Term Oil
Toppling Goliath Brewing Company
- From:
- Toppling Goliath Brewing Company
- Iowa, United States
- Style:
- American Imperial Stout
Ranked #38 - ABV:
- 12%
- Score:
- 98
Ranked #461 - Avg:
- 4.48 | pDev: 6.47%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 17
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Dec 09, 2025
- Added:
- Jul 27, 2016
- Wants:
- 21
- Gots:
- 3
SCORE
98
World-Class
98
World-Class
Formerly Turmoil Stout
Single barrel whiskey barrel aged stout.
Single barrel whiskey barrel aged stout.
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Reviewed by Fordcoyote15 from Pennsylvania
4.12/5 rDev -8%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
4.12/5 rDev -8%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
Smells stellar. Loads of grahm cracker and faint vanilla.
Taste is solid up front. Definitely smacks you with smores flavors up feont... not overly sweet until the finish and then wow. Way too sweet. Has hints of a saccharin like sweetness too. Can't get on board with this.
Feel solid.
Overall I don't remember what I paid for that but I'm sure it wasn't worth it.
Jul 11, 2024Taste is solid up front. Definitely smacks you with smores flavors up feont... not overly sweet until the finish and then wow. Way too sweet. Has hints of a saccharin like sweetness too. Can't get on board with this.
Feel solid.
Overall I don't remember what I paid for that but I'm sure it wasn't worth it.
Reviewed by SpaceCamp from Virginia
4.2/5 rDev -6.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
4.2/5 rDev -6.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
L: Pours a dark chocolate, forms a very thin espresso head. No appreciable lacing or retention. Held to the light, the beer has a pitch black hue.
S: Aromas of vanilla, malts, chocolate, and nuts. Hints of coconut.
T: Heavy dark chocolate, pistachios, and bourbon barrel. Some granola/almonds and spice. Toasted malts.
F: Medium-bodied, smooth and silky. No carbonation.
O: Solid bourbon barrel-aged stout. Pistachios are right in your face. Nice flavor profile, good body and aromas.
Aug 12, 2023S: Aromas of vanilla, malts, chocolate, and nuts. Hints of coconut.
T: Heavy dark chocolate, pistachios, and bourbon barrel. Some granola/almonds and spice. Toasted malts.
F: Medium-bodied, smooth and silky. No carbonation.
O: Solid bourbon barrel-aged stout. Pistachios are right in your face. Nice flavor profile, good body and aromas.
Reviewed by Alieniloquium from Florida
3.38/5 rDev -24.6%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5
3.38/5 rDev -24.6%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5
On tap at Hunahpu Day 2019. Inky black. Smells of soy sauce, bourbon, oak, and roasted malt. Tastes sweet right up front. Soy sauce and bourbon close behind the sugar. Roasted malt permeates, but it always tends toward soy sauce. Heavy and slow to drink. I didn't even finish my tiny festival pour.
Jun 26, 2019
Reviewed by Sabtos from Ohio
4.52/5 rDev +0.9%
look: 5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.75
4.52/5 rDev +0.9%
look: 5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.75
This definitely has that used motor oil look, but is topped by a perfectly uniform, thick mocha blanket that I wasn't expecting out of this barrel aged stout.
It's also a thickly viscous, almost gloppy but delicious blend of all the things I love about Assassin. Mature influences of lightly charred oak on the stout introduce Tootsie Roll, Raisinets, and complex but mild bourbon with a dry yet sticky finish. Yet there is no offensively hot booze to detract from the experience.
God damn I might actually like this more than regular Assassin.
Mar 21, 2019It's also a thickly viscous, almost gloppy but delicious blend of all the things I love about Assassin. Mature influences of lightly charred oak on the stout introduce Tootsie Roll, Raisinets, and complex but mild bourbon with a dry yet sticky finish. Yet there is no offensively hot booze to detract from the experience.
God damn I might actually like this more than regular Assassin.
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