Tröegs Nugget Nectar - Tröegs Brewing Company

Erix

Vermont

4.8/5  rDev +9.3%
look: 4 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

Pint glass filled from growler.
Appearance: A pale amber colored beer, with gold highlights. Decent pour yielded a liquidy head (large bubbles, not rocky at all) that dissipated somewhat quickly. Very clear. I believe this is lighter than the Hopback amber which this is related to.
Smell: Mmmm.. delicious! Piney, citrusy hops most of all. Very fresh, green, and resinous, with a little malt trying to poke through. Probably the best smelling IPA I've come across.
Taste: The hops in the scent come across just as strongly in the first sip. Full of flavor and freshness, but not with the brutal bitterness I've come to anticipate in many American IPAs. The malt is assertive enough to counter balance the hops a bit, but make not mistake about it. This beer is about the hops first. A wonderful combination of piney grapefruity hops.
Mouthfeel: Pleasently refreshing, yet with a somewhat oily astringency and minor alcohol warmth trailing off in the end. After a few sips of this the hops seem to almost numb the tip of the tongue. Neat!
Drinkability: Dangerously easy to drink. At 7% this is no weak session beer, but I want to treat it like one. I just got the growler tonight, and doubt it will make it until tomorrow.

I was anxiously awaiting the rerelease of this beer for quite some time now, and am glad to see that I did not build it up too much in anticipation. Just as good as I remember it, which would speak volumes to anyone who has heard me rave about it in the past. Seek this out!

Serving type: on-tap

01-31-2005 01:35:01 | More by Erix

RayUF07

Florida

4/5  rDev -8.9%

05-25-2013 05:51:33 | More by RayUF07

coffygrinder

Illinois

4.25/5  rDev -3.2%

05-25-2013 05:04:40 | More by coffygrinder

AlTrombley

Connecticut

4.5/5  rDev +2.5%

05-25-2013 01:57:51 | More by AlTrombley

RummyRedbeard

Massachusetts

4.36/5  rDev -0.7%
look: 5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

(copied from blog - written February 6th, 2013)

Appearance – Perfect clear amber color… pretty much the color of honey. One to two finger creamy head. LOTS of bubbles rising from the bottom of the glass.
Smell – Well you could pretty much smell the piney orange aroma from across the room.
Taste – Pine sap, citrus, very hoppy, slight caramel… bitterness lingers.

Well from the get-go this beer is awesome. The appearance of it is the very definition of amber… in fact I kind of felt like John Hammond when I poured this out:

[Image of John Hammond from Jurassic Park looking at the amber at the end of his cane]

Minus the Mosquito of course... sorry for that image.
I love the tiny little bubbles that are forever being summoned from the bottom of the glass, which stay put on the walls of the glass as lacing as you consume this tasty beverage. This sure is an intense and powerful beer that has the qualities you would expect it would have by merely looked at the label; it’s the same color, and it tastes like you’re squeezing the shit out of a hop.

Warning: This beer much more resembles an imperial IPA than an amber so if you’re looking for a sweet, drinkable amber ale you probably shouldn’t get this.

Serving type: bottle

05-24-2013 23:06:16 | More by RummyRedbeard

creal92

Kentucky

5/5  rDev +13.9%

05-24-2013 19:07:47 | More by creal92

SwG237

New York

4.25/5  rDev -3.2%

05-24-2013 03:55:07 | More by SwG237

jman005

Kentucky

5/5  rDev +13.9%

05-24-2013 03:01:59 | More by jman005

pjkelley82

New York

3.36/5  rDev -23.5%
look: 3.25 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5

This beer was very hyped. A lot of people told me to try it so I did. Hoppy but does not stick around. Great mouthfeel, good on smell... thought it would taste better to me. Overall excellent beer that I would recommend to try but far from my favorites.

Serving type: on-tap

05-23-2013 05:43:29 | More by pjkelley82

YeastEnthusiast

New Jersey

4.5/5  rDev +2.5%

05-23-2013 01:11:37 | More by YeastEnthusiast

billbeers

Pennsylvania

3/5  rDev -31.7%

05-23-2013 00:03:43 | More by billbeers

smitty5245

California

4.5/5  rDev +2.5%

05-22-2013 22:38:40 | More by smitty5245

morefackinghops

Massachusetts

4.25/5  rDev -3.2%

05-22-2013 21:58:45 | More by morefackinghops

davesway10

Iowa

4/5  rDev -8.9%

05-22-2013 18:14:29 | More by davesway10

NJBeer265

New Jersey

4.75/5  rDev +8.2%

05-22-2013 15:49:51 | More by NJBeer265

pknyc

New York

3.75/5  rDev -14.6%

05-22-2013 14:37:03 | More by pknyc

kizyle

Georgia

4/5  rDev -8.9%

05-22-2013 13:27:31 | More by kizyle

grover37

District of Columbia

4.25/5  rDev -3.2%

05-22-2013 04:25:18 | More by grover37

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