Toppling Goliath Brewery appreciation thread...

Me too. Oddly it's faster for me to go to Hudson for growlers than Decorah.

 

And thank you VERY much for doing so. Love your stuff. Split a growler of Sue with a fellow BA last night and enjoyed every sip.

 

How does Surly get around it then?

 

I think the issue is no out-of-state breweries can self distribute. Someone smarter than me can hopefully clarify.

 

You are correct. It will be just a matter of time before we have enough beer and the right distributor and then we will send our great neighbors to the north our finest beer! And come up and go fishing like I always do anyways

If the law would change as WI did, we would be bringing our fresh pales and IPA to you day it was signed. Not to mention all our BA offerings. Both Rochester and TC are fans we hope to gain and earn your respect, not to mention the rest of the State.

 

Where can I get bottles in Hudson? My brother and I are fixing to make a trek.

 

Naughty Temple is gone. Growlers and taps at the Nova at 236 Coulee Rd.

 

Just worked through a growler of Naughty 90 with a buddy. Dannng that beer is awesome!

 

Tickers gotta tick

 

I had a hard time with that beer. Too much oak.

 

Thanks again for coming to Omaha! It was my first time having any TG brew. I enjoyed the following: PseudoSue, SR-71, Brown Sugar, Naughty Temple and Golden Nugget very much! by far the best line up from any brewery at the fest.

 

Can't wait to get some TG beers in MN! Everything I've tried has been superb; my favorite so far has to be ZeeLander, a wonderfully citrusy single hop ipa featuring Nelson Sauvin hops. I don't mind driving from St. Paul to Hudson for some, especially since I do this occasionally anyway. Can't wait to try some barrel aged offerings. Hoping for an ABR appearance this fall!

 

Had a growler of PsuedoSue. I found it to be a great representation of the citra hop. Definitely recommended.

Greg

 

The oak is why I liked it so much. If you are going into that beer as a hop bomb ipa, you probably won't enjoy it.

 

Yes....meant to remind folks of the beers that crossed the equator without refrigeration in oak barrels, survived the seas off cape horn, and arrived months later to quench the thirst of those that longed for the flavor of any beers, as was their geographical situation of isolation from beer! It showcases the oak as the predominant flavor influence, not any thing like the IPAs of today.

 

It does a damn well job of doing that! Such a complex and delicious brew!

 

My $.02 worth - I've had 4 different versions of their IPAs on tap at El Bait and where normally I have a hard time trying to decide which of the over 100 taps to drink....when TG IPAs are on tap that is what I'm drinking. Now that El Bait is filling growlers I'm even more pumped. Can't wait til they start bottling soon!!

 

Gotta agree with the love in this thread. Toppling Goliath has done a good job of making a name for themselves by consistently producing top notch beers and driving all over Iowa and now parts of Wisconsin. The staff is always friendly (both in the tap room and the guys that deliver), knowledgeable, and supporters of the whole craft scene. Can't wait for the production line to be up and running.

 

So glad TG will be in St. Louis this weekend. Bring all the beerz.

 

I'm pumped to try my first TG at the 4 Hands Lupulin Carnival this Saturday in St. Louis, MO. I sent my Des Moines, IA relatives on a Naughty Assassin hunt, but they weren't quite aware of the speed at which those beers would disappear from HyVee's shelves.

 

Been hearing quite a bit about these guys. Looking forward to the day I can get this in NE/KS!

 

Totally agree. I went into it expecting something different, but holy crap man I killed that growler so quick.
One of the best new (to me) brews I had last year.

 

Well, you could have got some in Omaha last weekend at the extreme beer fest . It was great to try Pseudo Sue, Golden Nugget, SR-71, Assassin, and Naughty Temple.

 

COULD HAVE....

 

Let MN wait, I have to drive up there to get Surly, and I have to hunt to get any TG even though I live in Ames. Spread the TG through IA more before bothering to cross any more borders. And keep making great brews!

 

I keep telling Clark and his team that it's the year 20TG. They are going to explode.

 

Hey, I'll be in St. Louis the next weekend... I know of the breweries there but wondered what your choce would be if you could only hit 1 or 2.

 

I'd hit up Perennial and Urban Chestnut.

 

You shut your dirty whore mouth!

 

Drove to Hudson, bought a Growler of PsudoSue. Totally worth it. Thank you!

 

Glad to try your beers today! And meet the crew! Naughty, psuedo, nugget and sr-71 were amazing

 

Those lucky British bastards. It would of almost made up for the poor pay, poor food, floggings, venerial diseases, dysentary, cholera, imminent death...

 

That was fun! Glad to meet you too!

 

Urban Chestnut, Perennial, 4 Hands, and Schlafly are all great choices. The Schlafly Tap Room downtown has some great drafts right now: http://schlafly.com/tap-room/on-draft/ .

You can get a good meal at Schlafly - the rest have some limited menu options, depending on the time of day you're there.

 

Thanks for coming to the Lou. Great festival at 4 Hands!

 

You definitely have even more fanboys in St. Louis now. Thanks a lot for coming down to Lupulin and damn that Naughty Temple is good!

 

You sound like you have had your fair share of TG. What do you have a keg in your basement? Great beers and just saw that Casanova's has Sue, 90 and Dorthy's still on tap and available for growlers.

 

Dear Superfriends..Yes I have a keg of golden nugget(it kinda empty) thanks to my friends at the Nova. The Nova has all the badass TG beer. I suggest you get there, before I go buy their last TG Keg! Naughty Temple FTW! TGCHIEF please send a few extra IPA kegs to Hudson.