Toppling Goliath Brewing Co.’s Pseudo Sue
An enticing Single Hop Pale Ale from a talented brewer.
Toppling Goliath Brewing Company gets it right. The owners of the Iowa-based craft brewery, Clark and Barbara Lewey, got started in home brewing before taking the plunge to open a brewery. In about a decade, they’ve become famous for their highly rated IPAs and barrel-aged stouts. Their distribution network now covers 30 states.
I’ve been wanting to try any one of Toppling Giant’s beers for some time. Some of their brews finally reached my area, so I was excited to finally try their pale ale, Pseudo Sue.
This ale did not disappoint. Delicate in body. Relatively mild in bitterness. Loads of interesting dimensions! Pseudo Sue is a balanced pale ale with all the right things going on in the glass, especially if you’re a craft beer fan. The Citra hop is essentially the star here. It imparts a pretty good punch of grapefruit and pine aroma notes with all-around citrus flavors, accented by tropical fruit like mango, orange and pineapple. Sue starts off fantastic, and it finishes fantastic. The beer is pale gold, and appears in the glass like a hazy orange juice, with a touch of sediment. These characteristics already tell me this is a naturally made beer. Flavors come across non-bitter, and the Citra continues to shine throughout the drinking experience of this creamy ale.
Pseudo Sue is medium-bodied, and has average carbonation. She’s fun goodness in a glass. I will definitely be enjoying this ale again!
5.8% ABV, 45 IBU.
The Wine Baron
