AIM - Elevated Ale
Toppling Goliath Brewing Company
- From:
- Toppling Goliath Brewing Company
- Iowa, United States
- Style:
- American Blonde Ale
Ranked #435 - ABV:
- 3.6%
- Score:
- 81
Ranked #35,435 - Avg:
- 3.31 | pDev: 12.39%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 5
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Feb 17, 2025
- Added:
- Feb 10, 2024
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 0
SCORE
81
Good
81
Good
AIM for greatness by elevating your drinking experience with this low-calorie and low-carb ale. Crafted to remove gluten* but not the taste.
*Product fermented from grains containing gluten and crafted to remove gluten. The gluten content of this product cannot be verified and this product may contain gluten.
*Product fermented from grains containing gluten and crafted to remove gluten. The gluten content of this product cannot be verified and this product may contain gluten.
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Reviewed by whitro17 from Florida
2.81/5 rDev -15.1%
look: 3 | smell: 2 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3
2.81/5 rDev -15.1%
look: 3 | smell: 2 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3
Look: pale straw, bubbly head, clear
Smell: musty
Taste: citrusy, sweet, melon, cantaloupe
Feel: light body, moderate carbo
Overall: 3.6% abv - 3.6 carbs - 95 calories. The scent on this one got me, smelled kinda like a dirty sponge. Taste is sweeeet citrusy with melon and a lingering tartness. Nothing really came together well on this one for me. Still, it's decent and I tried it. And my experience was elevated by good tunes. Pairs well with Nothing to Lose by L.A. Guns. Rock on!
Feb 17, 2025Smell: musty
Taste: citrusy, sweet, melon, cantaloupe
Feel: light body, moderate carbo
Overall: 3.6% abv - 3.6 carbs - 95 calories. The scent on this one got me, smelled kinda like a dirty sponge. Taste is sweeeet citrusy with melon and a lingering tartness. Nothing really came together well on this one for me. Still, it's decent and I tried it. And my experience was elevated by good tunes. Pairs well with Nothing to Lose by L.A. Guns. Rock on!
Reviewed by ZAP from Minnesota
2.64/5 rDev -20.2%
look: 3 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 2 | overall: 2.5
2.64/5 rDev -20.2%
look: 3 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 2 | overall: 2.5
Always interested in trying new low carb beers. This one checks in real light on the ABV as well (3.6%) and the body reflects that. Very thin body. I drank a Miller Lite right before this and that seems like an Imperial Stout in body compared to this beer.
Still, this has some redeeming qualities. It has a light fruitness with very subtle banana and apple notes. Also a light graininess as well. Not a ton of flavor but drinks clean and easy...has a decent amount of carbonation.
Scoring as an extra light low carb beer. In the American Blonde Ale category scores would be much worse.
Overall there are better tasting low carb beers out there like Summit Triumphant and Dogfish Slightly Mighty but this isn't terrible.
Oct 17, 2024Still, this has some redeeming qualities. It has a light fruitness with very subtle banana and apple notes. Also a light graininess as well. Not a ton of flavor but drinks clean and easy...has a decent amount of carbonation.
Scoring as an extra light low carb beer. In the American Blonde Ale category scores would be much worse.
Overall there are better tasting low carb beers out there like Summit Triumphant and Dogfish Slightly Mighty but this isn't terrible.
Reviewed by LesDewitt4beer from Minnesota
3.61/5 rDev +9.1%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
3.61/5 rDev +9.1%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
12 oz can into a tulip glass.
SRM 2
L: Pours clear light pale yellow with large steady carbonation bubbles, a thin white head that quickly recedes to edge foam, thin scattered lacing.
S: A hint of bready caramelized malts, grains, a suggestion of white grape.
T: Gently sharp & tart fruits that is quickly gone and is followed by snappy white grape. There is a notion of dry bread, very light & subtle green apple. No aftertaste.
F: Crisp, dry, light-bodied feel with a bright, fast, dry finish. It is almost brut.
O: A curious tasting and refreshing beer with a rapid-dry evaporative finish. One of the fastest finishing beers in this style that I've had. It is simple and is good in its style.
Jul 23, 2024SRM 2
L: Pours clear light pale yellow with large steady carbonation bubbles, a thin white head that quickly recedes to edge foam, thin scattered lacing.
S: A hint of bready caramelized malts, grains, a suggestion of white grape.
T: Gently sharp & tart fruits that is quickly gone and is followed by snappy white grape. There is a notion of dry bread, very light & subtle green apple. No aftertaste.
F: Crisp, dry, light-bodied feel with a bright, fast, dry finish. It is almost brut.
O: A curious tasting and refreshing beer with a rapid-dry evaporative finish. One of the fastest finishing beers in this style that I've had. It is simple and is good in its style.
Reviewed by whynot44 from Missouri
3.67/5 rDev +10.9%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
3.67/5 rDev +10.9%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
Pale golden color with a modest white head.
The aroma is mild grassy hops, very mild light malt.
The taste is likewise, light malt, slight fresh grass, just a hint of lemon, all very mild but pleasant and very refreshing, low bitterness, could be a good warm weather cooler, especially for those counting carbs or just wanting to drink all day without getting tanked, gluten is also supposed to be "reduced", I'm not sure that really counts for those with a problem in that regard, especially if you do drink it all day.
The body is light, good carbonation level, smooth and very drinkable.
Still, for what it is, this is a tasty and refreshing effort.
May 18, 2024The aroma is mild grassy hops, very mild light malt.
The taste is likewise, light malt, slight fresh grass, just a hint of lemon, all very mild but pleasant and very refreshing, low bitterness, could be a good warm weather cooler, especially for those counting carbs or just wanting to drink all day without getting tanked, gluten is also supposed to be "reduced", I'm not sure that really counts for those with a problem in that regard, especially if you do drink it all day.
The body is light, good carbonation level, smooth and very drinkable.
Still, for what it is, this is a tasty and refreshing effort.
Rated by LukeGude from Iowa
2.75/5 rDev -16.9%
look: 2.75 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 2.75
2.75/5 rDev -16.9%
look: 2.75 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 2.75
On tap at the fun Wildwood Smokehouse and Saloon. Low-carb, low-calorie, gluten-reduced…and unfortunately it shows.
May 09, 2024
Reviewed by dcotom from Iowa
3.5/5 rDev +5.7%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.5/5 rDev +5.7%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Sampled at a grocery store tasting event. Pale yellow body, snow white head. This is advertised as a gluten-removed, low-cal and low-carb beer. Very light malt character, rather thin in body, low in bitterness. Good carbonation, naturally refreshing. Overall, pretty inoffensive. If I were gluten-intolerant, I probably wouldn't touch this in light of the brewer's gluten-removal disclaimer. YMMV.
Feb 10, 2024
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