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Witch's Broom
Toppling Goliath Brewing Company
- From:
- Toppling Goliath Brewing Company
- Iowa, United States
- Style:
- New England IPA
Ranked #2,119 - ABV:
- 7.8%
- Score:
- 90
Ranked #8,827 - Avg:
- 4.06 | pDev: 7.39%
- Reviews:
- 14
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Jun 24, 2022
- Added:
- Sep 13, 2021
- Wants:
- 1
- Gots:
- 3
With her eyes to the night sky, this witch is ready to hop on her broom and take you for a journey. So, lace up them sneakers, and get ready for some hocus pocus; but don’t worry, this curse-sader does not have wicked intentions. Just spells of enchantingly delicious hops and malt from our sacred cauldron. So join our coven of (computer-generated random selection of hops) and enjoy this magical ride.
Cashmere, Citra, Idaho 7 & Galaxy hops to bring forward a brew honoring the women before, currently, and to come putting the “craft” in craft beer.
Cashmere, Citra, Idaho 7 & Galaxy hops to bring forward a brew honoring the women before, currently, and to come putting the “craft” in craft beer.
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Ratings by brewandbbq:
Reviewed by brewandbbq from New Hampshire
4.29/5 rDev +5.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
4.29/5 rDev +5.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
16oz can dated 11/11/21.
Pours cloudy yellow with a short head of white. Minimal retention or lacing. Candied citrus in the nose with peach, pineapple, mango, and white grape. Medium bodied with a soft mouthfeel. A bit dank and green on the palate with overripe tropicals. Apricot ,nectarines, pineapple, and papaya. Finishes juicy and tropical.
Nov 20, 2021Pours cloudy yellow with a short head of white. Minimal retention or lacing. Candied citrus in the nose with peach, pineapple, mango, and white grape. Medium bodied with a soft mouthfeel. A bit dank and green on the palate with overripe tropicals. Apricot ,nectarines, pineapple, and papaya. Finishes juicy and tropical.
More User Ratings:
Reviewed by puboflyons from New Hampshire
3.51/5 rDev -13.5%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.5
3.51/5 rDev -13.5%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.5
From a can dated 10/08/21. Sampled June 24, 2022. Old can here
The appearance is a cloudy, hazy orange-amber with a foamy cream colored head.
Aroma is grapefruit, tropical fruit, a tad dank, with a low profile cereal grain.
The mouthfeel is medium.
The taste is almost sweet and bready to start with the stale grapefruit and tropical characters bringing up the rear. Probably was better 7-8 months ago
Jun 24, 2022The appearance is a cloudy, hazy orange-amber with a foamy cream colored head.
Aroma is grapefruit, tropical fruit, a tad dank, with a low profile cereal grain.
The mouthfeel is medium.
The taste is almost sweet and bready to start with the stale grapefruit and tropical characters bringing up the rear. Probably was better 7-8 months ago
Reviewed by MrBoz21 from Colorado
4.2/5 rDev +3.4%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
4.2/5 rDev +3.4%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
Look - Juicy orange with thick white head
Smell - Tropical: melon, mango, tangerine, orange, pinapple. Generally moderate.
Taste - Orange juice, tropical notes. Finishes with a bit of sweetness rather than rind-like bitters.
Feel- Juicy. Moderate carbonation. Slightly slick.
Overall - Tasty and fresh with decent balance. A bit sweet and fruity in general.
Feb 23, 2022Smell - Tropical: melon, mango, tangerine, orange, pinapple. Generally moderate.
Taste - Orange juice, tropical notes. Finishes with a bit of sweetness rather than rind-like bitters.
Feel- Juicy. Moderate carbonation. Slightly slick.
Overall - Tasty and fresh with decent balance. A bit sweet and fruity in general.
Reviewed by mntlover from Tennessee
3.85/5 rDev -5.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
3.85/5 rDev -5.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
Pours a hazy pale yellow nice fluffy white head with good lace.
Aroma is tropical fruits , pineapple, mango, melon with some citrus/pine light bitterness hints.
Taste is lightly peppy and fruity notes mostly those mentioned above normal fruity hazy notes. Finish is lightly bitter with normal c hops but also some hints of spicy herbal notes that make it a little tingly and makes me wish this was a tad fresher.
Mouthfeel is medium carbonation is lightly peppy and seems to play well with the hop bitterness.
