Fire, Skulls & Money
Toppling Goliath Brewing Company

Finally getting around to this IPA from TG... I've had most of their widely-available stuff, but haven't yet had Supa Sumo or Scorpius Morchella for some reason. Even though PseudoSue is a real classic, I have to hand it to MoZee; it's the best IPA from a brewery that, so far, seems unable to do any wrong by me. Will this continue that trend?

Pours a completely-turbid yellow-orange color with a dense, meringue-like head of whipped-looking foam that seems to stick around inconsistently... half of my glass is drenched in leggy suds, and the other half is almost barren. Interesting. Overall quite good though. Lace seems moderate but not overly consistent. The color and opacity on this are nothing to shake a stick at, that's for sure!

The nose is just completely oily and dank with a side of grassiness and light chive-like earthy undertones that round everything out. The hop combo here is twice what's in MoZee (this features Citra and Galaxy in addition to the Mosaic and Nelson in the aforementioned ale), but it seems that most of the Citra notes are a bit lost. Sure, it's tropical, but I can definitely get that element from Galaxy and Mosaic in combination, too. Sure enough, it's mostly passion fruit and guava here: hallmarks of Galaxy. That's kind of splitting hairs, of course, but I'm not sure about the necessity of all these big-players in the hop world coming out to bat in this one. It's less juicy than MoZee and PseudoSue, I think.

Wonderful flavor, though... chewy oat-like malt backbone combining with flavors of guava, pineapple and passion fruit with some pulpy citrus flesh as well. Grapefruit, tangerine and even some stone fruit like apricot are on display here fairly prominently. Some chive and spiciness with rough-hewn earthy flavors and a tempered grassiness. More pulp and orange juice with a decidedly bitter, dank kick in the finish. This has an utterly saturated hop character... it's just dripping with oily goodness.

The feel is heavier bodied than I expected, honestly. I for some reason thought this beer was in the 8-9% realm, and, since TG doesn't print ABV on their cans (guys, fix this...), I kinda went in to this one expecting a doozy. Perhaps that's coloring my review, but even after learning it was sub-7%, it still feels like a bigger beer. It doesn't have much alcohol to it, but the hop burn is pretty intense and kind of hurts the experience. Carbonation is fairly low and the finish has a lot going on. Luckily, it doesn't feel muted, but the lack of definition doesn't make it an easy drinker. Just a little criticism from a random beer reviewer. That said, I'd still grab this again, for sure!

 

 

Not at all bitter, kind of a creamy feel

Dated 01/21/26, into an Ethereal Brewing tulip.

Pours a murky light orange with persistent great foam. Aroma is heavy on the mango and berry, very bright despite the age. Flavor is slightly minty, a little dank, and heavy on the mango and orange/vanilla. I get a lot of orange juice and a little malt as well which is great. There's some bitterness present as well, it's not all juice, but the juice flavors are lovely. Feel is good, not too thick and very drinkable.

Overall a very smooth IPA for people who don't like IPAs, according to my roommate. Very balanced with a lovely depth of flavor.

 

 

Pours a very hazy yellow with a white head on top. Has a strong pineapple smell and guava and hops. Taste is hoppy at the start and a bit of malt at the finish.

 

Have now had on tap at Blind Tiger in NYC and from a 2-month old can. Consistently excellent experience.

Beautiful orange-gold fluid with full haze and a slight murk. Creamy bright white head with quality lacing.

Massive tropical fruit and citrus juice notes up front on the nose. Quite grassy and a little dank initially, but not weedy. As it warms a wonderful herbal, minty, and slightly oniony dankness grows stronger. Pineapple, tangerine, mango, berries, grape skins, and ruby red grapefruit. Not overly bold or in your face but what’s there really comes together nicely.

More of the same on the tongue, with a great melange of tropical and citrus flavors (some stone fruits here, too) and nice balance. A little dankness and some solid bitter pithiness to match the semi-sweetness from the fruit notes. The sweetness drops off hard at the end and you’re left with a fairly dry and bitter finish of grapefruit, pineapple, and greens. Nice mineral note, as well. Not quite as memorable as the nose but a lovely sipper that drinks awfully easy for 8%.

Soft and velvety deep with a lovely coating quality but zero stickiness or chewiness.

Canned on 1/21/26. Solid hazy body with a golden orange color and a 1 finger white head that settled into solid film. Luscious aromas of pineapple , orange, etc…the usual fruit scents of a TG IPA. First sip a combination of bitter orange pith and pineapple fruit. Lingering bitterness on the tongue.Surprisingly lighter body than the appearance would suggest, with spritzy carbonation. Overall, a bit different than what I expected from TG in terms of a hazy DIPA. Slightly thin in body and higher in carbonation that a typical DIPA.

 

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Copenhagen 1/3 2019. 47,3 cl can from Mikkeller Webshop. Not surprisingly a drawing of a couple of Skulls on top of a pile of Toppling Goliath currency with blazing fire in the background.

Pours hazy, milky golden yellow with medium-sized white head. Bubbling. Settles as 0,5 cm thick layer of foam managing to cover the surface of the beer. Substantial lacing.

Aroma has sweet roundness coupled with a more aggressive juicy, bitterness. Intense. Light odor of sweet exotic fruit followed by an aggressive citric grape fruity bitterness.

Soft carbonation. Medium thick, soft, creamy, oily texture.

Flavor is lightly sweet followed by a strong citric bitterness. Aftertaste is bitter. Lingering. Finish is dry.

A quite aggressive NEIPA with a lot of zest, bitterness and juiciness. Good one.

Cloudy, orange juice with a medium-sized, white head. Peach, citrus, honey, and tropical fruits in the aroma. Well balanced, juicy taste with moderate bitterness. Great thirst quencher!

Pours a light orange hazy, aroma is an earthy orange mango pineapple, taste is a creamy citrus bomb, slight bitter hoppy aftertaste, excellent. Made my top 5.