Tröegs Nugget Nectar - Tröegs Brewing Company

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pDev: 9.79%
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Tröegs Brewing Company

Pennsylvania, United States

Style | ABV
American Amber / Red Ale | 7.50% ABV

Availability: Spring. bottle (1945), on-tap (129), cask (59), growler (33), nitro-tap (1).

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Reviews by Ego:

Ego

New Jersey

4.63/5 rDev +5.5%
look: 5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 5

$12 for a growler of this @ Andy's in Bogota NJ (they still have the nug on cask also as of today)

eyes...
glowing orange, mesmerizing like c cup boobies on a jogger in the summer, 2 full fingers of white foam adorn this beauty.. and said head stays put, the head is like the blob, you tilt the glass but it remains in one, slowly blobbing down the sides of the glass to reform itself into the head, awesomely packed micro-bubbles sit on top of the beer.. damn the head is not fading. this is about as close to perfection as you can get.

nose...
tis better to have hopped and lost than to have not hopped at all.. is apparently the motto of this beer, a great mix of the citrusy type of hops and the floral variety, the sweetness of the malt comes through as a honey odor, the hop smell is just fantastic here. so, maybe it is a touch one dimensional but when you pull off that one dimensional better than most hopped up jobbers you deserve some credit.

taste etc..
medium bodied but the oils coat the mouth immediately delivering their hop packages all over your soon to be numb pallet. not overly bitter, not overly sweet, this beer goes down quicker than Anna Nicole in a hotel room... As you drink a glass you can count how many sips it takes to get to the center of this lollipop based on the O rings of lace left behind.

verdict?
the Brother's T have crafted one of the finest American beers here, do whatever it takes to get some. if you are into hops this beer is screaming your name, this is one that is not overhyped...

Serving type: growler

02-11-2007 03:43:29 | More by Ego

More User Reviews:

barczar

Kentucky

4.23/5 rDev -3.6%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25

Pours a clear amber with a frothy one inch light khaki head that slowly dissipates, leaving sheets of lacing.

Grapefruit, pine, fresh cut grass, and sweet, bready malt form the initial aroma. Tropical notes of pineapple and mango emerge.

Flavor is a bit more subtle than anticipated at first, with underpinnings of citrus giving way quickly to bitter hops, all amidst a bready caramel malt backbone. Subsequent sips reveal sticky resin, lime, and a muddled general citrus character, which has become far more dominant. The finish is decidedly resinous and bitter. The malt backbone caves to the hop barrage.

Body is moderate and smooth, with moderate carbonation and a fair amount of alcohol warmth.

Expected more malt presence, but great hop character. Verges on being too bitter for my liking.

Serving type: bottle

05-22-2013 01:21:12 | More by barczar

Birdmarg741

District of Columbia

4.5/5 rDev +2.5%

05-22-2013 00:33:46 | More by Birdmarg741

dcloeren

Texas

4.25/5 rDev -3.2%

05-21-2013 20:54:49 | More by dcloeren

Busker

Connecticut

3.5/5 rDev -20.3%

05-21-2013 17:59:25 | More by Busker

PlinyBeMiney

California

3.5/5 rDev -20.3%

05-21-2013 07:13:23 | More by PlinyBeMiney

CosmoHopHead

Kansas

4.5/5 rDev +2.5%

05-21-2013 04:25:15 | More by CosmoHopHead

joejost

New York

5/5 rDev +13.9%

05-21-2013 01:30:23 | More by joejost

Angkistrodon

Virginia

4.5/5 rDev +2.5%

05-21-2013 00:00:47 | More by Angkistrodon

skiking1163

Pennsylvania

5/5 rDev +13.9%

05-20-2013 23:34:06 | More by skiking1163

MGodduclan5

Massachusetts

3.75/5 rDev -14.6%

05-20-2013 21:43:39 | More by MGodduclan5

tipfortap

New York

4.5/5 rDev +2.5%

05-20-2013 17:16:34 | More by tipfortap

surfrogue1

Maryland

4.5/5 rDev +2.5%

05-20-2013 03:01:41 | More by surfrogue1

PlayitAgain

New York

3.75/5 rDev -14.6%

05-20-2013 03:01:17 | More by PlayitAgain

1sophrosyne1

District of Columbia

4.23/5 rDev -3.6%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25

Started in a cold English dimpled pint glass and allowed to warm over 30 minutes of tasting.
A pleasing warm amber-orange color; rather weak retention that was partly but not completely due to the cold.
Aroma brings to mind a copper-dipped pine cone nestled in clover and dandelion.
Taste experience is a little short, overall, but builds up to a bitter burst from a foundation of caramel-smoked hemp. There is a nutty nose blended in the back half of the flavor that I just can't place...
It sits heavy on the middle of the tongue, but falls off the sides quickly into an almost tannic sort of creaminess.
There's more length on draught than out of the bottle.
Overall, it's one of the best regularly available consistent products from a favorite independent brewery.

Serving type: bottle

05-20-2013 02:45:37 | More by 1sophrosyne1