Toppling Goliath Hopsmack!

First in our limited Hop Patrol series of aggressively hopped and auspicious ales, HOPSMACK! is here to rescue your palate. Giant aromas of pineapple and tropical fruit jump from this enticingly complex double IPA. True to its name, this brew delivers a heavy smack of dry hops and a double dose of bitterness in the finish.

3.9

231 reviews

Decorah, United States

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4.0 Crowler from BD Inverurie. It pours cloudy rich golden with a frothy white head. The aroma is rich, sticky and tropical, pineapple, papaya, peach, mango, passion fruit, fruit punch and floury bread. The taste is slick, rich, oily, dry bitterness, some green weedy action at the beginning, pithy, zesty citrus, mango, papaya, pineapple, passion fruit, resin, pine, floury bread, some spice and just a hint of alcohol with a dry finish. Medium body and moderate, fluffy carbonation. Flavourful stuff. Moreish.

3.9 Can. Poured hazy golden color with an average frothy white head that lasted with very good lacing. Moderate to heavy tropical hop aroma. Medium to abundant body with a dry slick texture and soft carbonation. Moderate to heavy juicy bittersweet flavor with a moderate to heavy bittersweet finish of medium to long duration. This solid beer met my expectations.

4.1 Can from 100 pív Pours hazy gold with white head. Hoppy citruses on both tongue and nose. Lasting bitterness. Very good.

4.1 Can. Hoppy aroma and taste, tropical fruit light sweet notes, light to medium bitter. Full body, hoppy fruity bitter finish. Very good.

4.0 Can. Tmavšia zlatá farba, bublinková biela pena. Vôňa sladová, citrus, pomaranče, ananás, exotické ovocie, chmeľ. Chuť plné telo ovocia tropického, ananás, citrus, limetky. Dlhááááá horká dochuť. Plné telo, vyššia nasýtenosť. Alkohol celkom vystupuje na konci.

3.8 Hazy orange-gold pour, foamy off-white head. Aroma of orange, pineapple, mango, pine, pot. Taste follows, very bitter finish, with grapefruit, wheat, and lemon. Very nice.

3.5 Tall can. Hazy yellow with a white head. Tropical fruit aroma with pineapple, mango and citrus. The flavor is juicy fruit with firm bitterness that's a bit on the coarse side, but certainly not off putting. Full bodied.

4.0 Pour is a murky yellow with a small white head. Aroma is passion fruit and mango fresh fruity hops. Flavor is pineapple and sweet tropical fruit. Thick mouthfeel with a decent bitterness for this style of IPA. This is fantastic stuff. The beer as a whole is great but the aroma is the best thing about it.

4.1 Can from JPs pour hazy gold with large white head. Nose big tropical fruit, candied citrus, resin, floral. Taste moderate bitterness, pineapple, kiwi, resin, late bitter finish

4.2 Cloudy deep golden under a thin foamy white head. Delightful fruity juicy tropical aroma with melon and tangerine and guava and floral resinous freshness. Smooth pale semisweet malty flavor that’s wheaty and balanced with mild juicy bitterness and loads of tropical hoppy citrus juice.

3.8 16 oz. can from Root Cellar. Pours a hazy average golden color with a medium sized off white head. The aroma and flavor have pale malts, lightly toasted, citrus, mild earthy and light resin, tropical fruits, bready malts, not their best hopoy beer but very drinkable.

3.7 Cloudy yellow golden pour with a thin white head and bands of lacing ..... aroma of tropical fruit, pineapple mostly, citrusy, grapefruit, tangerine, peach, melons and lactose sugar ..... taste is of rindy dry hops, tropical pineapple, tangerine, grapefruit, peach, melons and lactose sugar ... dry hopped and really sweet finish .... lingering tangerine and grapefruit.... solid offering from these guys

3.6 The aroma is a mild citrus hop. Pours a cloudy orange with yellow tint, white head mostly diminishing and very good lacing. The taste is a mild bitter. The body is medium/full, the texture creamy, the carbonation average and the finish long. Decent just leaves something lacking.

4.0 Can 473ml @ Geokkjer Pours hazy golden with a white head. Aroma has notes of malt, orange, citrus, pine and tropical. Taste is medium sweet and medium bitter with a long warm, tropical, orange and citrus finish. Body is medium to full, texture is oily, carbonation is soft.

3.7 Can. Medium brass body with a dense bright white head. Nose of musky minerals and herbs. There is also a hint of citrus. Flavors of mango up front with hints of pine. There is also a hint of peanut character. A slightly chewy mouthfeel. Good for the style.