Overall this one is so close to being really good that I believe if it was younger then 3 months it might push it over the edge.
Jan 23, 2022Aroma is tropical fruits , pineapple, mango, melon with some citrus/pine light bitterness hints.
Taste is lightly peppy and fruity notes mostly those mentioned above normal fruity hazy notes. Finish is lightly bitter with normal c hops but also some hints of spicy herbal notes that make it a little tingly and makes me wish this was a tad fresher.
Mouthfeel is medium carbonation is lightly peppy and seems to play well with the hop bitterness.
Overall this one is so close to being really good that I believe if it was younger then 3 months it might push it over the edge.
Reviewed by Mindcrime1000 from South Dakota
4.1/5 rDev +1%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4.1/5 rDev +1%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Poured into a tulip.
Pours cloudy lemony-gold with solid head, moderate retention, and excellent lacing.
Aromas of pineapple, grapefruit, mango, and honeydew.
Pale crackery malt on the tip of the tongue and mid palate. Plenty of tropical sweetness on the front half of the tongue. Mango and pineapple. In midstream, white grapefruit, peach, and apricot. It's there that the more "savory" hops take over, with some grassy, chivy, and finally resiny flavors. The finish is white pepper and juniper.
Medium bodied. Creamy but drying at the finish.
TG keeps putting out NEIPA after NEIPA without mailing them in. This is another really good one.
Jan 09, 2022Pours cloudy lemony-gold with solid head, moderate retention, and excellent lacing.
Aromas of pineapple, grapefruit, mango, and honeydew.
Pale crackery malt on the tip of the tongue and mid palate. Plenty of tropical sweetness on the front half of the tongue. Mango and pineapple. In midstream, white grapefruit, peach, and apricot. It's there that the more "savory" hops take over, with some grassy, chivy, and finally resiny flavors. The finish is white pepper and juniper.
Medium bodied. Creamy but drying at the finish.
TG keeps putting out NEIPA after NEIPA without mailing them in. This is another really good one.
Rated by Captain69 from Illinois
3.56/5 rDev -12.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.56/5 rDev -12.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
nice hoppy ipa nit as much hop flavor as their "sue" nothing special
Dec 17, 2021Reviewed by Wasatch from Colorado
4.37/5 rDev +7.6%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
4.37/5 rDev +7.6%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
16 oz. Can
PKG: 10/08/21
BEST BY: 02/05/22
Poured into a Trillium glass a very nice cloudy pale yellow/orange color, with some very nice carbonation, with a very nice thick/creamy one-finger plus off-white head, which also leaves some pretty nice sticky lacing behind. The nose is pretty nice, hoppy, malty, with a pretty nice citrus complex (orange, tangerine, grapefruit, pineapple, mango, peach, melon), with a pretty nice little diesel like. The taste is very nice, hoppy, malty, with a very nice citrus complex (orange, tangerine, grapefruit, pineapple, mango, peach, melon), with a very nice diesel like. Medium body, ABV is hidden very nicely, with a pretty nice dry/bitter finish. Overall, this is a very tasty beer. Orange Julius! Addictive! MilkShake!
Dec 14, 2021PKG: 10/08/21
BEST BY: 02/05/22
Poured into a Trillium glass a very nice cloudy pale yellow/orange color, with some very nice carbonation, with a very nice thick/creamy one-finger plus off-white head, which also leaves some pretty nice sticky lacing behind. The nose is pretty nice, hoppy, malty, with a pretty nice citrus complex (orange, tangerine, grapefruit, pineapple, mango, peach, melon), with a pretty nice little diesel like. The taste is very nice, hoppy, malty, with a very nice citrus complex (orange, tangerine, grapefruit, pineapple, mango, peach, melon), with a very nice diesel like. Medium body, ABV is hidden very nicely, with a pretty nice dry/bitter finish. Overall, this is a very tasty beer. Orange Julius! Addictive! MilkShake!
Reviewed by Franziskaner from Missouri
3.76/5 rDev -7.4%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
3.76/5 rDev -7.4%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Straw yellow in color with a hazy complexion. There’s over an inch of densely packed off white on top. Faint lacing. The aroma is of green veggies and onions. I’m tasting onions and a light amount of green veggies. The mouth is light and smooth.
Dec 04, 2021
Witch's Broom from Toppling Goliath Brewing Company
Beer rating:
90 out of
100 with
58 ratings
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