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SR-71
Toppling Goliath Brewing Company
- From:
- Toppling Goliath Brewing Company
- Iowa, United States
- Style:
- American Imperial Stout
- ABV:
- 14%
- Score:
- 100
- Avg:
- 4.72 | pDev: 6.57%
- Reviews:
- 74
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Mar 20, 2023
- Added:
- Mar 11, 2015
- Wants:
- 764
- Gots:
- 76
SCORE
100
World-Class
100
World-Class
A different beer from previous draft iterations of SR-71. This beer has been confirmed to be the equivalent of Assassin (Barrel Aged Norseman’s Wrath) with more time in the barrels. The fill date mirrors the 2014 Assassin release that was aged in Pappy Van Winkle barrels and is most likely drawn from the exact same batch of base beer.
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Reviewed by Sabtos from Ohio
4.7/5 rDev -0.4%
look: 4.5 | smell: 5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.75
4.7/5 rDev -0.4%
look: 4.5 | smell: 5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.75
Obsidian black with a short but dense and dark tan head dispersing to a thick quarter pipe ridge all the way around the surface.
An unexpected introductory note of peanut brittle is countered by espresso acids and dark chocolate covered prune. The surprisingly frothy viscosity then recedes to classic Assassin elements of splintery char nearing smoke.
But the nose! Campfire marshmallow aromas waft around for days.
Though the acids are far higher than I've ever gotten out of any vintage of Assassin, SR-71 (2018) was far, far better than I thought it would be after all this time.
Mar 20, 2023An unexpected introductory note of peanut brittle is countered by espresso acids and dark chocolate covered prune. The surprisingly frothy viscosity then recedes to classic Assassin elements of splintery char nearing smoke.
But the nose! Campfire marshmallow aromas waft around for days.
Though the acids are far higher than I've ever gotten out of any vintage of Assassin, SR-71 (2018) was far, far better than I thought it would be after all this time.
Rated by Appearanceswc from Virginia
4.93/5 rDev +4.4%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5
4.93/5 rDev +4.4%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5
Batch 2.
Nov 09, 2021
Reviewed by dboon from Florida
4.59/5 rDev -2.8%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.75
4.59/5 rDev -2.8%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.75
Bottle. Dark brown/Joan Jett black pour with a fleeting chocolate head. Enticing fudge and caramel aromas. Loads of fudge, caramel, and brown sugar highlights. Vanilla and mild bourbon lowlights. Some roasted malts way back there somewhere. Complex with wonderful lacing. A fantastic freakin’ beer....
Apr 30, 2021
Rated by WOLFGANG from South Carolina
4.75/5 rDev +0.6%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.75
4.75/5 rDev +0.6%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.75
083020 2018 Vintage Thanks, Kevin!
Oct 24, 2020
SR-71 from Toppling Goliath Brewing Company
Beer rating:
100 out of
100 with
550 ratings
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