Tröegs HopBack Amber Ale

Brewed by Tröegs Brewing Company
Style: Amber Ale
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania USA

Bottle. Pours copper with thin but tight offwhite head. The aroma is floral hops with some honey and citrus notes and light biscuit. The flavor is biscuit and toast malt witha pretty assertive hop profile for an amber. Mostly pine, some lemon notes, too. It gets some caramel in the finish with a mild spice and earth aftertaste.

From a bottle poured amber with a good amount of head. Nice hoppy flavor, kinda sweet, with nice lasting aftertaste.

A rotten fruit laced floral piny aroma, a little scary. Transparent iced tea appearance. Also has an iced tea, tea froth head. Fruity hop bite. Of course the hops are the main feature here. Small amount of creamy carbonation. wants to be an IPA but never quite gets there. Citrus rind flavors build thru the session. Dirty hop spring water finish. Will not buy again. Get’s a seven overall only because it is troeg.

Bottle courtesy of Steph: Poured a deep copper color ale with a big foamy white head with some good retention and some light lacing. Aroma of floral and bitter hops is dominating. Taste is a mix between light caramel malt with some bitter hops at the end. Body is about average with some great carbonation. With the level of hops that can be found in this beer it is almost leaning toward an IPA. Very good session beer overall but nothing earth shattering in here.

Pours a lovely amber-red color (hence the name) with a light head. Smells of citrus and spice. Crisp on the palate with heavy hop flavor and mild sweetness. A very refreshing and tasty beer and would recommend to anyone who enjoys more hoppy brews.

I picked this up on a recent visit to the DC area, and I was pretty pleased with it. It is a nicely hopped, definitely-not-boring amber ale. It reminded me a great deal of McTarnahan’s, which I also like. It poured a pretty rich amber color with decent head formation. Aroma was light, citrus-y, hops. Flavor was definitely hoppy. I could find a bit of fault in the beer - it was just a touch stale and cardboard-y up front and just a touch sour at the finish, which might not have been the case if I’d had a bit fresher bottle (mine was dated 5/5/07, meaning it was just over 4 months old when I drank it). Still, there was a lot to like in this beer, including being very drinkable. Definitely recommended.

Fantastic hop aroma for an amber ale. Pours amber (duh), with a very small whitish head. Tastes slightly watery and grainy, but the hops cover up most of the detractions. If I was not such a fan of the very nice flowery/citrusy hop balance of the beer, I think this beer might suck. Otherwise, it is just pretty okay.

Tap at Cole’s. Amber body, small off-white head, mildly hoppy nose. Nicely balanced hops and light malt. Would make a good quaffer.