Sol Hunter
Toppling Goliath Brewing Company

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From:
Toppling Goliath Brewing Company
 
Iowa, United States
Style:
American Pale Ale
ABV:
5.2%
Score:
93
Avg:
4.21 | pDev: 7.13%
Reviews:
46
Ratings:
236
Status:
Retired
Rated:
Feb 05, 2021
Added:
Oct 24, 2014
Wants:
  16
Gots:
  32
Gone are the days of experimentation and test-flights. As we voyage into the unknown, we rely on our skill and determination - guiding us safely to the promised land. Our goal is clear: pursue the sun and harvest the power extracted from an equinox. The task is large, but hopes are high as we travel once more among the stars.

70 IBU
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Rated: 4 by Yungcoolship from Wisconsin

Feb 05, 2021
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Reviewed by GuyFawkes from Illinois

3/5  rDev -28.7%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
Bottled 9/29/16; drank 10/16/16 @ the Yarchives.

Opaque orange appearance.

A rough pour yielded a big, noisy, bright white head; a thick curtain of lace.

Orange citrus & dry wheat notes in the nose.

Medium mouthfeel.

Orange citrus flavors up front; dry wheat & faint cane sugar notes on the finish.

Drinkable but very plain & simple; the definition of average.
Oct 03, 2019
 
Rated: 4.03 by Futbolmanby from Michigan

Jul 07, 2018
 
Rated: 3.67 by Chilmer from Iowa

May 25, 2018
 
Rated: 3.5 by Moses_Malone from District of Columbia

Mar 06, 2018
 
Rated: 4.18 by NICKtheTITAN from Iowa

Dec 15, 2017
 
Rated: 4.31 by Vidblain from Minnesota

Dec 11, 2017
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Reviewed by brentk56 from North Carolina

3.84/5  rDev -8.8%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
Appearance: A bit of a gusher, the beer pours honey colored with a massive head; as can happen when too much foam is in the glass, the stickage and lacing are impressive

Smell: Tropical fruit tones of papaya, passion fruit, lemon and grapefruit; grassy, as well

Taste: Aspirin and lemon tones dominate the front end, with the tropical fruit elements quite reserved; papaya and passion fruit intermingle with white grapefruit, through the middle; the finish is rather dry and grassy, with a faint echo of the front end in the aftertaste

Mouthfeel: Medium body with moderate carbonation

Overall: Bottled in the summer, I suspect this has oxidized a bit and is not quite what it was when fresh

Thanks, TBach, for the opportunity
Nov 19, 2017
 
Rated: 4.25 by GreenBayBA from Wisconsin

Nov 11, 2017
 
Rated: 4.42 by ale_addin from Illinois

Jun 16, 2017
 
Rated: 3.63 by dt_gbpackersfan from Missouri

May 20, 2017
 
Rated: 3.81 by Nat1975 from Indiana

Apr 15, 2017
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Reviewed by BEERchitect from Kentucky

4.17/5  rDev -1%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
Classic in hop flavor but nouveau in its attempt to be a pale ale, Toppling Goliath continues to blur the line between the American pale ale and the IPA. Modest in alcohol but saturating in its hop profile, the beer's dry body makes the beer register much more like the later and wonderfully so.

Golden, orange and moderately hazy, the beer's fluffy and arid froth structure pulls a perfume of citrus, hay, stone fruit and light tropical scents. Supple and sweet, the beer's malty foundation is of granola, biscuit and dry caramel.

As the ale opens up on the middle of the tongue, its sweetness bounces off of the tongue with beer's expressive carbonated bite. Highlighting the beer's peppery and spicy edges, its the fragrance of citrus trends into a dried peel character of orange, grapefruit and lemon. Mango and apricot bring their own dehydrated flavor in a dry tropical medley. Grassy, peppery and dryly of pine cone, the beer's resins seem tight, weathered and sharp.

Dry, crisp and clean, the bubbly nature of the ale allows the texture to pop and create a peppery refreshment that quenches the thirst effortlessly. An aftertaste of peppery greens, hay and sawdust persists long after the malts have subside.
Apr 14, 2017
 
Rated: 4.05 by rfgetz from New Jersey

Mar 27, 2017
 
Rated: 3.78 by Furlinator from California

Mar 26, 2017
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Reviewed by VABA from Virginia

4.25/5  rDev +1%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Pours an amber golden color with a slight head and lacing
Aroma has tropical and citrus hints
The taste follows the nose with tropical and citrus flavors
A medium bodied well carbonated beer
A well balanced beer
Mar 24, 2017
 
Rated: 4.11 by Luscious_Malfoy from Illinois

Mar 22, 2017
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Reviewed by Blackop555 from Michigan

4.18/5  rDev -0.7%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Pours hazy gold. Medium, thick, white head that lasts.

Smells Citrus, tropical, bready malt. Light grassy and light Pine.

Taste orange and mango, bready malt. Fading quickly to a long dry finish with a citrus and pine linger. Medium body and smooth medium carbonation.
Mar 10, 2017
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Reviewed by HopHunter19 from Missouri

4.79/5  rDev +13.8%
look: 5 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 5 | overall: 4.75
A - bam! Perfect golden beer with a uniform head and huge lumpy lacing of a white head that sticks forever. Perfect presentation.
S - big hop resin, citrus pith, grapefruit, orange, lemon/lime
T - big hop resin, ganja, garlic onion in a good way, intense bitterness like chewing citrus peel, grapefruit, orange, tangerine
M - medium secondary to bitterness. Alc covered. Aftertaste is grapefruit, hop resin.
O - damn near perfect. This must be very fresh. So hazy, so dank, so citrusy. Definitely destrominates the idea of an "east coast" ipa/pale ale. Its one of those beers thats so hoppy when you burp afterwards is tickles your nose.
Feb 28, 2017
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Reviewed by AustinWadkins from Iowa

4.24/5  rDev +0.7%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
Pours a light hazy golden honey color with a beautiful slightly off white head. Head consists of tiny little bubbles that create a nice froathy head

Snifer picks up mango, pineapple, pine, grapefruit, tangerine, sort of like pseudo

Taste is mango, pineapple, tangerine, orange?, bit bitter

Overall a fantastic beer! Not as good as some of the other beers produced by Toppling but none the less fantastic
Feb 23, 2017
Sol Hunter from Toppling Goliath Brewing Company
Beer rating: 93 out of 100 with 236 ratings