Celestial Paradox
Toppling Goliath Brewing Company in Decorah, Iowa, United States 🇺🇸
Collab with: Lua Brewing / Sapwood Cellars BreweryIPA - Imperial New England / Hazy Rotating
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7.71
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Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 9
Can. Color: Very hazy orange, white head. Aroma: Hoppy, orange, passionfruit. Taste: Medium bitterness, fruity orange, passionfruit and grapefruit, grapefruit zest. Smooth, lightly creamy, malty backbone. Moderate to over moederate sweetness. Very nice dry grapefruit zest and orange zest finish with some hints of onion. Just over medium body, average carbonation. Very nice.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
16 oz can poured shared by Tcon. Thanks! Bright and juicy golden orange haze. Lasting foam head. Nice tropical forward hazy with no over the top sweetness or chalk. Citrus amd tropical fruit nose. Smooth taste upnfront with a bold and slightly aggressive grassy bitter finish. Easy drinking imperial, and almost too easy. Flavorful and quite enjoyable.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Keg at Bazils, 1/14/23. Hazy orange, medium white head, average retention. Aroma of melon, dank, passionfruit. Taste is melon, mango, passionfruit, resin. Moderate bitterness.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
16 oz. can shared by ClarkVV. Date: 11/11/22. Flavor is sharp grapefruit rind, mild grass with a sharp herbal bitterness. Pine comes forward as it warms. Yeah, I don’t really seek out beers from this brewery anymore. It is ok.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5
Canned 11/11/22, drunk 1/15/23. Heavily hazy, light peachy-apricot-pineapple. Medium-sized, white head, moderate retention. Lots of juice in the nose with some spicy, dank undercurrents. Juicy pineapple and melon but not twangy. Sweet, honey-like base malt easily balances. No alcohol or flaw. A bit piney-resiny up front with some strong pineapple. Maybe a bit heavy-handed on the Strata here...Very juicy besides with good bitterness and a medium, well-attenuated body. Eh, just a bit too Simcoe/Strata-forward for me. Tangy pineapple and woodsy, piney character, neither of which am I a fan of.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Draft at Maloney's, 1/9/22. Hazy orange, white head, moderate lace. Grapefruit and tropical hops. Juicy early, more if a rind-style bitterness middle on. Lengthy finish. Balanced, not too sweet. 7/4/8/4/16
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
16 ounce can from Trenton Road Takeout in Fallsington, PA. Hazy, orange gold color. Dense, pillowy off-white head. aroma of citrus, stone fruit and passionfruit. Sharp, bittersweet citrus flavors upfront. Grapefruit, orange, key lime and red berries. Bready malt base supports the dominant hop bill. Great balance and flavor throughout. Medium bodied with a dry, bitter finish. Delicious.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 9
Aromas and flavors are both a blend of fresh citrus and resin hops with a little tropical fruit and pot. Also a good balance between bitter, sweet and carbonation. Great drinking beer.