Toppling Goliath Brewing Company

Microbrewery in Decorah, Iowa, United States 🇺🇸
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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7
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7

On tap at Van Beers.
Pours clear golden with a medium sized white head, good lacing. Citrus, pineapple, oranges, zesty.
Good

Tried from Draft at Van Beers Bottle & Tap on 12 Oct 2025 at 22:14


7.1
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6.5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

355ml can. Clear golden with a white head. Aroma of oranges, tangerine, grapefruit juice. Taste is citrus dominant, orange, tangerine, grapefruit juice, a bit of tropical juice too, pithy finish. Medium bodied.

Tried from Can from RAD Beer on 11 Oct 2025 at 21:54


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

Pint can. Mango aroma with notes of pineapple, passion fruit, orange, tangerine and grapefruit. Pourshazy golden orange colored with a large white head that has excellent retention and good lacing. Starts with juicy mango, passion fruit and orange flavors. Finishes dry but still smooth with pineapple, tangerine and grapefruit flavors. Quite nice.

Tried from Can from Applejack Wine & Spirits on 10 Oct 2025 at 07:38


8.1
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8.5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Pours a hazy, honey gold, with smallish head. Aroma is a bit dank, with tropical fruit and citrus. Flavors are tropical fruit and citrus, some bread, a bit of wood. Mouthfeel is pretty smooth, maybe a touch thin. Moderate hop bitterness in the finish.

Tried from Can from Haskell's - Maple Grove on 04 Oct 2025 at 20:30


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9.5
Appearance - 9 | Aroma - 9.5 | Flavor - 9.5 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 9.5

Splurging on the second-largest draft pull here. Deep brown -black color, very thin ring of foam. Huge blast of maple right in the glass. Drinks like a thickened maple & chocolate syrup that should be poured on pancakes. This is indeed living up to its reputation, and I'm happy to have finally gotten a chance at it. Still yielding up some interesting bits: now some baking cocoa. Now some sweet bourbon filled chocolates.

Tried from Draft at The Open Door Taproom & Bottle Shop on 04 Oct 2025 at 18:06


9.5
Appearance - 9 | Aroma - 9.5 | Flavor - 9.5 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 9.5

Splurging on the second-largest draft pull here. Deep brown -black color, very thin ring of foam. Huge blast of maple right in the glass. Drinks like a thickened maple & chocolate syrup that should be poured on pancakes. This is indeed living up to its reputation, and I'm happy to have finally gotten a chance at it. Still yielding up some interesting bits: now some baking cocoa

Tried from Draft at The Open Door Taproom & Bottle Shop on 04 Oct 2025 at 18:06


7.8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8

Teku showing moderately filtered dark gold with half a finger of clean white foam.

Then nose shows moderately intense notes of papaya and guava.

The palate is medium bodied and well carbonated with a moderate alcoholic bite and a strong citric zest throughout. Papaya and pineapple forward with a mild bitterness. Had about half pint but would have been happy with a third, it kinda tires your palate.

Tried from Can on 03 Oct 2025 at 13:09


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

12 ounce can. Amber orange pour. Frothy beige head. Sweet toasted malt aroma. Flavor is toasted malt, toffee and fresh baked bread. Some herbal hops in finish.

Tried from Can from Trenton Road Takeout on 03 Oct 2025 at 03:07

gave a cheers!

7

Tried from Can on 02 Oct 2025 at 17:45


7.5
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8

Can from Beer Republic. Clear golden, small, stable, foamy, white head. Aroma of peach, grape, mandarin, shallot, lemongrass, pine, cheese rind. Taste has sweetish peach, melon & grape, leading to a bitter middle of pine, grapefruit & herbs within a bready, cracker-like and slightly honeyish malt body. Piney hops in the finish, lingering bitter citrus pith, unripe stone fruit & shallot. Medium body, slick texture, soft carbonation. Restrained all in all, some juiciness, mainly dry. I like it!

Tried on 28 Sep 2025 at 09:52


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