Tröegs Nugget Nectar - Tröegs Brewing Company

Eleutheria

Ohio

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

A: Ruby-orange.

S: Citrus, sweet.

T: Tastes exactly like a mandarin orange.

M: Pops with just the right amount of carbonation. Very smooth.

D: Extremely well-balanced between sweet, hoppy, malty, carbonated, etc... This beer was unexpected and different and I enjoyed it.

Serving type: nitro-tap

03-24-2011 00:06:13 | More by Eleutheria

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

Profchaos20

Pennsylvania

4.14/5  rDev -5.7%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4

12 OZ bottle poured into a DFH IPA glass Bottled 1/3/13, tasted 2/15/13.

A - Pours amber with red and orange hues. 1 and half finger off white head. Leaves good lacing.

S - Strong citrus/grapefruit hops upfront with pine and resin too. Some sweet malts mixed in the background somewhere

T - Sweet malt upfront, that fades to citrus, pine and resinous hops. Finishes with medium to strong bitterness.

M - Medium body and medium carbonation, actually quite smooth.

O - Quite tasty, wonderful aroma, not as good as my memories from the first time I had it 2-3 years ago when it blew me away but still very enjoyable.

On subsequent tastings, I noticed I like this beer even more with some age on it...which is a first for a hoppy beer. It keeps its hoppiness but it kind of mellows a bit and I really start to enjoy it at the 2-3 month range.

Serving type: bottle

06-07-2013 01:36:19 | More by Profchaos20

312HopBomb

Illinois

4.61/5  rDev +5%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

Pours glowing amber with a slight haze into my Hopleaf 8 0z. nonnic

Smell is juicy fruit and roasted caramel malt. Nice fresh hop smell.

Taste starts with a burst of hops that are balanced between fruity, piney and dank, then transitions to the bready, chewy malt flavor ending with a nice smooth bitterness that is just subtly sweet and nutty.

Mouthfeel is smooth and creamy with fine carbonation. Medium body.

Overall this is a unique brew that was better than I expected. I was given this bottle and I'm so glad I had the chance to try it. Superb.

Serving type: bottle

06-05-2013 01:55:53 | More by 312HopBomb

mtomlins

Ontario (Canada)

4.6/5  rDev +4.8%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

Poured, my times, from a growler into a pint glass

A: A fantastic bright orange, copper color that pours to a big, off-white head, dissipating quickly and leaving great lacing.

S: A big hop nose for an Amber Ale (wink wink). Lots of big juicy hops, citrusy and tropical (oranges, tangerines, lemon, mango, papayas). There is a nice, soft bready malt there as well.

T: Gimme more! An excellent mix of sweet, bready malt and fresh juicy hops; a very balanced beer. There is a big hop hit of juicy fruit but also tight bitterness again, balanced nicely.

M: Medium body, smooth and round. Normal/moderate carbonation.

O: I am very impressed with the balance of Nugget Nectar. Large hops in the nose and taste, but always balanced by sweet, bready malt. It is a very drinkable beer, so happy I had a full growler!

Serving type: growler

05-31-2013 18:12:55 | More by mtomlins

m_p_snyder

Ohio

4.25/5  rDev -3.2%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4.25

What an excellent product from Troegs. Very strong hops, yet extremely smooth with almost a sweet taste. The color is a wonderful bright red. Highly drinkable and a definite go to for the summer. If you have the opportunity, I would highly recommend you picking up as many as you can get your hands on. It is on the Beer of Fame for a reason.

Serving type: bottle

05-26-2013 02:42:15 | More by m_p_snyder

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

pjkelley82

New York

3.41/5  rDev -22.3%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3 | 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

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

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

RaulMondesi

California

3.34/5  rDev -23.9%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25

Raul took his first sip and he was like... And then he took another sip and he was like... Wow - 97? That's like one point higher than the Atlanta Olympics. I guess this thang is rated so high because all other Reds are rated so low. It's definitely smooth, but not without that overly caramel and syrupy taste. Kind of like Raul's first ginger, he's happy that he tried it, but he'll pass the second time around.

