Brewery: Toppling Goliath Brewing Co.

Name: King Sue

Style: New England IPA

Origin: Iowa

Bottle: 16 oz can

ABV: 7.8%

Appearance: Cloudy yellow, like a banana chiffon thats gone slightly off.

Pours: smoothly with a 1/6 inch of foam.

Smell: I got a strong sense of pineapple and green grass.

Taste: The acrid sharpness of hops combined with the bitterness of what tastes like they’re using entire citrus fruits, rind, seeds, piths, and all. Not surprising given they mention Citra hops. (- music wise I’d say try something along the lines of a salsa or possibly merengue inspired Narcocorrido tune-) However this is pleasantly toned down by the banana-like taste of the mouthfeel which is...surp-

Mouthfeel: -risingly smooth for a double India Pale, almost creamy even, but harshly or sharply contrasted by the hoppy bitterness. Almost like a chocolate in a box of Whizzo brand chocolate*s with their combination of smooth and delicate containing a contrasting and unexpected interior flavor. Though not the Spring Surprise or the one containing Lark’s vomit, this is one of the safe ones to sample and would undoubtedly be the first one snatched up. Think of it as the lemon Creme in white chocolate.

* https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=7-UssHVuCys

Rating: 8.35 This would make for an ideal after dinner dessert beverage, especially with fish, or a meat-and-fruit dish, if you’re looking for something more palate cleansing to finish your meal than sweet and heavy.