Bottle 19: Toppling Goliath Pseudo Sue Whiskey
Toppling Goliath Pseudo Sue Whiskey Bottled-in-Bond
Distillery: Foundry Distilling Company
Region/Country: Des Moines, Iowa
Age: 4 years
ABV: 50%
Cask type(s): new charred oak barrels
Grain Bill: undisclosed, but the same grain bill as Psuedo Sue. Homebrew clones would suggest 36% 2-Row malt, 21% wheat malt, 18% Maris Otter, 12% oat malt, and 6% flaked oats
Tasting Notes
- Nose: unknown
- Palate: peppermint, rock candy, and banana
- Finish: “smooth and lingering”
Whisky from Beer
Beer and whisky are pretty closely related; roughly speaking, to make whisky you usually would make “beer” from grain (typically without hops), ferment it with yeast, and then distill the product to get unaged whisky. There’s been a number of collaborations for a while between distillers and craft breweries to create some interesting products. Last year, we had a delightful hopped whisky from Lagunitas. This year, we have one of Iowa’s most reliable breweries represented. I know very little about this whisky (is it hopped? is it not hopped?), and notes are hard to find on the internet, so share your own thoughts here about this uncommon find.