Serving type: bottle

05-13-2013 01:52:55 | More by RaulMondesi

yankeepride

New Jersey

4.61/5  rDev +5%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.75

Pours the perfect copper color, leaving a foamy head as it cascades into the glass. Smells both a bit flowery and with some citrus, but not overly dominant either way. The flavor just explodes in amber perfection. At 7.5%, it has enough malt to give perfect balance to the really fresh hop flavor. The flavors swish around, blend marvelously, and don't leave an overly-sticky aftertaste. It is crisp, clean, and screams out "this is what the perfect amber should be."

Serving type: bottle

05-09-2013 22:46:23 | More by yankeepride

rboinski

California

4.39/5  rDev 0%
look: 5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.25

12 oz bottle poured into a La Fin Du Monde tulip

appearance: perfect for the style! A dark copper/red with a slightly offehite well retained head

Aroma: great smell! Nice hops and malt balance, smell of pine and sweet malt.

Taste: taste follows the nose, im a little sick so it is hard to judge. Ill post more detailed notes next time.

Mouthfeel: great for this style. Has a little heft that is just perfect!

Overall: love it! Glad lagunitas just released the lucky 13, because i can't get this often!

Serving type: bottle

04-29-2013 02:05:50 | More by rboinski

SebD

Ontario (Canada)

4.38/5  rDev -0.2%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

Appearance: It has a nice clear golden/orange color to it. It has a nice off-white head that dies down moderately and leaves nice lacing.

Smell: The aromas definitely give out hints of citrus, grapefruit, pine, sweet caramelly malts and some honey.

Taste: Like the aromas, it has some tropical notes of grapefruit and citrus, some resiny pine, sweet honey and some caramelly malts.

Mouthfeel: It has a medium carbonation with a very nice overall balance and feel.

Overall: It's a very smooth drinkable beer accompanied with great flavors and aromas.

Serving type: bottle

04-28-2013 20:22:50 | More by SebD

BurgeoningBrewhead

Pennsylvania

4.5/5  rDev +2.5%
look: 4 | smell: 5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4.5

Poured into becker. Clear orange with a fluffy white head that leaves lots of lacing. Smells floral and citrusy, not bitter at all. Tastes hoppy at first but smooths out into a smooth malty drinkability-ness that is delicious. Mouthfeel is medium and clean. Delicious!

Serving type: bottle

04-27-2013 04:41:38 | More by BurgeoningBrewhead

swingdjted

Ohio

5/5  rDev +13.9%
look: 5 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5

Poured just like other say - red with a nice head. Looks like it "should". Bottle label interesting, without being over the top.

Smell - You'd think that "imperial" would have you smelling insanely bitter hops across the room, but it's rather pleasant citrus with light hop smell. My no-alcohol wife even says it smells inoffensive when she normally hates the smell of most beers, and that's a lot to say about an "imperial" variety.

Taste - 93ish IBU? Perhaps, but very floral hops, not the bitterness one would expect. Extremely drinkable, goes down easy despite having a lot of taste. I dare say that there's sweetness, but not enough to bother a hophead.

Mouthfeel - Exact amount of carbonation, not too much or little. Thick, but you won't need a fork and knife.

Overall - Extremely impressed and quite surprised. I had no idea I was buying such a good beer with this. Buy more than one; you'll want to have a couple because of the drinkability.

Serving type: bottle

04-26-2013 03:30:46 | More by swingdjted

Benish

Wisconsin

4.31/5  rDev -1.8%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25

Poured in a snifter glass.

Gave a subtle amber color with a thick head. The beer smelled of citrus. At the moment, nothing else comes to mind except citrus. To me its more like an IPA rather than an amber however the color of the beer tells me it's an amber.

It taste great, its really like drinking a decent double IPA. The first that comes to my mind is Lagunitas Sucks. Nugget Nectar gives a bitter yet sweet citrus flavor, just like Sucks.

