Tröegs Nugget Nectar - Tröegs Brewing Company

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rAvg: 4.39
pDev: 9.79%
Reviews: 2168
Hads: 2316

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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 (130), cask (59), growler (33), nitro-tap (1).

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Reviews by kbuzz:

kbuzz

Pennsylvania

4.43/5 rDev +0.9%
look: 5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

Poured from a 12 oz bottle into my trusty snifter...should be using the tulip, but it's dirty...super smudged bottle date, but I see a lot of "2"s so I'm going with a February '12 bottle date.

A: Crystal clear bronze beer with pinkish hues. Steady stream of bubbles. Half finger head dissipates fairly quickly into patchy eggshell islands on top of the beer.

S: Tropical fruits - mango, peach, grapefruit. Big, big citrus/tropical fruit notes...sweet hop notes.

T/M: Nice! This is a big tropical fruit hop bomb. A balanced, sweet bitterness hits you first...fades into all those tropical fruits and finishes with the pine and grapefruit at the end. Smooth wave of caramel malt throughout. Dry finish, crisp, clean tasting beer...moderately carbonated.

O: To me this is a slight variation of Bell's Hopslam...slightly different in color and not quite as pleasing on the palate - a little rougher around the edges. Still a VERY tasty IPA and a beer worth seeking out on the east coast.

Serving type: bottle

03-11-2012 05:16:01 | More by kbuzz

More User Reviews:

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