Founded in 2009 by Clark and Barbara Lewey in Decorah, Iowa — a town of under 8,000 people — after years of award-winning homebrewing. Clark spent 24 years as a merchandising equipment supplier for beverage companies before pivoting to beer. In less than a decade, Toppling Goliath became world-renowned, earning the #2 brewery ranking from BeerAdvocate and the title of 2021 and 2023 US Beer Open Grand National Champions. Their barrel-aged stout Kentucky Brunch Brand Stout (KBBS) has held the #1 beer in the world title on multiple platforms since 2015.
Drawn from all 3 beers in the catalogue.
With 3 beers, only recurring notes are shown — one unusual beer moves this a lot.
A handful of styles across their range — a shared thread has to hold across each of them.
Across 3 beers in 3 style families, none of Toppling Goliath Brewing Company's characters carry through the whole range — the mix of styles they brew is the signature here.
Their beers place in the Top 63% of the catalogue on average, across 3 ranked beers. One clear standout well ahead of the rest.
Based on style overlap and flavor profile
Founded in 2009 by Clark and Barbara Lewey in Decorah, Iowa — a town of under 8,000 people — after years of award-winning homebrewing. Clark spent 24 years as a merchandising equipment supplier for beverage companies before pivoting to beer. In less than a decade, Toppling Goliath became world-renowned, earning the #2 brewery ranking from BeerAdvocate and the title of 2021 and 2023 US Beer Open Grand National Champions. Their barrel-aged stout Kentucky Brunch Brand Stout (KBBS) has held the #1 beer in the world title on multiple platforms since 2015.
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