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Tröegs HopBack Amber Ale

Tröegs HopBack Amber Ale - Amber Ale

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 Percentile 
93
overall
Brewed by Tröegs Brewing Company
Style: Amber Ale

Harrisburg, Pennsylvania USA

bottled
common

on tap
common

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 Ratings  Average  Score  ABV  Style Pctl  Serve in 
6623.63/5.03.62/5.05.6%99.4English pint, Shaker
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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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 BeerZack (116), Austin, Texas, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/103/515/20
Jun 3, 2008  
Dark amber appearing brown, somewhat clear with clingy covering of tan head. Smells of resiny pine and citrus hops jump out with some roasted barley and toasty caramel. Sweet and citrusy with toasty caramalts. Pretty well balanced with the pine and citrus hop bitterness throughout, but never coming off astringent. Amber for hop-heads. Somewhat smooth feel, moderate-medium body for amber, but still feels a little thin. Very drinkable amber.


 soyorganic (217), Denver, Colorado, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/57/103/517/20
Jun 3, 2008  
Nice beer. Pours dark copper off-white head. Nice hop taste with good balance. Right amount of carbonation which makes it a very drinkable beer.


 ReademNwheat (174), Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/517/20
Jun 1, 2008  
From a bottle, pours a amber color. Great hop taste. Nothing seems out of place in this beer, well balanced. great sessional beer.


MeaggieLin (4), USA
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4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
10/105/57/103/515/20
Jun 1, 2008  
medium bitterness, light body, fizzy, bitter, A little too bitter in my opinion. Not too heavy though. I prefer the aroma to the flavor. Not a beer I’d drink solo at the end of the day, but certainly it would be good paired with a meal.


 kpresley77 (133), Jackson, Georgia, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/105/57/105/516/20
May 31, 2008  
Bottle courtesy of abcfan, pours dark amber with half finger white head. Aroma is not strong but some sweet malt and light hops. Taste is similar to aroma with clean finish. Really good beer.


 keepersj12 (774), Sicklerville, New Jersey, USA
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/59/104/516/20
May 21, 2008  
Out of a sixter. Really quality stuff. Dark amber color with a large head. Great aroma of pine and citrus. Just a wonderful hop flavor with a very good balance.


darrylgh (10), Willow Grove, Pennsylvania, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/103/515/20
May 18, 2008  
On tap, this poured a good dark amber color, with a good whiteish head. Great hop smell, with a great hop taste, not to overpowering. Had a good malt bite also present. The head was perfect all the way down the glass. I would buy It again.


hophappy (1), lititz, Pennsylvania, USA
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4.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
10/105/59/104/519/20
May 14, 2008  
Best session beer i ever had!Beautiful hop aroma with slight grapefruit maybe a very slight spice and good solid caramel malt backbone.Flavor perfectly matching the aroma.Not to bitter but yet very hoppy.Good complexity but very drinkable. Very well balanced.Beautiful deep amber color with a thick off white head with very good lacing.Also a very pleasant soft carbonation.Excellent beer for summer or fall.Can drink quite a few in one sitting even at 6% abv.Excellent job troegs!



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