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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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 Damico (165), Norristown, Pennsylvania, USA
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/105/57/104/517/20
Aug 6, 2009  
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.


 williamherbert (466), Syracuse, New York, USA
4.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/104/58/104/517/20
Aug 3, 2009  
The head on this beer is thick and fluffy. Ruby red with a brown tinge. Glassy but with a haze on the glass. Quite a nice body. The smell is an awesome combo of dark caramel and bitter, woddy hops. The hops evolve into citrus. Really outstanding. The dark roasted caramel gives a needed balance. The flavor is a toasted, roasted caramel malt but with more bitterness at the latter stages. It’s bold on both fronts, the hops and malt. These two strong flavors need each other to keep the seesaw a-movin’. The feel is thick and chewy, creamy and viscous. Really good. It’s a bold and challenging drink. Smooth, dark and bitter. Quite nice.


 jb (1034), Rochester, New York, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/56/103/514/20
Jul 25, 2009  
Very filtered looking. Dark orange, some head. Pure hops nose. Smell like hops but I guess on the piney side of citrus. Decent mouthfeel, silky, somewhat try, decent balance between the malt and hops. Not sure about the high average rating. This is a decent honest beer but not a lot special going on here.


 ljay6880 (135), , Pennsylvania, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/515/20
Jul 22, 2009  
12 oz draft served in a clear pint glass. Nose is citrus, caramel, and florally hops. Taste is very much the same. I was pleasantly surprised by this brew. Enough malt to balance the hop, and a good bit borrowed from some of the best IPAs. A very tasty step towards developing a taste for hops.


 JediMindTricks (240), Hampton, Virginia, USA
2.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/54/103/510/20
Jul 22, 2009  
very nice amber with loads of hops and caramel malts. I was pleasantly surprised by this one...it is what it is...


 vtafro (469), , New Jersey, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/105/57/104/514/20
Jul 20, 2009  
Tap. For the base of nugget nectar this is what you would expect. A good pick if your looking to drink a bunch on a warm sunny day.


bradner (25), Oswego, Illinois, USA
2.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/103/56/103/513/20
Jul 19, 2009  
From 12 oz bottle. Taste of malt and hops. Taste of caramel. The bottle indicates that there is spice in here, if so it was not very prevalent. A pretty good beer, but in my opinion it is a bit overrated.


 mpersinger (179), , California, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/517/20
Jul 17, 2009  
From bottle, pours with great clarity and warm amber color. Comes with a range of malt and hop flavors, medium-lean body (profile reminds me of a light Red Rocket) and steady finish.



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