Pseudo Sue
Toppling Goliath Brewing Company

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From:
Toppling Goliath Brewing Company
 
Iowa, United States
Style:
American Pale Ale
Ranked #5
ABV:
5.8%
Score:
99
Ranked #170
Avg:
4.5 | pDev: 7.56%
Reviews:
983
Ratings:
5,805
Status:
Active
Rated:
Yesterday at 06:34 PM
Added:
Aug 17, 2011
Wants:
  1,344
Gots:
  1,414
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
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Ratings by wvsabbath:
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Rated by wvsabbath from West Virginia

4.49/5  rDev -0.2%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

Jul 27, 2016
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Reviewed by ManicMadgod from Connecticut

4.43/5  rDev -1.6%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
Arguably the best pale ale I've had in my life. Beautiful lacing, gorgeous citrusy bouquet that leads into a very drinkable beer with pleasant mouthfeel and a wonderful hoppiness. I don't usually like hoppiness this much but this hoppiness turned into happiness for me.
Yesterday at 06:34 PM
 
Rated: 4.13 by Spade from Pennsylvania

Mar 02, 2024
 
Rated: 3.72 by Turg from Iowa

Mar 01, 2024
 
Rated: 3.86 by rdub from Pennsylvania

Feb 27, 2024
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Reviewed by Brewsta from Colorado

4.51/5  rDev +0.2%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.5
The flavors a citrus, pine resin, grapefruit with some flora hop notes. The mouthfeel has moderate to high carbonation with a medium body and clean finish. Excellent!
Feb 25, 2024
 
Rated: 4.01 by Gemini6 from Michigan

Feb 12, 2024
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Rated by JustABridgeTooFar

4.16/5  rDev -7.6%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25
Incredible beer. Very drinkable. Great tasting notes and mouthfeel. This is just what a NEIPA should be.
Feb 06, 2024
 
Rated: 4.5 by JimKochFan from New Jersey

Feb 04, 2024
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Rated by Greg34

4.64/5  rDev +3.1%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.75
My favorite “American Pale ale”
Feb 01, 2024
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Reviewed by DuaneL from Delaware

4.25/5  rDev -5.6%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
I understand that the world thinks this is a practically perfect Citra ale - and I do not necessarily disagree, but to rate it as 99 is over-doing it a bit! First of all, this is not a pale ale, it is an NEIPA! And as that I rated it accordingly above - I couldn't rate it as a pale ale because that's not what it is. It is a lovely beer but I find that after a pint I wouldn't be able to drink more because the sweet aftertaste of the ale is somehow cloying, can't describe it any better than that.
Jan 28, 2024
 
Rated: 4.65 by Smithbo from Pennsylvania

Jan 01, 2024
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Reviewed by Spike from England

4.37/5  rDev -2.9%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
On tap at North Bar, Tribeca, NYC. Fantastic NEIPA with an even more fantastic low ABV. Looks like orange juice, tastes super juicy with a nicely piney backdrop, is perfectly bitter, and is very easy-drinking. Need a lot more of these.
Dec 16, 2023
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Reviewed by LifesAnesthesia from Virginia

4.62/5  rDev +2.7%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
L - Hazy yellow with a frothy white head that sticks around leaving behind a ton of lacing
S - Tons of bright, piney hops along with tropical fruit notes with some cracker malt
T - Bright, piney, bitter hops up front and throughout intermixed well with citrus - grapefruit primarily - and tropical fruit notes
F - medium bodied with moderate carbonation. Soft.
O - a pretty fantastic APA
Dec 15, 2023
 
Rated: 4.4 by Cheesehoops from Alabama

Dec 08, 2023
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Rated by PapaGoose03 from Michigan

4.5/5  rDev 0%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
A great showcase of the Citra hop, even when it's three months old.
Dec 05, 2023
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Reviewed by mntlover from Tennessee

4.46/5  rDev -0.9%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
Pours a hazy pale yellow with thumb sized white head that laces well.

Aroma is big citrus notes bright and inviting, pale malts light pine notes. Great nose for a pale ale could be anyone else's IPA.

Taste is like the nose big hop flavors riding on a pale bready malt base. Huge citrus notes with some light pine bitterness also. Nice crisp and clean with a lighter lingering bitterness.

Mouthfeel is lighter and crisp, light tingle from the medium carbonation level.

Overall a very nice pale ale that has a better hop level than many peoples IPA's
Dec 04, 2023
 
Rated: 4 by Nyoder

Nov 26, 2023
 
Rated: 4.87 by YIharo

Nov 21, 2023
 
Rated: 4.42 by petewheeler from Maryland

Nov 13, 2023
Pseudo Sue from Toppling Goliath Brewing Company
Beer rating: 99 out of 100 with 5805 ratings