Toppling Goliath Scorpius Morchella

Scorpius Morchella Double India Pale Ale. Toppling Goliath Brewery. Decorah, IA.

Loving this brewery lately. This is another of their many IPAs.

Appearance

Gorgeous pour with a perfectly controlled, fluffy head. Cloudy light orange.

5

Smell

Sweet-sour-fruity-tangerine.

I think this will be refreshing and juicy.

Aimee says “passionfruit”.

I was so excited I immediately knocked over the glass and spilled Scorpius Morchella all over our coffee table and area rug. It was a disaster: at least half our of beer lost. And this isn’t some Allagash disaster where losing half the bottle would be a blessing; this is a Toppling Goliath IPA.

I think the disturbance of knocking over the whole glass brought out some new scents.

There’s a slight footy funk left over. Only a slight one.

5

Taste

Not as sweet and fruity as I had anticipated, but there is sweetness there. Bitter sour.

Aimee says “watermelon fresh”.

I don’t get watermelon.

It suggests fruit juice but it’s hard to identify as a specific fruit. Perhaps slightly like mango.

I keep thinking of a sour fruit candy, but dulled of the overpowing ascorbic acidity.

It’s good, though perhaps not as good as some of the brewery’s others.

4

Mouthfeel

Typical of the style.

3

Overall

Yummy.

I am sad I fed half of it to our carpet.

4