Toppling Goliath Brewing Co.
Decorah, Iowa, USA · Est. 2009
Tally's Take
Why this matters
A Midwest juggernaut whose highly coveted barrel-aged stouts trade for exorbitant sums on the secondary market.
The People
Behind the beer
Founded in Decorah, Iowa, 2009.
The Beer Library
Beers
pseudoSue
Year-RoundAmerican Pale Ale
Named for Sue, the Tyrannosaurus at Chicago's Field Museum. Single-hopped Citra, from a brewery in a northeast Iowa town of eight thousand.
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Kentucky Brunch Brand Stout
LimitedBarrel-Aged Imperial Stout
For years the highest-rated beer in the world on the major rating sites, from a brewery in an Iowa town of eight thousand. Released in tiny quantities, which is most of why the reputation held.
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Assassin
LimitedBarrel-Aged Imperial Stout
The stout that feeds the double-barrel variants. Toppling Goliath's name refers to taking on far larger brewers, and these releases are how a small Iowa brewery did it.
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Mornin' Delight
LimitedBarrel-Aged Imperial Stout
Built on locally roasted coffee and maple syrup. Iowa is not a coffee state or a maple state, which makes sourcing both to this standard the actual achievement.
Drank this? Add it to your passport →King Sue
Year-RoundHazy Imperial IPA
Named after Sue, the Tyrannosaurus at Chicago's Field Museum, as is pseudoSue. Started as a clean West Coast double IPA before being remade in the hazy style.
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Drinking Toppling Goliath Brewing Co.? Stamp it in your passport.
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