Tröegs Nugget Nectar Ale

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

Bottle. Thanks to Jabic for the hookup! Pours a clear bright orange color, minimal carbonation, thin whispy head. Flavor is initially mild pale malt, finishes with a body slam of fresh hop resins, a bit of grass and a bit of citrus. Dry finish, somewhat effervescent on the palate. Solid effort.

Much anticipated arrival on my part (and also w/ the locals). The beer shop sold out the same day it arrived so I had to wait a few days until two more cases arrived. Spending precious lunch hour time, I decided on two bottles. Pours a crystal clear, bright amber-orange color with a lasting 1/4" white head and decent lacing. Contains a lot of great hop aromas. The all too familiar pine and citrus fruits are there, but I also detect some rather unfamiliar hop scents. Intriguing with an added dimension to what I’m accustomed to. Smells very juicy, resinous, and sweet. Big bitterness with a dry sweetness. Clean and medium bodied, and very drinkable considering the high IBU’s. Upfront grapefruit flavor along with sappy pine and back drops of caramel candies and sweet buns. Lightly grassy with notes of oranges. Good depth, real nice hopped up beer.

12oz bottle from newest release. Appearance: amber with a small white head and some lace. (4) Aroma: Grapefruit, blood orange, light pine or cypress sawdust. (7) Flavor: Hoppy, citrus, fruity, just enough malt sweetness to stand up to the hops. Sweet grainy caramel touch. (8) Palate: Medium bodied with fine bubbles. (4) Overall: Doesn’t really have the malt you would expect in an imperial amber, but the massive hops do make it hard to tell. Pretty tasty stuff. (15) Rerate: Cask at Birerria Paradiso. Huge hop nose seemed more expressive than the bottle. Have to give that a boost.

Growler from the brewery. Pours a crystal clear amber-copper color with an average foamy off-white head that lasts throughout and leaves incredible lacing. The aroma is of grapefruit, oranges, and pine. Initial flavor is grapefruit and piney citrus followed by an orange-like sweetness. Nicely balanced yet short finish. Medium body. Soft carbonation. Excellent IPA.

Looks tasty with its clear copper color. Massive flavor and aroma for a straight IPA. Grapefruit citrus hop aroma. That flows through into the flavor pretty well. There is a stabbing prickly sort of bitterness. Full body with a touch of caramel in the background balancing everything out. A little too quick on the finish but I’m being selfish because I kind of want this one to last forever. Thanks to MaltOMeal for bonusing me this one.

clear amber color, citrus aroma, good hoppy flavor, very good for the price.

mmmmm.... grapefruit anyone? pours clear amber orange with a light head. nose is sooo citrusy fresh you think your about to drink ur morning OJ (i might be exaggerating a bit, but it sure smells delicious). taste is very pine and grapfruit hoppy. uberdelicious. an awesome limited yearly release that i never seem to buy enough of before it disappears.

Sampled at From The Vine beer tasting Jan 30th, 2009: This beer is a transparent orange-amber color with a medium thin and fizzy white head that diminishes quickly. Small patches of lacing. Aroma of caramel and citrusy hops. Medium, clean body with a sweet caramel malt character and flavors of piney hops and a touch of grapefruit. The finish is smooth and malty with a grassy hops finish. Pretty good overall.