Toppling Goliath out of Decorah, Iowa brews some great beers. We have them everywhere in Minnesota. I'm not sure about the rest of the country but they should have Toppling Goliath available if they don't already!

Not only are the beers great but have you seen their brewery? It's insane!

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Toppling Goliath Brewing Co. via Facebook
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It's the size of Surly Brewing but in Iowa. They serve food too and do brewery tours. It's pretty cool, I went for the first time a little over a year ago and would definitely recommend visiting.

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Toppling Goliath Brewing Co. via Facebook
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Toppling Goliath's most popular beer seems to be their Pseudo Sue because I see it EVERYWHERE. It's a pale ale with "ferocious aromas of grapefruit, citrus, mango and evergreen."

But Pseudo Sue isn't the best beer in America right now! A different Toppling Goliath beer is.

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The Best Beer in America Right Now

There's an app called Untappd where people can rate beers that they try. They're the ones who determined the best beer in America.

The app is actually really helpful because then you have a list of your favorite beers. Plus, if you're going to try something new, you can take a peek at what other people have to say about it first. (#notsponsored)

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Based on all of the ratings for 2024 on Untappd they determined the best beers in America for the year. The beer that got the highest praise across the country is a Toppling Goliath beer.

It's their Kentucky Brunch Brand Stout! Forbes writes that the beer got 4.86 out of 5 points out of 423 ratings over the course of 2024.

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Toppling Goliath Brewing Co.
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This is an imperial/double stout and it's so special that you can only get it at Toppling Goliath during their annual special release day!

Here's Toppling Goliath's description of the beer:

A meticulously curated blend of the best of what our barrel room holds. Kentucky Brunch takes time and care to mature, and those that take the time and care in pouring the beer will experience the development of a delayed-release, mocha hued head. Intense aromatics of espresso and maple syrup lead into bourbon drenched maple candy and chocolate brownies on the palate. The culmination of everything one would want on a chilly morning.

I don't see anything planned yet for the next KBBS release day, so keep an eye on their events calendar!

LOOK: Best Beers From Every State

To find the best beer in each state and Washington D.C., Stacker analyzed January 2020 data from BeerAdvocate, a website that gathers user scores for beer in real-time. BeerAdvocate makes its determinations by compiling consumer ratings for all 50 states and Washington D.C. and applying a weighted rank to each. The weighted rank pulls the beer toward the list's average based on the number of ratings it has and aims to allow lesser-known beers to increase in rank. Only beers with at least 10 rankings to be considered; we took it a step further to only include beers with at least 100 user rankings in our gallery. Keep reading to find out what the best beer is in each of the 50 states and Washington D.C.

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