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Tröegs HopBack Amber Ale

Tröegs HopBack Amber Ale

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An Amber Ale brewed by
Tröegs Brewing Company

Harrisburg, Pennsylvania USA

bottled
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5463.64/5.03.64/5.05.6%98.6English pint, Shaker P  Stats

Commercial Description:
Troegs HopBack Amber gets its unique name and taste from the HopBack Vessel in our brewhouse. Packed full of whole flower hops, each batch circulates through the vessel, creating a fresh hoppy aroma, spicy taste and rich caramel note that defines this signature amber ale.

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 Gpnterojd (133), Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/59/103/517/20

Sep 2, 2007    Updated: Oct 13, 2007
Bottle. Light amber. Smells of grapefruit and pine, citrusy. Grapefruit, malt, and hops flavour. Hops finish. Very well balanced. Golden.

 nramsburg (154), New York, New York, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/104/56/104/515/20
Nov 30, 2008  
Pours to a dark orange amber with a 1.5 finger head. Good bit of hops on the nose. HInts of floral on the nose, but not as much citrus as expected. On the palate this is a strong beer -- good caramel flavor with a solid overtone of floral hops. A touch of mineral flavor also, but nothing to detrimental. Certainly a bit toasty as well. Smooth hoppy finish. Hardly much evidence of the decently high alcohol percentage.


 riversideAK (1755), Shoreline, Washington, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/104/514/20
Nov 30, 2008  
Bottle from brentk56. Thanks! Nice darker amber pour with a thin head. The aroma is that of toasted caramel malts and some nice floral/earthy hops. A touch of wood too. Nice flavors of earthy hops upfront followed by toasted malts, light caramel sweetness and earthy woody hops in the finish. Rather dry finish. A very nice amber ale.


 msante79 (339), Orland Hills, Illinois, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/58/104/515/20
Nov 27, 2008  
12oz bottle. Pours amber wit off-white head. Aroma is floral hops, caramel malt and citrus. Flavor is hoppy with notes of citrus and pine with nice caramel malt backbone. Mouthfeel is medium with good carbonation. Nice hoppy amber ale. Very good session ale. Thanks to abcfan for this one.


 blipp (961), Grand Island, New York, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/58/104/515/20
Nov 20, 2008  
Bottle. Pours amber with an off white head. The aroma has floral hops and caramel malt. The flavor is very well balanced with a solid dose of floral hops and nice sweet caramel notes. Very nice.


 Rogueone (410), I F&ckin’ hate those guys from, Ohio, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/57/104/515/20
Nov 20, 2008  
Draft @ Mad Mex: Gosh, this brewery is just really hit or miss for me. Duh, pours orange-amber with a very thick and aromatic head, like circus peanuts (the orange candy). Has the bittersweetness of ruby red grapefruit. Nice, sweet hoppiness to it, definitely drinkable, but smell is throwing me off. Almost smells like pixie stix powder.



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