King Sue
Toppling Goliath Brewing Company

King SueKing Sue
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From:
Toppling Goliath Brewing Company
 
Iowa, United States
Style:
New England IPA
Ranked #16
ABV:
7.8%
Score:
100
Ranked #71
Avg:
4.58 | pDev: 6.99%
Reviews:
666
Ratings:
3,537
Status:
Active
Rated:
Mar 12, 2024
Added:
Feb 22, 2014
Wants:
  1,417
Gots:
  597
Long live the King. King Sue that is. Her ferocious bite will make sure all newcomers learn to toe the line. And what better way to exude her influence than with this Citra-hopped double IPA. Followers will cheer. Enemies will crumble. But don’t take her lightly, because when this double IPA is on a rampage, nothing will stand in her way…

100+ IBU

ABV varies with each batch
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Ratings by COWHAWK:
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Rated by COWHAWK from Iowa

5/5  rDev +9.2%

Sep 06, 2014
More User Ratings:
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Reviewed by FLima from Brazil

4.59/5  rDev +0.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.75
Hazy peachy color with a thick head that leaves good laces.
Delicious aroma with notes of pineapple, fresh squeezed oranges, mango, lychees and resin.
Flavor with fresh notes of dank and piney resin, natural orange juice, passion fruit, mango, oats, lychees, cantaloupe and grapefruit drops. Dry and bitter aftertaste. 100+ IBUs that could never be so smooth. Not an atom of harshness.
Velvety body with perfect carbonation.
World class juicy Double IPA that borders perfection. Balanced in every way, from bitterness to a flavor mix of tropical, resin and citrus. Incredible how much they were able to extract out of Citra hops alone.
Mar 12, 2024
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Rated by Egerton

5/5  rDev +9.2%
look: 5 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5
Great grapefruity smell. The fruits do not overwhelm the flavor
Mar 08, 2024
 
Rated: 4.43 by BradtheGreat7 from Ohio

Mar 02, 2024
 
Rated: 4.5 by avisong from Virginia

Mar 02, 2024
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Reviewed by JWESTIII from Texas

4.69/5  rDev +2.4%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.75
Well I tell ya, this Sue ain't no lady ;) Went specifically to downtown liquor store across from ALoft Hotel in Minneapolis to pick some up for the weekend.
What an outstanding cornucopia of aromas and tastes inhabit King Sue....
Copper pour with whisks of foam, an exquisite blend of notes from pine to citrus, to tropical, and it slowly delivers its very potent punch. One of my all time favorite DIPA
Mar 01, 2024
 
Rated: 4.54 by lilluci from Massachusetts

Feb 22, 2024
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Rated by ThisWangsChung from Maryland

4.33/5  rDev -5.5%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
4.33/5: Big, soft, tropical, well balanced, this is what a NEIPA should be
Feb 18, 2024
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Reviewed by TCgenny from New York

4.01/5  rDev -12.4%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
Canned 1/4, poured 2/6 golden yellow with a meringue head, aroma is tropical fruit salad, tastes piney and tropical, melon, mango, pineapple. Creamy and bright, this is a tasty treat!
Feb 07, 2024
 
Rated: 4 by Bil_Ganhs from Florida

Feb 02, 2024
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Rated by dd53grif from Michigan

4.5/5  rDev -1.7%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
An excellent beer!
Jan 04, 2024
 
Rated: 4.58 by Smithbo from Pennsylvania

Jan 03, 2024
 
Rated: 4.25 by dubinsky from California

Dec 27, 2023
 
Rated: 4.42 by Otter-the-Beer-Man from Maryland

Dec 23, 2023
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Reviewed by stonelis from Pennsylvania

4.93/5  rDev +7.6%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5
16oz can, didn't check the date but no doubt this was fresh. Hazy. Thick white head. Great smell. Awesome taste. One of the best IPA's I've had and I've had a few! Superb!
Dec 22, 2023
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Reviewed by LifesAnesthesia from Virginia

4.55/5  rDev -0.7%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
L - Opaque yellow with a large frothy white head that sticks around leaving behind a ton of lacing
S - Tons of fresh, piney bitter hops along with sweet tropical fruit notes
T - Follows the nose - fresh, piney, bitter hops up front and throughout, intermixed with tropical fruit notes - mango, pineapple, grapefruit
F - Full bodied with moderate carbonation. Smooth
O - a very well done NEIPA
Dec 20, 2023
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Reviewed by HarlotBronte from District of Columbia

4.37/5  rDev -4.6%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25
Rerating as I’m drinking this a little fresher than when I reviewed in 2021. Canned 10/23/23.

L: Orange juice. Not much of a head.

S: Fruit Roll-Up in a good way. Intense smell of sweet fruit.

T: Orange, pineapple, just a touch of grapefruit pith on the back end.

F: Smooth and creamy body.

O: When I reviewed a 3 month old can, I wasn’t impressed and couldn’t understand the hype. At just under 2 months, this is a world-class beer.
Dec 20, 2023
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Reviewed by dkoehler42 from New York

4/5  rDev -12.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
King Sue is listed as a hazy IPA on the can, but it definitely feels like a New England IPA. It pours a hazy yellow-orange with a white head. The nose is a mango orange aroma. The flavor is clearly fruit, with a bit of the hops to balance the sweetness. The mouthfeel is a little rough, almost as though there were lactose, but it's not undrinkable by any means. At 7.8%, this goes down surprisingly easy.
Dec 17, 2023
 
Rated: 4.37 by jiggidy from Michigan

Dec 12, 2023
 
Rated: 3.89 by hophugger from Virginia

Nov 27, 2023
King Sue from Toppling Goliath Brewing Company
Beer rating: 100 out of 100 with 3537 ratings