Meteora
Toppling Goliath Brewing Company in Decorah, Iowa, United States 🇺🇸
Barley Wine - Barley Rotating|
Score
8.03
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Hidden in our barrel cellar for two years, Meteora barrel-aged barley wine pours a seductive deep red hue, hinting of sweet molasses, brown sugar, pinwheel date cookies, light raisin, and caramel-chocolate candies. A hidden wonder worth searching for, this one-of-a-kind barley wine is a memorable drinking experience.
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9/10
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Appearance 9
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 10
Overall 8.5
Tap at TG, yessir. Pours clear reddish black, small tan head, decent lacing. Aroma is dark sugars, werthers, bourbon, vanilla oak. Flavor is full sweet, sticky, toffee notes, treacle, well integrated. Not hot. Medium plus body, silky mouthfeel. Noice.
Tried
from Draft
on 02 Nov 2025
at 18:10
8.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Poured from the tap @ MBCC 2023 (finally adding my notes). Very dark brown. Very smooth, some caramel notes, excellent.
Tried
from Draft
on 09 Nov 2024
at 22:14
8.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 9
Black with a brown head - Dark malt aroma with some dark fruity tones - Dark malt body with some dark fruity flavours with some wood as well - Dark malt flavours goes into the finish - This was real good
Tried
on 28 Sep 2024
at 09:01
8.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 9.5
Tap @MBCC2023, Yellow Session. Oily black, small light brown head. Heavy malty, bourbon barrel aroma. Sweet flavour, sweet dark malt, dried fruit, bourbon buzz and sweetness.
Tried
from Draft
on 23 Mar 2024
at 10:35
7.4/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 8
Overall 7
Pours black, no head. Scent is full, boozy bourbon. Taste is full, soy, bourbon, mild booze. Decent, but not over the top great as some of their others.
Tried
on 13 Nov 2023
at 19:02
8.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
How: Draught.
Where: MBCC 2023.
Appearance: Black colour with a beige head.
Aroma: Roasted malt, dried fruit, caramel, bourbon, alcohol.
Body: Full body, low carbonation.
Flavour: Roasted malt, dried fruit, caramel, bourbon, alcohol.
Where: MBCC 2023.
Appearance: Black colour with a beige head.
Aroma: Roasted malt, dried fruit, caramel, bourbon, alcohol.
Body: Full body, low carbonation.
Flavour: Roasted malt, dried fruit, caramel, bourbon, alcohol.
Tried
from Draft
on 07 Jun 2023
at 11:20
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Mikkeller Beer Celebration Copenhagen 2023 (MBCC Day 1) - Toasted sweet malty with loads of dark sweet caramel and fudge, fruit shred, full bodied, dark malty bourbon sweet close. Beautiful
Tried
on 03 Jun 2023
at 14:30
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Draught, taster @MBCC 2023, Copenhagen (Denmark). 05/05/2023. [#6.246 Global - #1.016 United States of America - #3 Toppling Goliath Brewing Co.] Pours black with a small beige lacing head. Aroma: brown sugars, bourbon barrels, spiced malts and dark chocolate. Taste: smooth bourbon barrels and traces of dark chocolate. Sweet and sticky palate. Elegant.
Tried
on 01 Jun 2023
at 08:15
8.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 9
MBCC 2023 Copenhagen, Yellow Session. Black beer with a beige lacing. Aroma and Taste of wood, bourbon, dried dark fruits, strong dark malt. Boozy finish. Very good.
Tried
on 13 May 2023
at 07:12
8.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Draught @ Mikkeller Beer Celebration Copenhagen 2023 (MBCC). Sweet and malty with some caramely syrup, toffee, prunes, earthiness. Heavy.
Tried
on 08 May 2023
at 19:14