Aroma is a wonderful boquet of citrus, tropical fruits, guava, pine resin and a bit of cat piss. Flavor is the same, wonderfully fruity hop notes on top of a very light sweetness and surprisingly light bitterness given how powerful the hop aromas are. Mouthfeel is a bit light, but impressively oily and tongue coating. Up there with the best - these guys sure know how to make an IPA. I just wish I lived a bit closer.
Tried from Bottle on 11 May 2013 at 19:25