Pseudo Sue | Toppling Goliath Brewing Company
Brewed by:
Toppling Goliath Brewing Company
Iowa, United States
tgbrews.com
Style: American Pale Ale (APA)
Alcohol by volume (ABV): 6.20%
Availability: Year-round
Notes / Commercial Description:
This single hop ale showcases the Citra hop. Named for the largest T-rex fossil ever discovered, she roars with ferocious aromas of grapefruit, citrus, mango and evergreen. Delicate in body with a mild bite in the finish.
50 IBU
Added by emerge077 on 08-17-2011
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Ratings: 4,942 | Reviews: 750
4.86/5 rDev +7.8%
look: 4.75 | smell: 5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 5
What a great example of a use of single-hop. Would have thought there was fruit in the beer, but it was just the brilliant use of the Citra hop. Nice hop aroma, but doesn't dominant the beer. Quality all around.
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look: 4.75 | smell: 5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 5
What a great example of a use of single-hop. Would have thought there was fruit in the beer, but it was just the brilliant use of the Citra hop. Nice hop aroma, but doesn't dominant the beer. Quality all around.
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4.74/5 rDev +5.1%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.75
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.75
4.44/5 rDev -1.6%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25
4/5 rDev -11.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4.55/5 rDev +0.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
Look - hazy light copper color, like a ne
Smell - extremely tropical fruit
Taste - incredibly fruit, so so yummy! Mango clementine
Feel - medium body and a goood medium light carb
Overall - might be the beat pale ale I’ve had!
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look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
Look - hazy light copper color, like a ne
Smell - extremely tropical fruit
Taste - incredibly fruit, so so yummy! Mango clementine
Feel - medium body and a goood medium light carb
Overall - might be the beat pale ale I’ve had!
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4.51/5 rDev 0%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5
4.35/5 rDev -3.5%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
4.48/5 rDev -0.7%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5
4.42/5 rDev -2%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
3.4/5 rDev -24.6%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5
Good, perfectly drinkable, but does not live up to the hype. A little better than average.
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look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5
Good, perfectly drinkable, but does not live up to the hype. A little better than average.
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4.44/5 rDev -1.6%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
4.36/5 rDev -3.3%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
Tremendous citrus aroma and refreshing flavor.
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look: 4.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
Tremendous citrus aroma and refreshing flavor.
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4.24/5 rDev -6%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
4.17/5 rDev -7.5%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4.25
Hazy orange with two fingers of airy, near-white head that are quick to dissipate and leave very little lacing.
Light orange marmalade, mango, peach, pineapple, spruce needles and biscuity malt in the nose.
Moderate bitterness shines throughout the taste with more spruce bouncing off against lighter tropical fruit and citrus than the aroma. There’s a flash of bubblegum as well.
Full bodied with a very fizzy feel — but with a finer, tighter fizziness than a soda, if that makes sense.
The pine in this one was unexpected but really pops and makes a great contrast to many other NEIPAs out there these days. Tons of flavor and depth. Very enjoyable.
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look: 3.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4.25
Hazy orange with two fingers of airy, near-white head that are quick to dissipate and leave very little lacing.
Light orange marmalade, mango, peach, pineapple, spruce needles and biscuity malt in the nose.
Moderate bitterness shines throughout the taste with more spruce bouncing off against lighter tropical fruit and citrus than the aroma. There’s a flash of bubblegum as well.
Full bodied with a very fizzy feel — but with a finer, tighter fizziness than a soda, if that makes sense.
The pine in this one was unexpected but really pops and makes a great contrast to many other NEIPAs out there these days. Tons of flavor and depth. Very enjoyable.
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4.43/5 rDev -1.8%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
A: The beer is crystal clear yellow in color and has a slight amount of visible carbonation. It poured with a quarter finger high white head that died down, leaving a thin layer of bubbles on the surface and a narrow collar around the edge of the glass.
S: Moderate to strong aromas of orange and grapefruit citrus are present in the nose.
T: The taste follows the smell, having flavors of grapefruit citrus along with notes of mangos and oranges. There is a light amount of bitterness.
M: It feels just about medium-bodied and crisp on the palate with a moderate amount of carbonation.
O: This APA is packed with lots of aromas and flavors of citrusy hops.
Serving type: can
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look: 3.75 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
A: The beer is crystal clear yellow in color and has a slight amount of visible carbonation. It poured with a quarter finger high white head that died down, leaving a thin layer of bubbles on the surface and a narrow collar around the edge of the glass.
S: Moderate to strong aromas of orange and grapefruit citrus are present in the nose.
T: The taste follows the smell, having flavors of grapefruit citrus along with notes of mangos and oranges. There is a light amount of bitterness.
M: It feels just about medium-bodied and crisp on the palate with a moderate amount of carbonation.
O: This APA is packed with lots of aromas and flavors of citrusy hops.
Serving type: can
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4.34/5 rDev -3.8%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5
4.56/5 rDev +1.1%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
Pseudo Sue gave me an experience not too far away from Heddy Topper. The vibrance, and complexity of flavor is amazing, especially considering this is a single hop (Citra) ale. Outstanding!
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look: 4.5 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
Pseudo Sue gave me an experience not too far away from Heddy Topper. The vibrance, and complexity of flavor is amazing, especially considering this is a single hop (Citra) ale. Outstanding!
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4.61/5 rDev +2.2%
look: 5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.75
look: 5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.75
4.38/5 rDev -2.9%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
4.31/5 rDev -4.4%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
4.61/5 rDev +2.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
Just amazing. Picking up some bubble gum in there too. Nice. My first taste of toppling Goliath and I think they are great. I want more. !!!!!!!!!!!!!
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look: 4 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
Just amazing. Picking up some bubble gum in there too. Nice. My first taste of toppling Goliath and I think they are great. I want more. !!!!!!!!!!!!!
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4.65/5 rDev +3.1%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.75
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.75
4.43/5 rDev -1.8%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
Pseudo Sue from Toppling Goliath Brewing Company
Beer rating:
4.51 out of
5 with
4,942 ratings
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