Toppling Goliath Brewing Company

Microbrewery in Decorah, Iowa, United States πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ
Associated with 2 Venues

Established in 2009

Contact
1600 Prosperity Rd, Decorah, IA, 52101, United States
Description
Big Beer Brewed In Small Batches

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8/10 β€” 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

9/10 β€” Appearance 8 Aroma 9 Flavor 9 Texture 10 Overall 9
Bottle shared at Bruce’s in London - massive thanks to Ryan for bringing this over. Pours mostly clear gold with a frothy, white cap. Nose of delicate citrus, pale malts a bit of dank sweat. Light to medium sweet flavor with lots of dank, lightly dried citrus fruits, a bit of grapefruit. Light to medium bodied with fine, massaging carbonation. Nice dryness to finish, moderate sweetness, great pale malt balance, light pine, orange, grapefruit. Outstanding. Absolutely world class.
Tried from Bottle on 15 Oct 2013 at 11:33

9.5/10 β€” Appearance 8 Aroma 10 Flavor 10 Texture 8 Overall 10
Bottle. From notes. Sampled at RBSG. Like coffee and pancakes in a bottle. This stuff kicks ass.
Tried from Bottle on 13 Oct 2013 at 22:24

8.1/10 β€” 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

8.6/10 β€” Appearance 8 Aroma 9 Flavor 8 Texture 10 Overall 8.5
Bottle thanks to woodchopper. Pours a cloudy orange with a large frothy white head leaving good lacing. The aroma is strong citra hop and resin. Nice mouthfeel with citrus upfront and lingering light bitter finish. Really enjoyed this one.
Tried from Bottle on 12 Oct 2013 at 16:11

7/10 β€” 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

8.5/10 β€” Appearance 6 Aroma 9 Flavor 9 Texture 6 Overall 10
Bottle thanks to .... smells like hops just fresh wow the freshest apa hop flower I have had. Amazing.
Tried from Bottle on 12 Oct 2013 at 11:19

8/10 β€” 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

8.8/10 β€” Appearance 6 Aroma 9 Flavor 9 Texture 10 Overall 9
22oz bomber. Aroma is full of tropical fruit including a ton of pineapple and light grapefruit. Hints of tropical fruit. The fruitiness is balanced nicely by a large amount of hop resin and dank pine and herbal notes. Pours a very cloudy pale golden hay with a moderately thick, slightly off white head that has good retention, but slowly fades to the edges. Moderate lacing and faint legs. Its not a very pretty beer. Flavor is lightly sweet with some cracker notes and a hint of biscuit. The hop flavor is medium with some tropical fruit, pineapple, grapefruit and pine resin. Finish has a moderately low bitterness with some lingering cracker and bread notes as well as a touch of resiny hop character. Mouthfeel is medium to medium light bodied with medium low carbonation. Low hop astringency and low alcohol warmth. Overall this is exactly what I want in a pale ale. Tons of hop aroma with a nice balanced flavor with good malt character. Medium bitterness. This is what I picture a modern pale ale to be. The hops and bitterness don’t overwhelm the malt in the flavor either.
Tried on 11 Oct 2013 at 21:20

9.4/10 β€” Appearance 8 Aroma 9 Flavor 10 Texture 10 Overall 9.5
22oz bottle. Filtered orange-tan body. Foamy white head. Amazing bright guava aroma. Super pronounced juicy hops, no thick syrupy resin. This is probably the best APA in the world, and is always a treat. Huge garlic, guava, mango hop flavor. Remarkably clean for the ABV. World Class, raises the bar significantly.
Tried from Bottle on 10 Oct 2013 at 16:45