Safety Porpoises
Toppling Goliath Brewing Company
- From:
- Toppling Goliath Brewing Company
- Iowa, United States
- Style:
- Hazy Imperial IPA
Ranked #1,599 - ABV:
- 7.9%
- Score:
- 92
Ranked #6,723 - Avg:
- 4.15 | pDev: 6.02%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 19
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Jan 18, 2022
- Added:
- Feb 19, 2021
- Wants:
- 3
- Gots:
- 6
SCORE
92
Outstanding
92
Outstanding
In the Upper Midwest, they say the only two seasons are Winter and Road Construction. When the opportunity presented itself to combine copious amounts of all the stickiest, haze inducing, oil-laden hops we could find with our buddies at Black Stack, we dove right in and strapped on all our PPE because, ya know, safety porpoises.
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Reviewed by BucannonXC5 from California
4.31/5 rDev +3.9%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25
4.31/5 rDev +3.9%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25
Type: 16-oz. can
Reviewed as: New England Double / Imperial IPA
Glass: Firestone 16-oz. Spiegelau IPA glass
Price: $4.99
From: Windmill Farms in Del Cerro (San Diego), Calif.
Purchased: April 27, 2021
Consumed: April 29, 2021
Misc.: Collab with BlackStack; Packaged on March 19, 2021 at 12:47 p.m. CT; Best by July 17, 2021
Headed over the Windmill Farms to see what new stuff they had and came across this collab between Toppling Goliath and BlackStack, two of my favorite Midwest breweries. Their website called it “In the Upper Midwest, they say the only two seasons are Winter and Road Construction. When the opportunity presented itself to combine copious amounts of all the stickiest, haze inducing, oil-laden hops we could find with our buddies at Black Stack, we dove right in and strapped on all our PPE because, ya know, safety porpoises.” Hops mentioned on their website were Citra, Nelson, Sabro, Galaxy and Simcoe. Damn. That’s a great hop combo.
Poured a light golden hazy color with 5-to-6 fingers of rocky white head. Could see a few bubbles coming up along the sides of the glass. Almost perfect foamy lacing. Perfect retention. (Sight - 4.75)
Smelled big Sabro, coconut, tangerine, orange creamsicle, cedar, Galaxy, passion fruit, peach, mint, Citra, Nelson, grapefruit, pineapple, papaya and mango. Even a little better from the can. (Smell - 4.25)
Tasted almost as good as the nose. In order big Sabro, coconut, tangerine, orange creamsicle, cedar, Galaxy, passion fruit, peach, mint, Citra, grapefruit, pineapple, Nelson, papaya, mango and pine. (Taste - 4.25)
Medium body. Creamy texture. Average carbonation. Long, juicy finish. (Feel - 4.50)
Just an excellent hazy DIPA, which is what I would expect from these two breweries. (Overall - 4.25)
4.31 | 96 | A
Jan 18, 2022Reviewed as: New England Double / Imperial IPA
Glass: Firestone 16-oz. Spiegelau IPA glass
Price: $4.99
From: Windmill Farms in Del Cerro (San Diego), Calif.
Purchased: April 27, 2021
Consumed: April 29, 2021
Misc.: Collab with BlackStack; Packaged on March 19, 2021 at 12:47 p.m. CT; Best by July 17, 2021
Headed over the Windmill Farms to see what new stuff they had and came across this collab between Toppling Goliath and BlackStack, two of my favorite Midwest breweries. Their website called it “In the Upper Midwest, they say the only two seasons are Winter and Road Construction. When the opportunity presented itself to combine copious amounts of all the stickiest, haze inducing, oil-laden hops we could find with our buddies at Black Stack, we dove right in and strapped on all our PPE because, ya know, safety porpoises.” Hops mentioned on their website were Citra, Nelson, Sabro, Galaxy and Simcoe. Damn. That’s a great hop combo.
Poured a light golden hazy color with 5-to-6 fingers of rocky white head. Could see a few bubbles coming up along the sides of the glass. Almost perfect foamy lacing. Perfect retention. (Sight - 4.75)
Smelled big Sabro, coconut, tangerine, orange creamsicle, cedar, Galaxy, passion fruit, peach, mint, Citra, Nelson, grapefruit, pineapple, papaya and mango. Even a little better from the can. (Smell - 4.25)
Tasted almost as good as the nose. In order big Sabro, coconut, tangerine, orange creamsicle, cedar, Galaxy, passion fruit, peach, mint, Citra, grapefruit, pineapple, Nelson, papaya, mango and pine. (Taste - 4.25)
Medium body. Creamy texture. Average carbonation. Long, juicy finish. (Feel - 4.50)
Just an excellent hazy DIPA, which is what I would expect from these two breweries. (Overall - 4.25)
4.31 | 96 | A
Reviewed by Stevedore from Oregon
4/5 rDev -3.6%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4/5 rDev -3.6%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Cloudy golden haze. Floral and herbal. Citrus and big orange flesh aroma going on that translates reasonably well to the taste. Medium astringent herbal bite. Similar profile to Ruse DIPAs. Medium body and carbonation.
Jan 02, 2022
Reviewed by JamFuel from Sweden
4.25/5 rDev +2.4%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
4.25/5 rDev +2.4%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Pours a hazy dark yellow with soapy head.
Smell is juicy and sweet with notes of mango, pineapple, orange juice and sorbet.
Taste is juicy, sweet and quite crisp. Notes of pineapple, mango, melon, orange juice and sorbet. Soft bitterness with a hint of booze.
Mouthfeel is medium, soft and well carbonated.
Overall, another very nice hybrid by Toppling Goliath.
Jul 31, 2021Smell is juicy and sweet with notes of mango, pineapple, orange juice and sorbet.
Taste is juicy, sweet and quite crisp. Notes of pineapple, mango, melon, orange juice and sorbet. Soft bitterness with a hint of booze.
Mouthfeel is medium, soft and well carbonated.
Overall, another very nice hybrid by Toppling Goliath.
Rated by Treppysue from Wisconsin
3.92/5 rDev -5.5%
look: 5 | smell: 3 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5
3.92/5 rDev -5.5%
look: 5 | smell: 3 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5
Tastes just like Pseudo Sue. I wonder why
Jul 17, 2021
Reviewed by TODDRESSEL1 from Indiana
5/5 rDev +20.5%
look: 5 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5
5/5 rDev +20.5%
look: 5 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5
From the first taste, I knew this was a special brew. I am a huge fan of King Sue and I think this is Sue's cousin. Hazy yellow color with a pineapplely / grapefruit citrus taste. A creamy feel in the mouth. I highly recommend.
Jun 26, 2021
Rated by Radcpa from Washington
4.27/5 rDev +2.9%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
4.27/5 rDev +2.9%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Very cloudy straw appearance with nice white head that dissipates quickly. Aroma is a mild citrus. Taste is a slightly bitter citrus
Jun 14, 2021
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