Mornin' Delight
Toppling Goliath Brewing Company

Mornin' DelightMornin' Delight
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From:
Toppling Goliath Brewing Company
 
Iowa, United States
Style:
American Imperial Stout
Ranked #7
ABV:
12.8%
Score:
100
Ranked #11
Avg:
4.7 | pDev: 7.23%
Reviews:
310
Ratings:
1,774
Status:
Active
Rated:
Feb 18, 2024
Added:
Dec 17, 2011
Wants:
  2,743
Gots:
  217
How do you like your coffee? Try our delicious coffee stout and you'll never want your low-fat vanilla cream latte again. This might not contain a wonderful design in the foam, but it certainly will satisfy your need for a late evening coffee pick-me-up.
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Ratings by Fux:
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Reviewed by Fux from France

4.47/5  rDev -4.9%
look: 5 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
22oz bottle from the recent release split 7 ways
A: Dark and thick. Creamy, heavy dark brown head.It really looks amazing, like a fresh brewed coffee.
S: Smell is coffee forward with an awesome balance of maple syrup. Some vanilla helps balance the strong coffee also. Very powerful, balanced and intoxicating nose.
T: Taste is a little bit disappointing. Strong coffee, maple syrup and vanilla but quite unfocused. It gets better as it warms, with cocoa and maple being more prominent and giving more balance to the beer. This beer needs to mellow but I don't think it could get better over time as the strength of the coffee and maple syrup would necessarily fade.
M: Bold and strong. Too much actually. The good thing about it is alcohol can absolutely not be found. Still, this is very sweet and sticky.
O! I really wanted to love this beer but I'm a bit overwhelmed. This is a good brew but not actually not so special, at least not on par with its reputation. Coffee and Maple syrup are not as balanced, for instance, as they are in Maple Bacon Coffee Porter.

I had this again (same batch), with an extra year on it, and I proved to be wrong, ageing did benefit to this beer. Nose was maybe a little bit less powerful than the first time I had it, but tatse was more mellow and better integrated. Maple syrup and coffee have not really fade away, which is pretty impressive. I actually enjoyed it more than the '14 KBBS we had side by side. Rating is based on a mix of both tastings. Thanks Anton for bringing this to our tasting!
Nov 07, 2015
More User Ratings:
 
Rated: 4.7 by Bartleby91 from Wisconsin

Feb 18, 2024
 
Rated: 5 by JeffNev from Nevada

Dec 31, 2023
 
Rated: 4.71 by Tbone10 from Wisconsin

Dec 29, 2023
 
Rated: 4.83 by NorthCoastPranqster from Georgia

Dec 29, 2023
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Reviewed by Lucular from Maryland

4.54/5  rDev -3.4%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
2023 vintage. 7.75 oz pour on tap for $13.50. Pours pitch black with a voluminous tan head. Aroma and flavor feature a TON of maple syrup, along with coffee, dark roasted malts, dark chocolate, vanilla, and bourbon. Sweet but not cloying. Definitely some alcohol heat which would probably become smoother with age. Obviously super glad to have tried this, but didn't quite live up to the hype for me. It's quite tasty but strikes me as a giant maple bomb first and foremost.
Dec 19, 2023
 
Rated: 4.38 by mando31 from Illinois

Dec 10, 2023
 
Rated: 4.38 by Jimmylikesbeer from Michigan

Dec 07, 2023
 
Rated: 4.75 by Dope from Massachusetts

Dec 04, 2023
 
Rated: 4.98 by RalphStanley34 from French Polynesia

Dec 03, 2023
 
Rated: 4.85 by Juicer from Illinois

Nov 21, 2023
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Reviewed by MutuelsMark from Kentucky

4.82/5  rDev +2.6%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 4.75
Pours as dark as it possibly be. Not much head to speak of. He knows has a chard smell to it. The taste is sweet with a caramel and likely maple flavor to it. Nice warm on the throat. Wow is all I can say.
Nov 15, 2023
 
Rated: 4.85 by RoyalKaiju from Kentucky

Nov 15, 2023
 
Rated: 4.77 by Ultra-Plinian from Connecticut

Nov 06, 2023
 
Rated: 4.74 by AlpacaAlpaca from New York

Nov 04, 2023
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Reviewed by DaveMaciolek21 from New Jersey

4.99/5  rDev +6.2%
look: 4.75 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5
Finally had this--one of USA's Holy Grail beers--at Henry's in Saratoga Springs, NY. Believe the hype! Jet black pour with a thin tan creamy head. Maple syrup and espresso nose. This beer glides down the hatch delivering maple sweetness, light chocolate which is then balanced with a slightly bitter coffee tannin finish. It's just flat-out brilliant. Grab one and don't let go.
Oct 31, 2023
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Rated by Zekenyce from New Jersey

4.75/5  rDev +1.1%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.75
Holy Maple!!!
Oct 27, 2023
 
Rated: 4.5 by Coronaeus from Canada (ON)

Oct 07, 2023
 
Rated: 5 by JonB25 from Delaware

Sep 29, 2023
 
Rated: 4.5 by McBraniel from Virginia

Sep 23, 2023
Mornin' Delight from Toppling Goliath Brewing Company
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