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Tröegs HopBack Amber Ale

Percentile
93
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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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 RblWthACoz (963), Brooklyn, New York, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/104/517/20
Sep 7, 2007  
Pours a nice clear red hued brown. Minimal head. Nose is like vibrant cherries, but not extremely pungent really. Flavor is nice and woody in a milder way. Hops are present in a leafy and slightly almost smoked way. Medium level sweet edge to it. Very smooth and consistent flavor. Feel has a fairly full level of carbonation sending tiny bubbles over my tongue. Liquid has a good body. Overall very drinkable. Extremely smooth and even, though the sweet kick on the tail end seems slightly out of place


jakentbc (15), New York, USA
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/104/59/103/516/20
Sep 5, 2007  
out of the bottle poured like one should. wonderful hop aroma, big hop flavor with slight malt sweetness.


 swoopjones (1897), Buffalo, New York, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/514/20
Sep 5, 2007  
On tap @ Coles Buffalo NY. Pours a beautiful amber with nice 1’ head. hoppy flavor, caramel malts balance & pretty good


beerfinder1 (45), PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/104/515/20
Sep 4, 2007  
Very tasty IPA. Nice hoppy aromal. Goes done well. Very nice aroma. I would recomend this one to anyone.


 Gpnterojd (163), Orangeville, 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.


 CharlesDarwin (1834), Point Judith, Rhode Island, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/103/515/20
Sep 1, 2007  
12 Oz Bottle. Beautiful floral hop nose, backed with strawberry caramels and tinted brandies. Hop character is so fresh and supple, glowing with resins, fresh cones, and lightly steeped pines. Pours a clear orange-amber, with a wonderfully lacing white head. Flavor a rich, yet classic, blend of hops and malt sugar. Wow, this is delicately balanced, yet nuanced with traditional west coast hop flavor and in nicely dried body. Fresh feeling. Spritzy and melded with citrus. Gentle, yet flavorful. Nice malt backing to the rich, deep hop character. Long lasting grasses and drying herb smack. Excellent.


 kp (8400), Woodstock, Georgia, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/57/103/516/20
Sep 1, 2007    Updated: Jan 17, 2009

Name: Hopback Amber Ale
Date: April 09, 2003
Mode: Bottle
Source: Whole Foods Market, DC
Appearance: clear amber, thin head
Aroma: big fresh cascade hop aroma
Flavor: medium hop flavor, touch of carmel sweetness, nice long esb-like bitter finish, very pleasent hop flavor from beginning to end
Overall: similar to celebration

Name: Hopback Amber Ale
Date: January 29, 2005
hap character fades just leaving the sweet carmel malt, drink fresh

Aroma: 5/10; Appearance: 5/10; Flavor: 7/10; Palate: 5/10; Overall: 16/20
Rating: 3.4/5.0
Score: **4

The score was calculated based upon the notes and an old scoring system.


 aracauna (2374), Georgia, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/105/56/103/514/20
Aug 30, 2007  
This beer actually has a very intriguing color. It’s perfectly clear, although there are a few tiny, translucent floaties, that could be very small hop petal particles. The color is too ruby to be copper and too copper to be ruby, but it’s gorgeous. The head is creamy and reasonably sized. The aroma is nicely hoppy, definitely centennial or something similar. A few mores sniffs pulls up the caramelly malt. The flavor is a bit of a letdown comparatively, light but sweet, low-moderate bitterness. Not too bad to celebrate the start of college football with, but I’ll save my toast to MJ with my next beer and choose something a little more interesting.



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