Assassin Imperial Stout - Toppling Goliath Brewing Company

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68 Ratings

rAvg: 4.58
pDev: 8.52%
Reviews: 11
Hads: 57

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Toppling Goliath Brewing Company

Iowa, United States

Style | ABV
American Double / Imperial Stout | 12.80% ABV

Availability: Rotating. bottle (11).

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Reviews by brydeen:

brydeen

Minnesota

4.25/5 rDev -7.2%

01-24-2013 17:03:01 | More by brydeen

More User Reviews:

seeswo

Ohio

4.75/5 rDev +3.7%

05-21-2013 14:59:09 | More by seeswo

EdwardFortyHands

Iowa

5/5 rDev +9.2%

05-21-2013 03:08:25 | More by EdwardFortyHands

huskermike12

Iowa

4/5 rDev -12.7%

05-21-2013 02:28:14 | More by huskermike12

Gotti311

Wisconsin

5/5 rDev +9.2%

05-20-2013 17:28:54 | More by Gotti311

Steimie

Michigan

4.5/5 rDev -1.7%

05-20-2013 14:21:42 | More by Steimie

chase2634

Pennsylvania

4.5/5 rDev -1.7%

05-20-2013 01:41:48 | More by chase2634

Illinois

4.5/5 rDev -1.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.5

poured into tulip glass.

vintage 2013; bomber with yellow wax.

Appearance: black bodied beer with 1 finger of medium brown head. Head quickly drops to a thin ring around the glass. A gentle swirl brings back about the original amount of head, maybe even a little more.

Smell: The nose is a little bit whiskey forward, but for the most part its well balanced with the stout. Chocolate, roasty and sweet malts, oak barrel, hint of black licorice and maybe some dark fruit notes.

Taste: Moderately sweet stout that not overly roasty balanced nicely with barrel notes. Fudge and Chocolate, whiskey, oak, coconut, molasses, light roast, hint of dark fruits and leather. Great complexity! The beer seems to meld together nicely in the finish. This beer really opens up nicely as it warms up.

Mouthfeel: high end of a medium bodied beer with moderate cabonation. This beer has very nice carbonation levels that keeps the big flavors of this beer from becoming too overwhelming. The beer feels silky and a little oily too. This beer isnt boozey at anytime. Really smooth drinking barrel aged imperial stout.

Overall: This beer reminds me of the first time I had Bourbon County Brand Stout back in 2008. This beer is clicking on all cylinders! Its got a lot of complex flavors, smell great, well balanced in both nose and taste and it has a fantastic mouthfeel. This is my second Toppling Goliath stout that I have drank and this small brewery in Decorah, Iowa knows how to brew world class beers!

Serving type: bottle

05-19-2013 04:35:58 | More by 4DAloveofSTOUT

JoEBoBpr

Missouri

4.61/5 rDev +0.7%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 5 | overall: 4.75

Toppling Goliath Assassin Imperial Stout

Vintage 2013 (Yellow Wax)

Poured into a tulip glass from a 22 oz bottle.

Pours a thick and oily dark liquid. There is a nice 1 inch tan head that forms with a vigorous pour. The retention is amazing. The head sticks around for a while and is quite dense and frothy like some nice espresso foam. (4.75)

Aroma starts off with some amazing chocolaty fudge notes drizzled with some bourbon caramel notes. Amazing brew. There is some nice molasses and some slight vanilla notes in there as well. There are some slight dark fruit notes of raisin and prunes mixed in with the coca fudge. Definitely some nice Bourbon notes in there with sweetness but no heat. Very very fudgy. Yum. (4.5)

Wow!! Sooo intense. It is a bit overwhelming of the bat but in a good way. Strong and rich, sweet chocolate notes start things off mixed in with some molasses and whiskey. The middle is also ripe with nice dark ripened fruit. There are some slight raisins and prunes are present. There is some mild heat but not really intense or detracting. There is some roast in the middle of the brew past the sweetness that really adds a nice dimension to a brew that is pretty intense. After some warming the slight roast malt notes can be perceived a bit sooner in the palette as well as some nice grainy oat-type notes but it’s very much dominated by the sweet aspects of the brew. The mouthfeel is great, very nice, rich and oily. (4.5)(5.0)

Overall TG is getting some nice props. Well deserved I will say. This brew is sweet and chocolaty with nice whiskey notes but none of the heat. There is a nice underlain roast but it only serves to frame the in-your-face molasses and chocolate fudge notes. (4.75)

Serving type: bottle

05-19-2013 03:28:40 | More by JoEBoBpr

beernads

Florida

4.5/5 rDev -1.7%

05-18-2013 08:16:13 | More by beernads

tugg407

Florida

4.25/5 rDev -7.2%

05-16-2013 18:37:38 | More by tugg407

MarkIntihar

Michigan

4.75/5 rDev +3.7%

05-15-2013 14:55:33 | More by MarkIntihar

bauermj

Illinois

5/5 rDev +9.2%

05-13-2013 04:17:43 | More by bauermj

SpdKilz

Illinois

4.5/5 rDev -1.7%

05-13-2013 02:12:19 | More by SpdKilz

ehammond1

California

4.58/5 rDev 0%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.75

Bottle (2013)

Thanks for opening this with me, VaTechHopHead!

Nearly black, though very heavy and substantial looking in the glass. Shiny and oily, with a small brown head that leaves dots of stick.

Monstrous, rich, and lovely aroma of chocolate, bourbon character (without the heat or sting), a bit of vanilla, some raisin, and cake batter. Excellent, and, unsurprisingly, better and better as it warmed.

The flavor is similar to the aroma. Massive amounts of dark chocolate character, bourbon (wood, vanilla, dark fruit) without the accompanying alcohol harshness. This is smooth as silk and the flavors blend together marvelously. This is lacking a big roasted malt note, but it sweet, complex, and incredibly flavorful.

Full in body. Thick. Chewy. Substantial. Monstrous stuff.

Simply fantastic. I was definitely blown away by this beauty.

Serving type: bottle

05-12-2013 15:46:02 | More by ehammond1