Tröegs Hopback Amber Ale - Tröegs Brewing Company

MattSweatshirt

Texas

4.03/5  rDev -0.2%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

2 month old bottle.

Pours out a clear amber with a thick slightly off-white head. Retains and laces nicely.

Honey sweetness and orange hops pop out. More malty aromas keep coming with caramel and toffee.

Hops are definitely in there providing some citrus orange and grapefruit and piney flavors with a medium bitterness that takes hold for a couple seconds. Malty sweetness. Some spice.

Easily the best amber ale I've had yet. Lots of hops set this off right.

Serving type: bottle

01-24-2013 19:23:34 | More by MattSweatshirt

paulys55

Pennsylvania

3.75/5  rDev -7.2%

05-24-2013 04:22:38 | More by paulys55

MinorThreat

Colorado

4.25/5  rDev +5.2%

05-23-2013 03:40:17 | More by MinorThreat

HollyHops

Pennsylvania

4.25/5  rDev +5.2%

05-23-2013 02:15:37 | More by HollyHops

megamass

New Jersey

3.75/5  rDev -7.2%

05-22-2013 22:56:18 | More by megamass

NJBeer265

New Jersey

4.25/5  rDev +5.2%

05-22-2013 19:38:59 | More by NJBeer265

Birdmarg741

District of Columbia

3.75/5  rDev -7.2%

05-22-2013 00:31:41 | More by Birdmarg741

JAHMUR

Connecticut

3.5/5  rDev -13.4%

05-21-2013 15:28:21 | More by JAHMUR

SpAiReArGsEonNE

New Jersey

3.5/5  rDev -13.4%

05-21-2013 00:36:31 | More by SpAiReArGsEonNE

MGodduclan5

Massachusetts

3.5/5  rDev -13.4%

05-20-2013 21:46:02 | More by MGodduclan5

dar482

New York

4.39/5  rDev +8.7%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25

It comes in a dark amber color.

The aroma has big juicy hop aroma, sweet honey orange, mango, peach.

The flavor follows with those tropical fruits and a smooth crystal malt flavor, then a light hop bitterness. It tastes like a laid back Nugget Nectar, which makes sense as this is the base beer where they then hop the beer crazy to get Nugget. Less crystal malt sweetness from the beer and the bitterness comes through more. It's crazy to say, but from the many times I've had Nugget, but I prefer this smooth flavor, less sweetness, and the wonderful hops.

What a fantastic drinkable beer. Great flavor with hops and the crystal malt sweetness.

Serving type: on-tap

05-20-2013 08:22:17 | More by dar482

jbarletto

Massachusetts

4/5  rDev -1%

05-19-2013 19:12:15 | More by jbarletto

Proclarush

Rhode Island

4/5  rDev -1%

05-19-2013 17:16:03 | More by Proclarush

wrightst

Maryland

4.5/5  rDev +11.4%

05-19-2013 13:29:24 | More by wrightst

katrinakennett

5/5  rDev +23.8%

05-19-2013 13:05:22 | More by katrinakennett

Rifugium

Pennsylvania

4/5  rDev -1%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

First had: ?
Recent tasting from a bottle; fresh, per the bottle date.

Very nice and simple amber ale. Brownish amber in color, with a somewhat aggressive pour giving a large, healthy white head that retained nicely. Caramel malts in the nose, with a good dose of crisp piney/citrusy hops. Taste was similar, more complex than your typical amber ale, even if nothing surprising going on; bready malts, caramel, nice hop bite with notes of pine and citrus pith, for a good sense of balance. Light-medium body, crisp and enjoyable, and about as spot-on for the style as you can get.

Serving type: bottle

05-19-2013 05:29:10 | More by Rifugium

BeerBucks

New York

4/5  rDev -1%

05-19-2013 00:27:14 | More by BeerBucks

timothef

Pennsylvania

4.25/5  rDev +5.2%

05-18-2013 23:08:12 | More by timothef

Dcunicelli

Pennsylvania

4.25/5  rDev +5.2%

05-18-2013 21:03:59 | More by Dcunicelli

ChefBenhase

Georgia

4.5/5  rDev +11.4%

05-18-2013 18:23:49 | More by ChefBenhase

smooth_aleing

Pennsylvania

4.25/5  rDev +5.2%

05-16-2013 23:59:16 | More by smooth_aleing

StevenH

New Jersey

4/5  rDev -1%

05-16-2013 06:46:26 | More by StevenH

calcnerd

Pennsylvania

4.25/5  rDev +5.2%

05-16-2013 01:27:21 | More by calcnerd

micl8n

Maryland

4/5  rDev -1%

05-15-2013 18:15:46 | More by micl8n

shagens

Wisconsin

3.75/5  rDev -7.2%

05-14-2013 18:49:46 | More by shagens