Overall I really like this beer, however because I live in WI and not PA, I'm happy with the IPA's and Double IPA's I can get here without going through the trouble of getting the Nectar Nugget.
What I really do like about this beer is after I finished the bomber (I drank the entire thing myself), I wanted another one. It was so drinkable, perfect for a canoe trip to split with a buddy on a hot sunny day or sitting by the campfire in the evening hours. I drank it to the last drop and I was like "Man, if I could just have another glass!" A quick and easy drinking; a single bomber was not overwhelming if you don't have anyone to share it with!

Serving type: bottle

04-18-2013 16:15:11 | More by Benish

JAlvy

Pennsylvania

4.59/5  rDev +4.6%
look: 4 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

Another great beer from the brothers. I look forward the this beer every year. It is a hoppy, juicy imperial amber ale. Most people would call this an IPA. A nice play off of one of their flagship beers. The hop back puts this beer over the top. It pours a nice orangish color and lacing head. The best part is it tastes like it smells, fruity, hoppy and citrusy. Hops and malt are very well balanced for this beer. Coming in at 7.5 ABV. it drinks easy. If you are hop head like me (93 IBU's) you need to get this brew when it's available. I am on my second 1/6 this year!

Serving type: on-tap

04-15-2013 04:18:36 | More by JAlvy

StonedTrippin

Colorado

4.21/5  rDev -4.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25

its like the hopback on steroids. the pour is almost ruby red, super radiant amber color with a few inches of fading white fluff. it looks pretty dense. the nose is real hoppy, more like an imperial ipa than the red its listed as here, piney and resinous, like strong ganja, with a nice dusty caramel red malt underpinning. i like the hop flavor of this beer, its complex and tricky, some citrus in there amongst the trees, pleasantly refreshing for its gravity, and really well balanced by the malts. troegs has gotten the big beers down pat, with the mad elf and the troegenator, in your face beers that still retain some degree of drinkability. id happily attempt a sixer of this! nice carbonation and a lot of body, long sticky hop finish. the label is just right for this beer, it tastes like what comes to mind when looking at the bottle, its perfect really. i like the red malt bill for this, it makes the standard big ipa a whole lot more interesting. very well done.

Serving type: bottle

04-09-2013 19:03:06 | More by StonedTrippin

JMScowcroft

Vermont

4.75/5  rDev +8.2%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.75

Troegs Brewing Company - Nugget Nectar - 12fl oz bottle

Another brew picked up by Hendry and generously shared.

Look - Pours deep amber with an orange hue around the outside. Full, soapy head that dissipates at a medium pace. Good lacing. Moderate carbonation.

Smell - Malty, sweet and tangy with tropical citrus hops on top. Mouth watering and quite unique.

Taste - Snappy dry malt with a bitter hop kick right after, tropical fruits creep in after.

Mouthfeel - Wow! Very nice dry mouthfeel that makes you crave another sip. Taste, refreshing, and not boozy at all!

Overall - This is a must try brew for sure. It is unique, flavorful, thirst quenching, sweet, tangy, and very enjoyable. Cheers!

Serving type: bottle

04-09-2013 11:22:09 | More by JMScowcroft

Hamburgers

California

4.56/5  rDev +3.9%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

Pours a crystal clear, slightly brownish red. One finger white head. Aroma is super malty with notes of citrus, grass and tropical fruit. Flavors of something I can't quite put my finger on. Hold on, this is a damn good beer. I'm captivated by it. It's a beautiful beer. There is so much depth. I'm totally won over. Been wanting to try this for a long time and it really lives up to the hype. Wow!

Serving type: bottle

04-06-2013 06:09:06 | More by Hamburgers

Hendry

Vermont

4.74/5  rDev +8%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.75

Troegs is another brand that takes some effort for a Vermonter to get their hands on, and after reading multiple favorable reviews in addition to many mentioning Nugget Nectar on the BA site, I had to try it, so on a recent trip across the Lake to NY I had my chance.

