Tröegs Nugget Nectar Ale

Brewed by Tröegs Brewing Company
Style: India Pale Ale (IPA)
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania USA

Tasted on 4/28/08. Thanks to HopDerek on BA for this one.

It pours and looks like an average amber ale with a nice one inch head that lasts for about 5 minutes. The smell is almost pure hops, piney, grapefruit, and a little bit of floral hop smell with a little bit of caramel malts sneaking through at the end. Taste is similar to the smell but even more balanced than the smell led me to believe. Nice and hoppy with a respectable caramel malt backbone. I could drink this one all the time. Oh, I also wanted to add that this is definitely one of my favorite labels of all time.

Bottle thanks to GMCC2181! He wrote me a while back, asking if I’d had this yet, and I drank it soon after, but just now entering the rating. Very nice mix of hops in this one. A great creamy texture, with a bitter hop punch, and piney notes in the background. Great malty backbone as well. Has a nice thick mouthfeel. Feels stronger than 7.5%, but it compliments the brew almost perfectly. This is a great IPA and was a really nice beer. Thanks Gabe!!

12oz bottle courtesy of Sparky27. Real good pine and floral aromas hit the nose. Copper body with off white head. Spiderweb lacing left on the pint glass. Good citrus orange flavor, sugary and mild bitterness. A dryness lingers on the palate. Overall a good beer glad you gave me one Eric.

Source: 12 oz bottle purchased from Chuck’s Liquor in Bowling Green.
Glass: Poured into a Sam Adams Perfect Pint.
Appearance: Hazy amber body with a one finger white head.
Aroma: Not much malt. Pine and citrus dominate.
Flavor: Solid malt backbone, but grapefruit and pine dominate the flavor. Mild bitter finish.
Palate: Medium body with solid carbonation and a surprisingly clean mouthfeel for a beer with this hop content.
Overall: One of my favorites.

Pours a clear amber, with little head, and lacing. Aroma of citrus, pine hops and sweet malt. Tast is also hoppy, though more malt than a typical hop bomb. Hops are also a little earthier than I was expecting. Mouth is pretty sticky and body is relatively average. Not bad.

Bottle courtesy tpd975. Pours a clear amber with a one finger white head. Aroma of citrus and pine hops with a good dose of sweet malt and caramel. Taste is the same as aroma. Medium mouthfeel with a moderate amount of bitterness and smooth alcohol. Very good.

12 oz, bottled 12/26/07. Clear copper with a two-finger head that lasts and laces well. Aroma is fresh grapefruit drizzled with honey. Earthy-dirty honey and molasses flavors are mixed with tea leaf, grapefruit, peppery wood, and pine resin. Medium body is a little sticky and tongue tingly.

Amber/orange in color, semi-cloudy. Bright citrus/piney nose. Decent off0white head that doesn’t last too long, but doesn’t disappear either. Smooth palate, silky. Nice, well rounded flavor, there’s sweet malt there but the hops are the star here. Good, good stuff. Troeg’s ales outshine their lagers, IMHO.