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Tröegs HopBack Amber Ale

Percentile
93
overall

bottled
common

on tap
common

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RatingsAverageScoreABVStyle PctlServe in
6633.63/5.03.62/5.05.6%99.4English pint, Shaker
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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 Butters (1637), Virginia, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/104/57/103/512/20
Jun 17, 2008  
Pours a reddish brown with red highlights and a fair fading tan head. Smells fresh hoppy, very similar to their pale ale. Tastes is floral piney hop with a malty backbone. Medium body with a nutty finish. Pretty good


 pepsican (885), The Student Ghetto, Iowa, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/56/103/513/20
Jun 15, 2008  
Pours amber with a thin off white head. Aroma is caramel and a bit of hop citrus. Flavor is the same, some funk and skunk as well. Finishes mildly bitter.


 SQNfan (591), Wheaton, Illinois, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/513/20
Jun 12, 2008  
Deep amber almost brown in color. The nose has aromas of sweet caramel, light citrus and stewed fruit. In the mouth it is medium-bodied and shows off the hops even in the midpalate which fades toward a soft, dry finish.


 LilBeerDoctor (1492), East Setauket, New York, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/104/514/20
Jun 11, 2008  
Bottle. Pours an amber/brown with a nice tan head. Aroma of sweet malt and flowery hops. Flavor of bitter flavory hops, light fruits. Very flowery (like soap!). I would like a stronger malt presence along with the strong hop addition. Still, a very enjoyable amber.


 fredandboboflo (1404), East Setauket, New York, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/104/515/20
Jun 11, 2008  
Bottle. Aroma combining piney hops, diverse fruity esters, and rich malt. Flavor loses some of the diversity of the aroma, as some notes blend together, but still quite tasty. Very nice.


lowgun1212 (77), Montclair, New Jersey, USA
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/56/102/513/20
Jun 10, 2008  
it looks brown. smells like red grapes and oranges and hops. tastes like it too. bumpy ride. slimy finish. but flavorful, alas.


 BOLTZ7555 (1073), Phoenix, Arizona, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/515/20
Jun 8, 2008  
Bottle acquired as a bonus from mcferc4. Thanks again Rob!!! Crimson body with an eggshell colored head. Flavor is caramel and toffee but packs a bit of a hop punch that differentiates it from most ambers. The hops aren’t in the same league as Lucky 13, Green Flash Hop Head Red, or Speakeasy Prohibition but they are there. Very tasty. Wish I could get more from this brewery.


 phishpond417 (1914), Madison, Wisconsin, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/59/103/512/20
Jun 8, 2008  
Pours a clear amber body with a thin sized head, a nice amount of caramel malts and floral hop aroma. Taste was soft, citrusy with subtle hop character all the way through. Finishes off dry.



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