Toppling Goliath Brewing Company Summer Sue

Summer Sue

 

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

  Belgian Style - Blonde / Pale / Amber Summer
Score
6.47
ABV: 5.2% IBU: - Ticks: 17
A refreshing citrus ale brimming with sweet tropical notes that are perfect for warm afternoons. Aromas of bright citrus bring a vibrant pop to this summertime ale.
Citrus Ale • 5.2% ABV
Featured Hops: citra hop
 

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6
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 6.5 | Flavor - 5.5 | Texture - 5 | Overall - 6

Golden yellow with small head. Orange, white pepper, wheat malt, and grass aroma. Mildly sweet orange, yeast, wheat malt, and mildly bitter grass/orange peel flavor. Okay body.

Tried from Can on 27 Dec 2025 at 03:29


3
Appearance - 2 | Aroma - 3.5 | Flavor - 3 | Texture - 3 | Overall - 3

Can from vintage 2$, caned 5/19/25 opened 12/15/25. Initially clear pale with some white head. Nose is phenolic and metallic. Taste is bitter wheat ale character with some weird citrus metallic backup. Decent co2 level. In the middle, reminds me more of an inferior saison, some farmy pepper in there. Tropical notes absent. Getting some yeast out of the bottom of the can. I'd say this does not have enough manners to be classified as a belgian ale. JMHO, meh

Tried from Can from Vintage Estate Wine and Beer on 15 Dec 2025 at 18:35


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

12oz canned 5/19/25, drunk 10/31/25.
Clear, bright, honey-orange. Rapidly fizzling, off-white head.
Questioned whether this was Belgian, but it does smell lightly Belgian. Just a touch of clove and white pepper. Light orange and such from Citra. Pretty good balance of hop and yeast with malt not interjecting too much. Just some dough and biscuit.
Light and fluffy with good Belgian yeast predominantly white pepper, light clove and coriander. Very biscuity, chewy texture, nice and supple with good attenuation. This is pretty well-made stuff even if it tastes like something that went out-of-style 20 years ago.

Tried from Can from CBC Liquors - Westford on 31 Oct 2025 at 21:52


7
Appearance - 9 | Aroma - 6.5 | Flavor - 6.5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5

Can. Pours lightly hazy golden yellow, small white head. Aroma is field grass, honey, Citra. Flanks iac light sweet, light bitter. Medium body. Ok

Tried from Can on 30 Oct 2025 at 01:42


6.8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

Clear gold pour. Thin foam around the glass. Citrus, orange, and light floral flavor. Honey palate. Light bodied and light carbonation.

Tried from Can from Beer Run on 20 Sep 2025 at 23:39


6.8
Appearance - 3 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8

Orange and lemon nose. Hazy amber, fine floaties, thin head. Orange, honeysuckle, lilly. Medium body, easy carbonation.

Tried from Can from Beer Run on 20 Sep 2025 at 21:53


6.6
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6.5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Smells of spicy yeast and citrus. Tastes mildly bitter with Belgian yeast spice, citrus, and light, grainy malt. Light bodied. Good. I’m not really a fan of more breweries applying names from their popular beers to completely different styles.

Tried from Can from Belmont Beverage - Lima Rd on 19 Sep 2025 at 05:16


6

Magus, hapukas, puuviljane, tsitrus, Belgia pärm. Ok.

Tried from Draft on 16 Aug 2025 at 15:41


7

Tried from Draft on 14 Aug 2025 at 17:37