SR-71
Toppling Goliath Brewing Company

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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:
550
Status:
Retired
Rated:
Mar 20, 2023
Added:
Mar 11, 2015
Wants:
  763
Gots:
  76
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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Ratings by markgugs:
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Reviewed by markgugs from New Jersey

4.63/5  rDev -1.9%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.5
Amazing brew, insanely overhyped. Trade away your left arm if you want, but there are other barrel-aged stouts that are every bit as good as this and are much easier to obtain.
Mar 16, 2015
More User Ratings:
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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
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, 2023
 
Rated: 5 by BeerRay from Rhode Island

Nov 25, 2022
 
Rated: 4.79 by maljay26 from Florida

Jun 04, 2022
 
Rated: 4.53 by Affinity from Missouri

Apr 29, 2022
 
Rated: 4.73 by not2quick from Missouri

Jan 18, 2022
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Rated by Appearanceswc from Virginia

4.93/5  rDev +4.4%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5
Batch 2.
Nov 09, 2021
 
Rated: 4.71 by MorpheusIPA from Ohio

Jul 30, 2021
 
Rated: 5 by HOPTOMIC_BOMB from California

Jul 05, 2021
 
Rated: 4.74 by Beerbom from California

May 29, 2021
 
Rated: 4.75 by rstump24 from Ohio

May 11, 2021
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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
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: 5 by Hopelessly0 from California

Apr 11, 2021
 
Rated: 4.39 by carlso_aw from Indiana

Mar 27, 2021
 
Rated: 5 by Yungcoolship from Wisconsin

Feb 05, 2021
 
Rated: 4 by grapeshops from California

Jan 28, 2021
 
Rated: 5 by 46and2 from Missouri

Jan 10, 2021
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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
083020 2018 Vintage Thanks, Kevin!
Oct 24, 2020
 
Rated: 5 by David_Menendez from Pennsylvania

Oct 03, 2020
 
Rated: 3.71 by vfgccp from New York

Sep 26, 2020
SR-71 from Toppling Goliath Brewing Company
Beer rating: 100 out of 100 with 550 ratings