Cage's Castles
Toppling Goliath Brewing Company
- From:
- Toppling Goliath Brewing Company
- Iowa, United States
- Style:
- Hazy Imperial IPA
Ranked #924 - ABV:
- 7.8%
- Score:
- 93
Ranked #3,479 - Avg:
- 4.25 | pDev: 7.06%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 19
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Aug 02, 2024
- Added:
- Oct 27, 2023
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 2
SCORE
93
Outstanding
93
Outstanding
This DIPA is more action packed than a car heist, more mysterious than a treasure hunt and twice as enchanting as a full moon over New York City. Just watch out for the bees!
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Reviewed by MikeWard from Pennsylvania
4.03/5 rDev -5.2%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4.03/5 rDev -5.2%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
16oz can into a pint glass. Canned 10/16/23, so 8 months old. Has it held up?
Looks the part. Thick orange juice body, strong white head, patches of lacing. Aroma is of overripe fruit, mostly stone fruit, though some citrus notes. On tasting, slightly sweet beginning, then the full fruitiness promised by the nose. Finish is warming and slightly bitter.
Overall, has held up pretty well. Would love to try one fresh off the canning line.
Jun 16, 2024Looks the part. Thick orange juice body, strong white head, patches of lacing. Aroma is of overripe fruit, mostly stone fruit, though some citrus notes. On tasting, slightly sweet beginning, then the full fruitiness promised by the nose. Finish is warming and slightly bitter.
Overall, has held up pretty well. Would love to try one fresh off the canning line.
Reviewed by WillieThreebiers from Connecticut
4.07/5 rDev -4.2%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
4.07/5 rDev -4.2%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
Pours a cloudy cream orange with a finger of rocky head that slowly dissipates to a thin ring with little to no lacing. Aroma of orange and pineapple. Taste follows nose. Creamy mouthfeel.
Apr 24, 2024
Reviewed by Radome from Florida
4.14/5 rDev -2.6%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
4.14/5 rDev -2.6%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Poured on tap at The Craft Bar in Fort Walton Beach, FL. A thick, opaque, chewy hazy IPA. There is enough malt and sweetness that the DIPA label makes sense. Great citrus juiciness in the nose and palate. A very good beer all around.
Apr 02, 2024
Reviewed by hman43 from North Carolina
4.18/5 rDev -1.6%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
4.18/5 rDev -1.6%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Look: It pours cloudy orange with an off white head. Head retention is excellent.
Smell: It has strong aromas featuring resinous flavors with orange and pineapple. There are some light honeydew notes.
Taste: It has strong orange and resinous flavors with some melon. There are also pineapple and lime notes.
Feel: It has a medium full body that is not quite as thick as other beers in the same category.
Overall, quite tasty overall with plenty of fruity punch.
Feb 03, 2024Smell: It has strong aromas featuring resinous flavors with orange and pineapple. There are some light honeydew notes.
Taste: It has strong orange and resinous flavors with some melon. There are also pineapple and lime notes.
Feel: It has a medium full body that is not quite as thick as other beers in the same category.
Overall, quite tasty overall with plenty of fruity punch.
Reviewed by LesDewitt4beer from Minnesota
4.19/5 rDev -1.4%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25
4.19/5 rDev -1.4%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25
16 oz can pkg date 10/16/23 into a Becher glass.
L: SRM 3 Pours hazy deep dull orange color that has a whitish hue, has a 1" soapy eggshell white head, light carbonation, OK head retention receding to a floppy loose skin and edge foam, random medium-light lacing.
S: Pineapple, citrus zest, citrus pith, dank fruits from two feet away but this subsides, no alcohol.
T: Whipped citrus, melon, light pineapple, melon rind, wheat, very light background caramel malts, citrus tastes linger, no alcohol.
F: Gently soft & smooth medium-bodied feel with a medium-fast length finish that gently lingers and is drying.
O: Citrus-forward with a lightly rich middle and a medium-long fruity finish. Not intense, harsh, or overly dry. Well hidden ABV and well balanced tastes. It is outstanding in its style.
Jan 29, 2024L: SRM 3 Pours hazy deep dull orange color that has a whitish hue, has a 1" soapy eggshell white head, light carbonation, OK head retention receding to a floppy loose skin and edge foam, random medium-light lacing.
S: Pineapple, citrus zest, citrus pith, dank fruits from two feet away but this subsides, no alcohol.
T: Whipped citrus, melon, light pineapple, melon rind, wheat, very light background caramel malts, citrus tastes linger, no alcohol.
F: Gently soft & smooth medium-bodied feel with a medium-fast length finish that gently lingers and is drying.
O: Citrus-forward with a lightly rich middle and a medium-long fruity finish. Not intense, harsh, or overly dry. Well hidden ABV and well balanced tastes. It is outstanding in its style.
Reviewed by Storm_Rryder from Iowa
4.75/5 rDev +11.8%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.75
4.75/5 rDev +11.8%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.75
Excellent! It's like orange juice with hops, love it. Thick opaque body with medium carbonation. I really enjoy this style of beer and so far TG does it best. If there is something to improve it would be that a lot of TG beers feel the same, but when you really like it, it is not a problem!
Jan 21, 2024
Reviewed by barnzy78 from Illinois
4.22/5 rDev -0.7%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
4.22/5 rDev -0.7%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
16oz can
PKG10/16/23
L: hazy yellow body; very tall & frothy off-white head
S: tropical fruit & citrus: passion fruit, guava, grapefruit
T: super juicy, zesty, and tart; grapefruit, passion fruit, pineapple, guava, white grape, pear, wheat or oats in the background
F: medium body, moderate carbonation, zesty finish with some modest bitterness
O: excellent DIPA as expected from TG!
Jan 14, 2024PKG10/16/23
L: hazy yellow body; very tall & frothy off-white head
S: tropical fruit & citrus: passion fruit, guava, grapefruit
T: super juicy, zesty, and tart; grapefruit, passion fruit, pineapple, guava, white grape, pear, wheat or oats in the background
F: medium body, moderate carbonation, zesty finish with some modest bitterness
O: excellent DIPA as expected from TG!
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