4.0 Pours hazy straw-gold with a touch of orange. White, 3-finger head. Aromas of pineapple and tropical fruit, with a bit of resin beneath. Body is medium-to-full and a bit oily. Finish is long, with a touch of astringent dryness. Flavor of pineapple mixed with notes of tropical fruit. A bit of bitterness from a resin note at the back.

4.0 Can. Pours a hazy golden color with a small white head. Has a fruity piney grapefruit hoppy aroma. Fruity malty hoppy bitter piney grapefruit flavor. Has a fruity malty hoppy bitter grapefruit finish.

4.3 A pleasant punch in the face. Strong earthy and piney notes with a topical finish. Nice color and feel.

5.0 Another great beer by this brewer. This one is crisp with the perfect balance of hops. The initial pallet is delightful, and the after taste seems to keep surprising with amazingly balanced flavors. It’s hard to put this beer down. It is a bit pricey, and also pretty strong, but that comes with imperials like this that seem to keep better than lower % brews. Most definitely it is worth the price.

3.8 Copenhagen 9/10 2019. 47,3 cl can from Mikkeller Web-shop. The can is featuring Hop flowers and leaves floating around on black background. Pours hazy, golden yellow with a small white head. Bubbly. Settles as thin, patchy layer of foam unable to cover the surface of the beer. Very moderate lacing. Aroma is intense and of fermented sweet fruit in a state of light decay, citrus fruit and lighter hints of alcohol. Peach and Papaya. Caramel. Grape fruit and Lemon. Dry hoppiness. Light carbonation. Medium thick, oily, texture. Flavor is medium sweet followed by a somewhat stronger bitterness. Aftertaste is bitter and slightly boozy. Dry finish. Fine, intense DIPA with a moderate ABV but a lot of power and flavor.

3.7 Creamy white good fully lasting head. Yellow colour. Moderate malty and heavy hoppy aroma. Moderate bitter flavor. Average moderate bitter finish. Creamy palate.

4.2 Very pretty and hazy yellow with a huge white head. Aroma is ripe pineapple, peach, tropical fruits. Very soft carbonation. Taste is complex but balanced. Lot's of tropical fruit with nice hoppy bitterness. I like this one very much!

4.0 Hazy golden color out of the can with a fluffy white head. Big tropical fruit and citrus rind aroma. Caramel sweetness with lots of candied citrus rind, tropical fruit, melon and resin. Strong hop burn in the finish. Really nice hop juicy IPA.

4.2 Burk. Doften av tropisk frukt sprider sig i hela rummet. Helt underbar doft faktiskt! Mycket ananas, apelsin och melon. Smaken är rätt balanserad även om det främst handlar om humle. Hyfsat stor kaksötma lurar i bakgrunden och på slutet kommer en härlig beska och värmande alkohol. Det här var en av de bättre ipor jag druckit på länge.

3.8 Full looking IPA, a bit cloudy un filtered with ‘left overs’. My first thought are the IPA version of a solid creamy stout

4.2 Bomber from Pontoosuc package store Aroma: caramel, citrus, tropical fruit Appearance: hazy golden with a white head Taste: medium sweet and medium bitterness Mouthfeel: average carbonation, medium body, sticky feel, bitter finish Tasty

3.9 Can from Bauer Wine in Back Bay. Pours murky gold with a slippery white head. Plenty of fine particulate suspended in here. Nose is sweet citrus, melon, pine. Love the bitter sweet qualities throughout, spritzy feel up front, dry and breathy in the back. Pineapple, resin, pepper, honeysuckle. Well built.

3.6 16 ounce can Another excellent imperial IPA from Iowa continues to set the bar high for Toppling Goliath. If you stumble across a fresh source in your travels be sure to try this as a contrast to the reliable Pseudo Sue. Both will impress but in different ways. AROMA / APPEARANCE Rosy hops imbue the air with a tropical vibe. The bright lemon wedge focused profile surges upwards from the core. Bubbly carbonation adds to the visual appeal. FLAVOR / PALATE Lemon custard, honey, and fresh tropical aspects enrich the palate. The thick creamy mouthfeel then melts into a finish of vanilla and lemon puree. The bitterness takes a few seconds to reach its full potency. This certainly does not disappoint from start to finish.

3.9 16 ounce can. Honey gold color. Large frothy beige head. Fragrant citrus hop aroma hints at pineapple, lime and mango. Robust dank citrus flavor upfront. Notes of lime, pear, pineapple and guava. Bitterness comes forward in middle. Plenty of black pepper and pine in finish. Boozy and bitter smack.

3.7 Draft at Beer Garden Worcester. Pours yellow and super hazy with a white head. Leaves some lacing in the glass. Solid citrus notes on the nose and tongue. Finished dry. Solid but not their best.