Tröegs HopBack Amber Ale

12oz bottle. Apple red color with a lacy white head. Aroma is nicely hoppy and fruity. Flavors are well blended and quite delicious. Fruity, floral, just enough bitterness.

Draft: Burnt amber, thin off-white head. Malty flavors with a hint of crisp hoppiness. Somewhat fruity flavors with stale dried pineapple and maybe a hint of apple. The maltiness overpowers the hops here as an amber ale should, but amber ales are soooo great. woo hoo.

On tap at Bier Markt in Cleveland into pint glass. Nice dark amber color with a pretty decent off-white head. Floral and bitter hops on the nose with a bit of matly sweet background. Great bite working with juicy hops and bitterness. Went great with the mussels I was eating.

Tröegs HopBack Amber Ale is a very clear, solid amber ale with a thick, dense, yellowish head that has outstanding retention and lacing. It has a fresh hoppy aroma, citrusy and grassy with a hint of sweetness. It’s medium bodied, foamy and very smooth. The finish is clean and dry. This is beautifully balanced. That touch of sweetness seems to go with both the juicy hops and the caramel malt. There’s a little bit of roastiness in the after taste. This is an ideal beer!

Poured from a 12oz. bottle into a pint glass. The color is a deep red with a gold tint. The head is two fingers and is a slightly foamy white. The smell is a bit fruity with a little floral hints. A light caramel and some good hop flavor as well The taste has a light bitterness, malty with a nice hop finish. This beer is a great drinkable beer. Is well balanced and goes down easy.

Poured a dark amber. Hops hit first with their delicious grapefruit flavor. Then a nice caramel backbone. Good full-flavoured beer. This is a great session beer.

Bottle courtesy of birdiebeagle. Pours a clear amber color. Moderate white head with excellent retention and lacing. Aroma is floral hops and caramel malt. In the flavor, the floral hops hit you up front but it smooths out into toasted grains and sweet caramel. Mouthfeel is a little on the sticky side, but not distractingly so. I would classify this as a hybrid amber/IPA. It works.

Clean ale aroma with a beautiful clear copper color. The flavor has an elastic quality to its hops which starts and ends with the same intensity. The hops aren’t too bitter, just right.