Tröegs Nugget Nectar - Tröegs Brewing Company

kevanb

Illinois

4.3/5  rDev -2.1%
look: 5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

Nugget Nectar pours a beautiful amber color, extremely clear with a couple of bubbles rising to the top of the glass, a gorgeous bone colored head sits atop the beer, about 2 fingers worth that has moderate retention, but leaves behind some fantastic soapy lacing on the glass. The nose is great with a big hop profile, lots of resinous pine with some faint citrus but the pine and sappy aromas really dominate the aroma. Balancing the hops is a nice amount of caramel malt and some mild breadiness, but the caramel really shines here. The flavors are a bit heavier on the malts, which is not uncommon at all for an amber or red ale, and the caramel malt definitely leaps out right away and is very smooth and rich. Hops aren’t far away and provide some nice bitter sappy flavors and some pleasant juicy flavors, not unlike an nectarine or peach that play with some lighter citrus notes at the finish. The body is big and full, not very carbonated, feels similar to having a beer on cask and goes with the flavors very well.

Verdict: Delicious. While it’s not quite the hop bomb a lot of people make it out to be, the fanfare surrounding this beer in not unwarranted. I’m definitely glad to have a couple of these to enjoy.

Serving type: bottle

04-05-2012 04:26:19 | More by kevanb

flyingPharmacist

New York

3.75/5  rDev -14.6%

06-19-2013 10:00:58 | More by flyingPharmacist

blackcloud

Alaska

4/5  rDev -8.9%

06-18-2013 23:27:54 | More by blackcloud

ndepriest

Georgia

4.25/5  rDev -3.2%

06-17-2013 15:44:27 | More by ndepriest

spw109

New York

5/5  rDev +13.9%

06-17-2013 07:27:03 | More by spw109

jpizzle

Massachusetts

3.75/5  rDev -14.6%

06-16-2013 22:05:23 | More by jpizzle

aeroparrot

Massachusetts

3.5/5  rDev -20.3%

06-16-2013 21:33:39 | More by aeroparrot

MgoJohnStamos

Michigan

4.25/5  rDev -3.2%

06-16-2013 19:46:08 | More by MgoJohnStamos

Orange

Massachusetts

4.5/5  rDev +2.5%

06-16-2013 07:12:57 | More by Orange

Zanico

Ohio

4.5/5  rDev +2.5%

06-16-2013 01:04:57 | More by Zanico

jarrgal

North Dakota

4/5  rDev -8.9%

06-14-2013 17:27:24 | More by jarrgal

Alduya

California

4.25/5  rDev -3.2%

06-13-2013 21:26:55 | More by Alduya

doremite

Massachusetts

3.75/5  rDev -14.6%

06-13-2013 21:00:55 | More by doremite

Yummmmiller

Pennsylvania

3.75/5  rDev -14.6%

06-13-2013 20:57:33 | More by Yummmmiller

AuzBlackhand

Ohio

4/5  rDev -8.9%

06-13-2013 20:39:54 | More by AuzBlackhand

Gnarles

New Jersey

4.25/5  rDev -3.2%

06-13-2013 20:25:43 | More by Gnarles

djre4orm

Virginia

4.25/5  rDev -3.2%

06-13-2013 20:10:58 | More by djre4orm

MastaShonuf

California

4.5/5  rDev +2.5%

06-13-2013 17:19:58 | More by MastaShonuf

johnpz168

New Jersey

4.25/5  rDev -3.2%

06-13-2013 17:19:02 | More by johnpz168

Coreynezy4

Oregon

4.75/5  rDev +8.2%

06-13-2013 05:09:56 | More by Coreynezy4

weonfire

Illinois

4.25/5  rDev -3.2%

06-13-2013 02:21:26 | More by weonfire

JMUbrewz

Virginia

4.25/5  rDev -3.2%

06-12-2013 17:28:17 | More by JMUbrewz

utopiajane

New York

4.25/5  rDev -3.2%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25

This beer poured a beautiful burnt orange with perfect clarity and dancing champagne bubbles rising up from the bottom of the glass. It yielded an ample head of billowy foam that receded lazily to a sturdy cap and some sticky, clinging lace. Nose is fresh, floral and orange with a malt character that smells more like a lager. The malt is full and round on the nose, toasty then giving way to a toffee sweetness. Taste is piney, resin, bitter and delightful with breaddy malt. The malty sweetness keeps increasing on the palate and the strong malt base is inexhaustible next to the thundering hops. Finishes dry, slick, crisp and both the hops bitter and the malt sweetness dance on the tongue long after the swallow. This beer takes you to the edge of it’s mammoth malt profile and then lets all the endless hops leap to their happy go lucky limit. Nugget Nectar is a jubilee of taste sensation. Wonderful!

Serving type: bottle

06-12-2013 08:47:33 | More by utopiajane

JammyV

Illinois

4/5  rDev -8.9%

06-12-2013 05:46:46 | More by JammyV

Brewman123

New York

4.5/5  rDev +2.5%

06-11-2013 23:08:08 | More by Brewman123