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Toppling Goliath Brewing Company

🌍 United States · Regional · ★ Award winning · Known for Hazy Double IPA · Imperial Stout
Award winningKnown for Hazy Double IPA · Imperial Stout

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.

3Beers
3Styles
8.5%Avg ABV
2009Founded

Beers by Toppling Goliath Brewing Company

3 beers
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King Sue
Hazy Double IPA · 7.8%
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Mornin' Delight
Imperial Stout · 12%
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Pseudo Sue
American Pale Ale · 5.8%
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Brewery DNA

The recurring character behind the beers

Drawn from all 3 beers in the catalogue.

Emerging signature · based on 3 beers
Signature
What keeps showing up across their beers.
hoppy
2 of 3 beers
tropical
2 of 3 beers
citrusy
2 of 3 beers
smooth
2 of 3 beers

With 3 beers, only recurring notes are shown — one unusual beer moves this a lot.

Portfolio range
How broad they brew.
Varied3 beers · 3 style families
IPA 1Stout 1Pale Ale 1

A handful of styles across their range — a shared thread has to hold across each of them.

How they compare
Each beer measured against others of its own style, then averaged across the range. Compared with 474 other breweries making Imperial Stout and American Pale Ale.
Three beers is enough for a first read, not a full house style — one unusual beer moves this a lot.

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.

typical for Imperial Stout and American Pale AleToppling Goliath Brewing Company
in no beersin every beer
hoppy
in 2 of 3 · typical Imperial Stout and American Pale Ale brewery: 3 in 5
Right where the field sits.
citrusy
in 2 of 3 · typical Imperial Stout and American Pale Ale brewery: 3 in 5
Right where the field sits.
refreshing
in 2 of 3 · typical Imperial Stout and American Pale Ale brewery: 2 in 5
A shade above, but within the field.
smooth
in 2 of 3 · typical Imperial Stout and American Pale Ale brewery: 2 in 5
A shade above, but within the field.
fruity
in 2 of 3 · typical Imperial Stout and American Pale Ale brewery: 2 in 5
A shade above, but within the field.
Brewery performance
How their beers place in the hopIQ ranking.
Top 63%
average beer performance
0
beers in the Top 100
1 / 3
beers above the median
#158
best ranked beer
Pseudo Sue

Their beers place in the Top 63% of the catalogue on average, across 3 ranked beers. One clear standout well ahead of the rest.

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About Toppling Goliath Brewing Company

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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