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 (1944), on-tap (129), cask (59), growler (33), nitro-tap (1).

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Reviews by mjl21:

mjl21

California

3.95/5 rDev -10%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

Got a few of these during my most recent trades. 12 ounce bottle poured into a tulip. Comes in at 7.5% and 93ish IBUs. Bottled on is tough to read and is either 1/12/10 or 2/12/10.

A-A pour right down the middle of the glass results in a clear amber beer with a nice two finger off white head. The head has some nice retention.

S-The hops used do stand out. It has a nice spike of tropical citrus and some pine. Smells very fresh and compared to the aged versions I have tried before, it is definitely better. Deserves a 4.25 in this category.

T-It starts out with tropical fruit flavors that remind me of mango blended into a pina colada. There is a large malt backbone which imparts a definite caramel sweetness in the middle. It also has noticeable toasted malt flavors. The fruit flavors return at the end. It gets sweeter as it warms, but has a dry finish. As it warms bitter grapefruit flavors come out.

M-The body falls on the low end of the medium spectrum. I found it to be coarse in the back of my mouth.

D-Definitely the best bottle I have tried. Would love to try it fresh from the source.

A nice hoppy amber. Worth seeking out if it is super fresh.

Serving type: bottle

03-18-2010 17:31:43 | More by mjl21

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1sophrosyne1

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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