Tröegs Nugget Nectar Ale

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

Holy smokes.... What a f*#king delicious beer..... Without a doubt, this is one of the tastiest brews out there.... Perfect blend of pungent ass hops and smooth roasted malts with this one... I can’t get enough of this one.... I keep smelling it over and over before enjoying every hoppy sip.... This is just an incredible brew....

Pours a straight copper color with a slight white head, which dissipated slowly. Strong piney aroma and flavor with almost a peach/fruit after taste. Very good IPA definitely see why it’s so popular, it’s really a different spin on an IPA and they’ve done this in a subtle way.

Hallelujah to the Troegs brothers ! Their masterpiece without a doubt ... I unfortunately just found out that the local six pack shop that I usually get it at , is OUT !!! Oh no .. But anyway.. yes ... get this, seek it out ... the best and I mean best high-hopped beer that i’ve had ... It makes sense given that I consider Troegs Hopback Amber Ale to be one of the very best that i’ve ever had, period ...

12 oz bottle. Pours copper with 1.5 cm white fluffy head. Strong aroma of hops and pine. Initial flavor is slightly more balanced than I was expecting, light malts help to subdue the crushing pine and hop notes of flavor. Aftertaste is bitter and lasting. Light lacing, light carbonation, light to medium mouthfeel, and well hidden alcohol. Drinkable and different, worth finding and drinking.

Pours a clear, dark orange-amber body. A small, foamy, cream colored head leaves behind thick tapestry lacing on the glass. The aroma is like an evergreen forest, with pine resin and spruce springing forward from a nice, creamy, caramel and toffee malt background. The flavor follows suit, with the full frontal pine attack kicking into full gear. The malts balance this hop monster out quite well, with a unique, almost lactic creaminess intertwined with the caramel. The smooth, medium body finishes with toned down, resinous hops that slowly fade away into oblivion. This is a mighty fine IPA, and one that I would drink regularly if it were available to me. The balance is incredible.

Bottle: Deep orange pour with perfect clarity. Nice tropical fruit hop nose. Some evident mango qualities and mild tangerine. Creamy yet mild carbonation. Nice tropical fruit presence in the flavor as well. Some mango, peach and mild citrus rind resins in the finish. Not very bitter, but has a nice and fruity hop character.

Thanks to Immy for this bottle. Pours a copper color with nice sized off-white head. Good bit of citrus and pine on the nose. Flavor is all hops up front with a with just enough malt to balance it out. Very big on the hoppy flavor, medium body and dry finish. Didn’t really feel like a 7.5% alcohol beer, went down nice.

Bottle. Pours clear copper-red with a little bit of head. Aroma is piney hops for sure, lives up to its name. Taste is hop-dominated as well, go figure. More pine trees with little malt support. For whatever reason, I wasn’t terribly in love with this one. It felt like something as missing, maybe it was some heft. Mouthfeel was average at best and finished bitter. This bottle came from PA a couple of weeks ago. Now that I can get it in NY, this may deserve another visit.