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Toppling Goliath Brewing Company

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From:
Toppling Goliath Brewing Company
 
Iowa, United States
Style:
American Imperial Stout
ABV:
Not listed
Score:
98
Avg:
4.74 | pDev: 5.06%
Reviews:
4
Ratings:
15
Status:
Retired
Rated:
Jun 26, 2023
Added:
Jun 22, 2019
Wants:
  6
Gots:
  2
Barrel-aged stout, celebrating ten years. A blend from six of our best barrels with two types of vanilla beans added.
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Ratings by FermentalDisorder:
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Reviewed by FermentalDisorder from Oregon

4.83/5  rDev +1.9%
look: 5 | smell: 5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.75
It has all the barrel flavor you'd expect from a big TG stout. But the vanilla finishes oddly sweeter than it should. This is no doubt a world class beer. I just think there's a little too much unfermented sugars right away. Knowing there's likely still some active yeast too, I suspect time in the bottle will round things out nicely. In a year X will be perfect.
Jun 26, 2019
More User Ratings:
 
Rated: 4.5 by smartassboiler from Illinois

Jun 26, 2023
 
Rated: 4.93 by Ristaccia from Nebraska

May 10, 2021
 
Rated: 5 by UIR1983 from Iowa

Jan 11, 2021
 
Rated: 4.62 by M_chav from New Mexico

Nov 19, 2020
 
Rated: 4.09 by 22Blue from Kansas

Oct 12, 2020
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Reviewed by Stevedore from Oregon

4.7/5  rDev -0.8%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.75
Impressive. Thick, lots of vanilla. IMO, the bottle we opened in 2020 comes into the middle ground between regular Assassin and VB Assassin. Should be relatively obtainable at this point and pretty justifiable if you enjoy a vanilla stout. Be forewarned though, different bottles have different level of vanilla from what I'm told.
Jul 31, 2020
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Reviewed by mothman from Minnesota

4.75/5  rDev +0.2%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.75
Bottle. Tan head. Black color. Thick motor oil.

This is the biggest marshmallowy beer I’ve ever had. It even has marshmallow mouthfeel. Vanilla. Sweetness with a huge barrel flavor to cut it. Big bourbon and oak. Fudge and cake batter. Caramel. Molasses. Really awesome bottle. So thick.
Nov 23, 2019
 
Rated: 4.99 by YvesB from Belgium

Nov 12, 2019
 
Rated: 4.45 by vfgccp from New York

Nov 02, 2019
 
Rated: 4.7 by Chuckdiesel24 from Illinois

Oct 28, 2019
 
Rated: 4.88 by bootdown21 from Connecticut

Sep 30, 2019
 
Rated: 4.7 by schinebd from Massachusetts

Sep 28, 2019
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Reviewed by Fireman_RK from North Carolina

4.93/5  rDev +4%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5
L: Dark onyx hues with a nice rusty/khaki head
S: Marshmallow, vanilla bean, cacao nibs
T: Big barrel, but underpinned by rich fudge, dark chocolate, and a subtle vanilla
F: Stupid thick - on par with Assassin, Sr-71, KBBS, etc.
O: Such a treat. Great barrel and nice vanilla. Excellent from TG.
Jun 30, 2019
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Beer rating: 98 out of 100 with 15 ratings