Tröegs HopBack Amber Ale

Nice hops taste, but coming from a keg of Dogfish 90 minute it paled in comparison. A good summer/fall beer and crowd pleaser. Nice burnt caramel color.

Bottle. Translucent ruby-mahogany with thin, off-white head. Enticing hoppy, juicy and malty nose all at once. Hints of citrus and chocolate in aroma. Fruity bitterness carries a slightly caramel-sweet tinge for balance. Nothing overpowering, maybe a little discordant, but tasty and pretty refreshing.

Bottle courtesy of GMCC2181. Pours a super dark, clear amber with one finger tan head and great lacing. Nose is sweet caramel and floral hops. Taste is caramel up front with a nice bitter hop finish. Medium mouth feel. Decent amber – thanks G-Money!

Bottle. Pours a clear, deep amber with a small bubbly off-white head that shows decent retention and leaves only a hint of lacing. Smell is big on floral hops with a big pine presence on top of a sweet caramel malt base. The taste is a slightly more balanced version of the smell with a more subdued floral and pine hop kick up front that is balanced really well by the sweet caramel malts. Mouthfeel is medium and very creamy with good carbonation and only the slightest hop bitterness. This is a very well balanced amber with just the right amount of hops to give it a good kick. Very nice.

Poured a dark copper red with a good tan foamy head. There was light lacing. A hoppy pine/grassy aroma with a nice mild hop taste and slight caramel sweetness which blended well with the hint of bitterness on the finish. There was a good flavor and an easy drinkable enjoyable beer. The 4th beer in the variety pack tried.