Toppling Goliath Brewing Company Pseudo Sue - Riwaka Dry Hop

Pseudo Sue - Riwaka Dry Hop

 

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

  Pale Ale - New England / Hazy Rotating
Score
7.44
ABV: 5.8% IBU: - Ticks: 6
Showcasing the Riwaka hop for a well-balanced beer that is delicate in body with a mild bitterness in the finish. Ferocious aromas of orange citrus & white wine give a refreshing bright taste with just enough bite!
 

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8.1
Appearance - 9 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 9 | Overall - 7.5

Tap at TG. Pours cloudy golden yellow, small off white head, good lacing. Aroma is light, lime, pot, grapefruit. Flavor is light sweet, light bitter. Medium body.

Tried from Draft on 02 Nov 2025 at 17:56


8.3
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8.5 | Flavor - 8.5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Can from HoTM. It pours cloudy dirty golden - blonde with a decent white head. The aroma is super fresh, green, weedy, dank, damp herbal vibes, spring onions, tropical fruit action, mango, papaya, lychee, watermelon, passion fruit, guava and um bungo. The taste is dry, nice kick of bitterness, green, weedy, dank, spring onions, pithy, zesty, grapefruit, bitter citrus peel, kumquat, tropical fruits punch, papaya, mango, five alive fruit juice and some floury bread with a green, fruity finale. Medium body and moderate carbonation. Packed full of flavour for the kinda abv. Happy how fresh this feels given it's crossed the Atlantic.

Tried from Can on 31 Aug 2025 at 11:50


8.5
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 8.5 | Flavor - 8.5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Taster showing hazy dark gold with half a finger of clean white foam.

The nose shows intense notes of guava and light papaya.

The palate is well carbonated and medium bodied. Juicy guava forwardness throughout with light notes of papaya and a light grapefruit bitterness on the finish.

Tried from Can at Antenna America Tokyo on 25 Jul 2025 at 12:27


7.9
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5

12 ounce can from Ridgeview Liquors, 3/12/25. Very hazy orange, large tan head, good retention. Aroma of melon, dank, resin, lime, pale malt. Taste is peppery hop, resin, pine, lime, melon, pale malt. Moderate bitterness.

Tried from Can from Ridgeview Liquor on 12 Mar 2025 at 23:39


6.2
Appearance - 2 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

2 month old can A: Unattractive turbid sand color with short head, short retention and clingy lace. S: Astringent aroma of citrus pith and underripe pineapple. T: Similar to the nose with bitter citrus pith and zest dominant and light wafer cookie sweetness. Herbal aftertaste. M: Astringent mouthfeel as well with some hop burn. Low but stiff carbonation and lightly rough finish. O: Pretty tasty with great aroma but lacking in look and feel. OK overall.

Tried from Can on 15 Nov 2024 at 23:35


7.9
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Pours a hazy, peach-orange, with smallish head. Aroma is pretty dank, with gas/oil, white wine, citrus and tropical fruit. Flavors follow. Mouthfeel is smooth though a touch thin. Moderate to above levels of hop bitterness running through the finish. Part of a Sue pack with four different varieties.

Tried on 30 Oct 2024 at 22:17