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Dorothy's New World Lager
Toppling Goliath Brewing Company
- From:
- Toppling Goliath Brewing Company
- Iowa, United States
- Style:
- California Common / Steam Beer
Ranked #8 - ABV:
- 5.5%
- Score:
- 84
Ranked #23,410 - Avg:
- 3.72 | pDev: 10.22%
- Reviews:
- 151
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Nov 25, 2023
- Added:
- Nov 22, 2010
- Wants:
- 23
- Gots:
- 155
SCORE
84
Good
84
Good
Our flagship beer was named after our founder’s grandmother and crafted to please her purely classic tastes. Mildly hopped, light in color and body, and clean to the taste, this california common-style lager drinks easy. Each sip charms the senses with distinct flavor and refreshing simplicity, delivering a smooth finish. Dorothy is truly the “Classic Beauty.”
11 IBU
11 IBU
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Reviewed by hman43 from North Carolina
3.69/5 rDev -0.8%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.69/5 rDev -0.8%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Look: It pours golden with a slight bit of haze to it.
Smell: It has a malty base with light spicing in the aroma. There is a very light lemon touch.
Taste: It has a light malty base with a touch of lemon and light spicing.
Feel: It has a medium light body.
Overall, a fairly clean lager.
Nov 25, 2023Smell: It has a malty base with light spicing in the aroma. There is a very light lemon touch.
Taste: It has a light malty base with a touch of lemon and light spicing.
Feel: It has a medium light body.
Overall, a fairly clean lager.
Rated by Captain69 from Illinois
3.54/5 rDev -4.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.54/5 rDev -4.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
bland lager they make better ipas
May 13, 2023
Reviewed by mothmanscott from Georgia
3.64/5 rDev -2.2%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
3.64/5 rDev -2.2%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
Pours a chill hazed gold producing one and a half fingers of short-lived white head which leaves little behind as it recedes in the way of lace or surface cap. Pale for what is normal in this style. Aroma is cereal and sweet pale malt with a lemon hint. Taste is lemon, cereal and sweet malt in a slightly herbal background without the fruitiness I sometimes expect from this style. Finishes light but peppery with a nice hop profile. Mouth feel is medium bodied with medium carbonation; lively pepper on the tongue but still smooth. Overall this is to my pallet a divergent but nice addition to the style. Easy to drink it is good but not great.
Feb 26, 2023
Reviewed by hbeimers from Illinois
3.77/5 rDev +1.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
3.77/5 rDev +1.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
Very light body and flavor. Large bubbles give it a feel similar to a sparkling water or prosecco. Lightly herbacious on the nose and very crisp. Overall a solid lager.
Dec 17, 2022Reviewed by grumpyskolman from Wisconsin
4.37/5 rDev +17.5%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
4.37/5 rDev +17.5%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
This is a light and refreshing beer. It has a nice crisp taste. I had it on a chilly fall day, which isn’t a perfect pairing, but I think this would be really nice on a hot summer day with some fish off the grill.
Nov 15, 2022
Reviewed by malrubius from Vermont
3.9/5 rDev +4.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
3.9/5 rDev +4.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Can on discount 8 months old. Very pale gold with slight haze and small head. Grassy honey aroma with medium grainy sweetness and somewhat assertive but pleasant herbal finish. Light body fine lively carbo. Very good.
Sep 18, 2022
Reviewed by Peach63 from New York
3.35/5 rDev -9.9%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
3.35/5 rDev -9.9%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
Pale yellow with a 1/4" white head, which dissipates. No lacing. Slight haze.
Aroma is bready, grassy.
Taste is malty, bready, light citrus.
Light body, light carbonation. Dry finish.
A good summer quencher.
Sep 11, 2022Aroma is bready, grassy.
Taste is malty, bready, light citrus.
Light body, light carbonation. Dry finish.
A good summer quencher.
Reviewed by Manta200 from Kentucky
3.71/5 rDev -0.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
3.71/5 rDev -0.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
Had a pint at the Incline Public House.
3 cans in a variety pack few month later.
Lightly hazy pale golden color.
Flora aroma with some sweet notes.
Has a lemony flavor to it.
Jul 23, 20223 cans in a variety pack few month later.
Lightly hazy pale golden color.
Flora aroma with some sweet notes.
Has a lemony flavor to it.
Dorothy's New World Lager from Toppling Goliath Brewing Company
Beer rating:
84 out of
100 with
883 ratings
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