Beautiful amber color,very slight head even upon aggressively pouring into my Lawson's snifter. What head that appeared dissipated quickly, but the nose draws you in: the blend of hops is happy & peppy & bursting with love, gives off an above average aroma that invites the first sip.

The body and carbonation are medium, and the hops stand out nicely for an amber "imperial." This is what Samuel Adams probably wishes they could mass produce for $9/six pack but the price of admission is $13/six pack if you can find it. Two friends loved it, one was lukewarm on it (certified DIPA nut).

There is a distinct hop blast to this tasty amber that is delivered in a somewhat sweet honey/toffee toned package. Highly drinkable with a certain panache to it, next to no alcohol detected, and complex in character. One of those six packs that tends to be not as well stocked as the surrounding ones in the cooler, and the store owner mentioned that they limit him on how many he can be allotted. Nugget Nectar is a great beer that is not available locally for me, but worth the effort to stock up on as it is worthy of the "beer archive" status in my garage fridge. Fans of IIPA would do well to try Troegs Perpetual IPA, which is of a different character

Serving type: bottle

04-05-2013 03:17:33 | More by Hendry

Jeffo

Netherlands

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

Been waiting a couple years to finally try this beer, so a big cheers to SliverX for sending this one over.

From a bottle into a snifter
Bottled 31 Jan 2013

APPEARANCE: Pours a one finger, medium looking, fluffy, off-white head with good retention. Perfectly clear burnt orange in color with medium levels of carbonation evident. Head fades to a wisp and clings to the sides of the glass. A nice, full wisp remains until the end and leaves some good lacing down the glass.

SMELL: Caramel, melon and some pineapple notes on the nose. Citrus aromas with grapefruit and some light toffee as well. Aromatic and enticing.

TASTE: Caramel and toffee sweetness with some melon, citrus flavors and some piney bitterness at the swallow. Bold and lingering finish of piney hops, lemon and grapefruit citrus flavors, hop bitterness and some nice toffee sweetness as balance. Very flavorful and wonderfully balanced. Excellent stuff.

PALATE: Medium body and carbonation, creamy smooth on the palate, goes down smooth and finishes rather dry. Some bitterness lingers.

OVERALL: This was well worth the wait. An excellent and enjoyable hoppy ale that went down way too easily. Would love to drink this on a regular basis and I envey those of you who do. Thanks again for the beers SliverX. This one comes highly recommended.

Serving type: bottle

04-03-2013 13:12:47 | More by Jeffo

SaisonRichBiere

Michigan

4.36/5  rDev -0.7%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4.5

Thanks to ThePorterSorter for this one.

Served in a pint mug poured from a 12oz bottle.

Appearance- Pours a crystal clear, bright amber orange, with a sizable bubbly head. Tiny bubbles pump out all over the place. Like a beer commercial. Awesome looking.

Smell- Big fruit. Honeyed melon and cantaloupe, with tart candied lychee vibes. Crisp white wine fruitiness in there as well. Subtle earthy hop aromas creep in, with a very faint malty finish.

Taste- Sweetness all around. Turbinado sugary candied hop, caramelly honey nut Cheerios maltiness, and clean grassy finish. Orange zest and earty hops linger on the tongue and palate. Really tasty stuff.

Mouthfeel- Slightly fizzy with a sugary mouth coat. A tad overbearing, bit expected for an imperial.

Overall- A great beer. Very glad I got a few of these. Sweet and hopped up at first, but finishes clean, caramelly, and malty like an amber should. I would love a draft version, or maybe even a BA version!

Cheers!

Serving type: bottle

04-02-2013 01:50:43 | More by SaisonRichBiere

WallingBrew

Virginia

4.99/5  rDev +13.7%
look: 4.75 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5

A - exactly as I would have expected and hoped for, deep Golden Amber.
S - Smells like sunshine dipped in honey
M - this is what sold me, smoooth despite the higher abv and hop profile.
O - why can't every beer be as good as this? Just really well executed amazing imperial amber. I would drink this all day and would recommend it any day.

Serving type: bottle

04-01-2013 02:08:43 | More by WallingBrew