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Vanilla Bean Assassin
Toppling Goliath Brewing Company
- From:
- Toppling Goliath Brewing Company
- Iowa, United States
- Style:
- American Imperial Stout
Ranked #3 - ABV:
- 12.8%
- Score:
- 100
Ranked #2 - Avg:
- 4.8 | pDev: 5%
- Reviews:
- 23
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Feb 05, 2024
- Added:
- Feb 23, 2014
- Wants:
- 286
- Gots:
- 3
Imperial stout aged in whiskey barrels and conditioned on vanilla beans.
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Reviewed by edthehead from Maryland
4.74/5 rDev -1.2%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.75
4.74/5 rDev -1.2%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.75
Black thick appearance with no head, barely even a collar, no lacing. Whiskey barrel mellowed nicely by vanilla a la marshmallows, milk chocolate, and latte. Moderate to thick body, light carbonation. Delicious!
Jan 07, 2024Rated by q33jeff from New Jersey
4.81/5 rDev +0.2%
look: 4.75 | smell: 5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.75
4.81/5 rDev +0.2%
look: 4.75 | smell: 5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.75
**
11/24/23
Bottle to snifter. Share with DC.
Aroma is super Wow Vanilla!
**
Nov 24, 202311/24/23
Bottle to snifter. Share with DC.
Aroma is super Wow Vanilla!
**
Reviewed by Rug from Massachusetts
4.55/5 rDev -5.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
4.55/5 rDev -5.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
2022 vintage
How does one follow up review #1000 with the #1 highest rated beer on BA? Review #200 being the #2 highest rated beer of course! I’m very excited for another massive milestone review beer, and I couldn’t think of a better way to celebrate it than with this legendary beer. Let’s pop this bad boy open and find out what it’s all about
Pours completely pitch black with a finger of frothy light tan head that quickly fades to a thin ring and leaves minimal lacing
There’s just a massive punch of vanilla in the nose, and while there’s also a nice fruitiness it’s not all that complex. I’m picking up on aromas of vanilla bean, red grape, milk chocolate, toasted oak, jammy blackberry, molasses, sweet bourbon, burnt caramel, and brown sugar
It’s has more of an evolution to it in taste, and it is so damn tasty. On the front end of the sip I’m tasting chocolate fudge, sweet bourbon, vanilla bean, jammy blackberry, raisin, toasted oak, fruity coffee, burnt caramel, molasses, and light walnut. The swallow brings notes of vanilla extract, red grape, brown sugar, charred oak, sweet bourbon, molasses, jammy blackberry, burnt caramel, chocolate fudge, light fig, and marshmallow
A medium full body pairs with gentle tingling carbonation, resulting in a slick beer. Finishes a tad sticky but it doesn’t hurt the drinkability
This beer is absolutely worthy of this milestone review. The aroma had me a bit concerned it would be simplistic despite it being good, but it’s so much more than just vanilla. Great stuff!
Nov 21, 2023How does one follow up review #1000 with the #1 highest rated beer on BA? Review #200 being the #2 highest rated beer of course! I’m very excited for another massive milestone review beer, and I couldn’t think of a better way to celebrate it than with this legendary beer. Let’s pop this bad boy open and find out what it’s all about
Pours completely pitch black with a finger of frothy light tan head that quickly fades to a thin ring and leaves minimal lacing
There’s just a massive punch of vanilla in the nose, and while there’s also a nice fruitiness it’s not all that complex. I’m picking up on aromas of vanilla bean, red grape, milk chocolate, toasted oak, jammy blackberry, molasses, sweet bourbon, burnt caramel, and brown sugar
It’s has more of an evolution to it in taste, and it is so damn tasty. On the front end of the sip I’m tasting chocolate fudge, sweet bourbon, vanilla bean, jammy blackberry, raisin, toasted oak, fruity coffee, burnt caramel, molasses, and light walnut. The swallow brings notes of vanilla extract, red grape, brown sugar, charred oak, sweet bourbon, molasses, jammy blackberry, burnt caramel, chocolate fudge, light fig, and marshmallow
A medium full body pairs with gentle tingling carbonation, resulting in a slick beer. Finishes a tad sticky but it doesn’t hurt the drinkability
This beer is absolutely worthy of this milestone review. The aroma had me a bit concerned it would be simplistic despite it being good, but it’s so much more than just vanilla. Great stuff!
Reviewed by Bhubbard34 from Pennsylvania
5/5 rDev +4.2%
look: 5 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5
5/5 rDev +4.2%
look: 5 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5
12oz bottle…2022 version. Drank 12/25/22.
Pours dark brown/black, not much carbonation. Smells of sweet chocolate, vanilla, and barrel. Taste is marshmallows soaked in bourbon. Perfect sweetness. If there is a knock it’s slightly on the thin side, but that’s being picky. Probably the best adjunct stout I’ve had. Truly lives up to the hype.
Dec 25, 2022Pours dark brown/black, not much carbonation. Smells of sweet chocolate, vanilla, and barrel. Taste is marshmallows soaked in bourbon. Perfect sweetness. If there is a knock it’s slightly on the thin side, but that’s being picky. Probably the best adjunct stout I’ve had. Truly lives up to the hype.
Vanilla Bean Assassin from Toppling Goliath Brewing Company
Beer rating:
100 out of
100 with
146 ratings
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