Sweetwater Dank Tank Fresh Sticky Nugs - SweetWater Brewing Company

nickthegun12

Alabama

4.45/5  rDev +4.5%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 5 | overall: 4.5

picked up this bomber in the atl at green's!

the appearance is super dark and danky just the way a double ipa should be

smells of a superb balance of malts and hops...maybe a touch of chocolate and a hint of coffee

the taste is very malty, but not over malted a nice balance with the hops...but the hops are almost don't make their presence known

the feel is the best ever!...super creamy and just coats your entire mouth

overall this might be one of the best double ipa's ive ever tried!

Serving type: bottle

01-06-2012 01:54:53 | More by nickthegun12

mikeincharleston

South Carolina

4/5  rDev -6.1%

05-26-2013 20:09:44 | More by mikeincharleston

brudz2134

Michigan

4.5/5  rDev +5.6%

05-04-2013 04:40:18 | More by brudz2134

watsonmd

Georgia

3.95/5  rDev -7.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Aged Bottle, kept at 34F. Poured into a snifter.

A: dark, with thin, white head, and some lacing.

S: grapefruit, faint pine, maybe some peaches???

T: not the "Fresh, Sticky Nugs" I remember, but not unpleasant. Much more mellowed, and a flatter citrus hop, with less resin than before. Almost a clementine flavor. And more malt than before.

M: Dry, slightly boozy, and residual hop. Not bad.

O: I definitely enjoyed this more in 2011, but the age has made it interesting.

Serving type: bottle

04-09-2013 03:30:49 | More by watsonmd

irish01980

South Carolina

4.25/5  rDev -0.2%

03-30-2013 21:11:56 | More by irish01980

t0rin0

California

4/5  rDev -6.1%

02-26-2013 02:07:04 | More by t0rin0

Ivegotmule

North Carolina

3.75/5  rDev -12%

01-01-2013 22:44:42 | More by Ivegotmule

sendbeer

Georgia

4.5/5  rDev +5.6%

11-12-2012 20:20:54 | More by sendbeer

baklo

North Carolina

4/5  rDev -6.1%

10-21-2012 19:15:16 | More by baklo

ncaudle

Virginia

4.25/5  rDev -0.2%

10-17-2012 18:33:19 | More by ncaudle

PoolFishGolf

Virginia

4.25/5  rDev -0.2%

10-08-2012 01:28:37 | More by PoolFishGolf

mttdls

New York

4.25/5  rDev -0.2%

09-19-2012 18:29:22 | More by mttdls

JottaGibboo

Georgia

4.5/5  rDev +5.6%

08-16-2012 19:57:33 | More by JottaGibboo

rudzud

Massachusetts

3.53/5  rDev -17.1%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

Thanks to JLindros for sharing this. Poured into a tulip.

A - Poured a hazy almost clear cranberry orange hue with a rather soapy thin head. Not too bad for side lacing.

S - Very, very sweet, no real hops, musty, light orange citrus.

T - Taste is more of the same for me. Lots of the musty, almost old hops (though I know this is fresh), with more dankish orange notes and caramel malts.

M - Mouthfeel is unfortunately rather boozy and yet somehow kind of thin.

O - Overall, like Jared highly disappointed with this beer. Much too sweet and malty/musty for my liking.

Serving type: bottle

08-08-2012 13:56:08 | More by rudzud

elspaniard

4.75/5  rDev +11.5%

08-02-2012 03:30:13 | More by elspaniard

rolltide8425

Pennsylvania

4.25/5  rDev -0.2%

07-26-2012 05:02:00 | More by rolltide8425

thejordanc

4.5/5  rDev +5.6%

06-28-2012 20:31:06 | More by thejordanc

jlindros

Massachusetts

3.68/5  rDev -13.6%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5

Thanks to JonnyGalt (Reddit) for this interesting looking beer.

Nice creamy 1 finger head fades semi slowly with nice thick lacing, cloudy hazy bright reddish cranberry color.

Nose is fresh red ale, tons of reddish malts, lots of caramel and toffee, coppery malts, lots of candy earthy hops, light candied citrus, bit no real fresh hops, light booze, fresh malty.

Taste starts with sweetness, quite sweet thick and malty, reddish malts, light toasty and copper malts, sweety syrupy, candied orange etc. hops bring lots of bitterness but no fresh dry hop taste, earthy and candy hops, candied orange and citrus again, light spicy hops, and a hint of resin when you go really deep. Light fluffy malt feel with a hint of booze. Finish is quite bitter, earthy spicy hops with light candied citrus lingering, and a bit of reddish sweety malts but mostly drier.

Mouth of a bit heavier bodied, decent carb, light warming booze.

Overall a bit let down. If this was just a double red ale I'd be satisfied, but there are no fresh hops at all as it should have had, otherwise decent malts and earthy hops. Can't find a date so there's no way to tell how fresh it is, so that's a huge negative hit for Sweetwater! If you want to sell freshly hopped beers you need to put a damn date on the bottle.

Serving type: bottle

06-14-2012 12:08:48 | More by jlindros

AlexM

California

4.25/5  rDev -0.2%

05-31-2012 03:51:25 | More by AlexM

godmare

Florida

4.75/5  rDev +11.5%

04-25-2012 12:37:03 | More by godmare

superspak

Michigan

4/5  rDev -6.1%

04-20-2012 04:56:32 | More by superspak

zmbi_drift

4/5  rDev -6.1%

04-06-2012 05:43:06 | More by zmbi_drift

AlCzerik

Georgia

4.5/5  rDev +5.6%

03-30-2012 00:10:53 | More by AlCzerik

ajsuper1221

Maryland

4/5  rDev -6.1%

03-29-2012 18:31:28 | More by ajsuper1221

KajII

North Carolina

3.7/5  rDev -13.1%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5

[Best served in a Snifter]

The pour was a murky chestnut brown with an average sized (1-2 finger) light beige rocky head that reduced after a short while to a few puddles and a medium collar of residue, letting forth some excellent sticky streaks of lace.

The aroma was of a dark bread malt, a moderate pine hop and an earthy yeast with notes of caramel, dark fruit and a bit of citrus (grapefruit).

The taste was a little sweet and yeasty with a note of caramel early on, but got extremely hoppy very quickly with a big dose of citrus and a mild touch of dark fruit towards the end. The flavor lasted average duration after the swallow with a nice lightly sweet citrus hoppiness left to linger.

Mouthfeel was just under medium in body with as dry texture and a soft carbonation.

Overall a good and hoppy Strong Ale with a nice mild sweetness to it...

Serving type: bottle

03-25-2012 15:43:08 | More by KajII