Toppling Goliath Brewing Company
Microbrewery
in
Decorah,
Iowa,
United States πΊπΈ
Associated with 2 Venues
Established in 2009
Contact
Description
Big Beer Brewed In Small Batches
8.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 9
Bottle at a friends tasting. From notes. Grapefruit and citrus with a decent caramel malt backbone. Kickass.
Tried
from Bottle
on 31 Aug 2013
at 10:44
9.5/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 10
Flavor 9
Texture 10
Overall 9
Bottle shared at Amarin. Pours dark reddish brown. Nose and taste of pancake syrup, pancake batter, coffee beans, green pepper (likely a "flaw" from the coffee, but seriously this is so awesome I donβt care), Cuban highly concentrated coffee and milk chocolate. Thick mouthfeel. Tongue coating.
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 Aug 2013
at 11:52
8.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 10
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle shared by GOTC at the Amarin Cafe. Rating 5,500. Pours black with tan head. Nose and taste of vanilla, chocolate cake, whiskey barrel, oak, sweet molasses, sweet chocolate and roasted nuts. Medium body. Smooth.
Tried
from Bottle
on 13 Aug 2013
at 11:11
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
22 oz. bottle, sent from mista (thanks a lot, Geoff), pours black with a small brown head. Aroma brings out dates, roasted malt, licorice, and treacle toffee. Flavour brings out loads of complex dark fruits - dates, figs -, treacle toffee, caramel syrupy, and molasses. Extremely viscous mouthfeel, with the dark fruits and syrupy dominating the flavour profile. Wow - this is complex. I don't really get much coffee and whiskey barrels at all. Exceedingly rich and deep. Not the easiest to drink due to the viscous, syrupy nature of this. Still, wonderful stuff.
Tried
from Bottle
on 18 Jul 2013
at 22:52
9.6/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 10
Flavor 9
Texture 10
Overall 9.5
Bottle. Pours deep opaque black with a medium deep brown head that slowly dissipates leaving good lacing. Aroma is incredibly rich bourbon, molasses, chocolate, maybe even dried cherry. Flavor is otherworldly. Quite sweet with noticeable bourbon. A ton of chocolate and dried fruit, maple. Light bitterness at the end. No astringence. Full body, ultra creamy mouthfeel. This is the real shit! At this level of sweetness its really a dessert beer, but oh what a dessert beer. The only real points docked are due to the sweetness which becomes a bit cloying after a while.
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 Jul 2013
at 13:36
8.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 10
Flavor 7.5
Texture 10
Overall 9
Bottle. Big thanks to Hopscotch for sharing this gem. Dark brown pour with a light brown head. Incredible caramel and chocolate aromas. Great lacing. Sweet with some cola like qualities. Caramel, chocolate, and woody notes with a fair amount of heat from the rye in the finish. Very good mouthfeel and body.
Tried
from Bottle
on 01 Jul 2013
at 05:20
8.8/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 10
Overall 9
Bottle (* of 300). Huge thanks to Hopscotch for sharing this beast. Joan Jett black pour with a brown head. Huge maple syrup aromas. It truly is breakfast in a glass. Maple syrup, black coffee, dark roasted malts, bitter chocolate. Great mouthfeel and body. Impressive...
Tried
from Bottle
on 01 Jul 2013
at 05:16
9.6/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 9
Flavor 10
Texture 10
Overall 9.5
Bottle. Huge thanks to Hopscotch for sharing this bad mutha. Caramel and bourbon aromas. Joan Jett black pour with a brown head. Incredible mouthfeel and body. Delicious caramel, maple, dark chocolate, bourbon, dark roasted malts, and oaky notes. In my opinion the best of te three. I couldnβt think of a better beer for rating number 1400.
Tried
from Bottle
on 01 Jul 2013
at 05:12
8.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 9
22 oz. bottle, sent from mista (thanks a lot, Geoff), pours a cloudy pale golden with a small white head. Aroma is very hoppy, full of aromatic floral hops, prominent pine and just enough biscuity malt to back. Flavour brings out dry piney hops, floral notes, a little grass and biscuity malt. Very piney above anything and extremely flavourful for a pale ale, though not quite on an IPA level. Extremely well-balanced and highly drinkable - could drink litres of this. Excellent stuff.
Tried
from Bottle
on 09 Jun 2013
at 18:53
7.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Straw yellow Grapefruit. Tangerine Huge grapefruit and citra. Juicy. Lovely. Very drinkable!! I want more!
Tried
on 06 Jun 2013
at 07:47