Nanticoke Nectar
RAR Brewing (Real Ale Revival)

Nanticoke NectarNanticoke Nectar
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From:
RAR Brewing (Real Ale Revival)
 
Maryland, United States
Style:
American IPA
Ranked #1,288
ABV:
7.4%
Score:
89
Ranked #12,537
Avg:
3.96 | pDev: 9.6%
Reviews:
70
Ratings:
398
Status:
Active
Rated:
Dec 30, 2023
Added:
Dec 02, 2013
Wants:
  10
Gots:
  114
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Ratings by Kendo:
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Reviewed by Kendo from New York

4.19/5  rDev +5.8%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
A: Poured from the can into a Piraat tulip/snifter-type glass. Body is slightly hazy coppery-amber with a 1-finger ivory head on top.

S: Nice old-school-style IPA nose of pine and citrus over caramel malt. Not terribly strong, but pleasant.

T: Bready & caramel malt foundation is followed by modest earthy and piney hops with a touch of citrus (grapefruit peel, oranges). Clean and dry, but with a touch of sweeter fruitiness.

M: Good clean, dry feel to it, with modest carbonation that provides nice "bite." Call it medium in heft.

O: Very good. Been drinking tons of NEIPAs of late, but this is a nice, well-done version of the old American IPA standards.
Jan 05, 2019
More User Ratings:
 
Rated: 4.25 by trickynicky from Maryland

Dec 30, 2023
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Reviewed by adami from New York

4.42/5  rDev +11.6%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
Everything I love in an IPA. Dark golden color, decent head, complex bitter/slightly sweet/hop taste, strong (but not too strong) ABV. Came across it at a bar/restaurant in Annapolis, MD 5-6 years ago. Then again in DC a few years later. May give it a fuller review next time I find one...
Oct 09, 2023
 
Rated: 4 by craigbelly from Iowa

Jul 19, 2023
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Rated by Danmooney40 from Virginia

4.08/5  rDev +3%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4.25
Very good. Amber color. Bitterness balanced with an English IPA taste.
Jul 11, 2023
 
Rated: 3.56 by dofo777 from Maryland

Mar 24, 2023
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Reviewed by NeroFiddled from Pennsylvania

3.95/5  rDev -0.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
Realerevival Brewing "Nanticoke Nectar"
12 fl. oz. can, "CANNED 09/22/22" and sampled on 03/06/23
$2.79 @ Total Wine & More, Claymont, DE

Notes via stream of consciousness: A very hazy deep golden/amber colored body rests gently beneath a finger's width of off-white foam. The aroma is grainy, biscuity, caramelish, and floral & citrusy. What is this a throwback IPA? Wow! On to the taste... it's exactly as I expected it to be except that there's a little bit of pine and earthiness to it. Now I could be wrong but this appears to be brewed from pale ale malt, some crystal malt, and some "C" hops like Cascade, Centennial, and perhaps even a dash of Citra. It's firmly bitter allowing the maltiness to shine upfront but eventually ending dry, earthy, and piney. It's nicely balanced all-around. In the mouth it's medium bodied on the fuller side, and gently crisp. I like it. I doubt it will turn any heads but it's pretty nice as an everyday IPA. Where it falters is head retention and lacing, and they're really not that bad either.
Review #8,567
Mar 06, 2023
 
Rated: 3.69 by rorjets from Connecticut

Nov 11, 2022
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Reviewed by jzeilinger from Pennsylvania

3.79/5  rDev -4.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
On tap.
A - Medium copper colored pour with nice clarity and creamy lacing.

S - Toasted caramel malt base with light citrus over top and slight earthiness.

T - Same as the nose. Toasted caramel base, light earthy citrus, and some floral mixed in. Finishes balanced.

M - Medium body with gentle carbonation.

O - A nice, traditional IPA that goes down easy!
Jul 29, 2022
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Reviewed by edthehead from Maryland

3.9/5  rDev -1.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Semi-clear copper gold appearance with a foamy white head, and limited retention and lacing. Grain, malt, caramel, bitter hop notes. Medium body and carbonation.
Jun 24, 2022
 
Rated: 3.95 by selekt0r

May 14, 2022
 
Rated: 4 by BuxMontBeerLover from Pennsylvania

Apr 30, 2022
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Reviewed by smcolw from Massachusetts

4.24/5  rDev +7.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Darker gold, lighter amber. Modest head but with good lacing.

Good caramel nose. Lighter floral hop. Attractive.

Creamy body with a lower carbonation level. Strong British flavors with a solid malt base with a toasty and dry essence. The bitterness is muted with a white pepper bite. Moderate aftertaste.
Apr 08, 2022
 
Rated: 4 by hypnotoad1 from Virginia

Mar 29, 2022
 
Rated: 3.94 by virinow from New York

Dec 30, 2021
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Reviewed by PathofChaos from Maryland

2.89/5  rDev -27%
look: 3.5 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3
Appearance:
Sunny gold with a nice, cottony white froth. Retention peters out like an asthmatic after jogging uphill.

Bouquet:
I had to inhale sharply enough to make myself lightheaded before detecting any aroma. Orange peel, bits of malt flecked by crumbs of candied lemon but it’s such a tedious chore locating it that you may as well write it off as odorless.

Feel:
Remarkably hale and sumptuous, considering how hollowed-out the other aspects of this ale are. Carbonation is slow, steady, and appropriately abrading. It’s practically the only aspect of this beer noticeable enough to assure you that your tongue hasn’t fallen off and died.

Taste:
Grapefruit pith and lemon rind dryness, while the occasional blip of watery, chardonnay pokes through the bitter citruses. Concludes with a scant teaspoon of citra hops that are so bereft of their normal, tangy boldness, it’s like they were dehydrated to the brink of crumbling to dust before the brew master suddenly remembered to include them, ten minutes before the fermentation process was over.

Overall:
Depressingly meek. It’s a session IPA in all but name. Drink only if the prospect of actual flavor terrifies you. Speaking of which, I’m sure Bud-drinkers would love it.
Nov 22, 2021
 
Rated: 3.93 by wmcgar01 from Pennsylvania

Sep 05, 2021
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Reviewed by jonphisher from New Jersey

4.2/5  rDev +6.1%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4
Pours an attractive light copper/orange color with a nice white head, settles into a thin layer of white. No lacing.

Aroma is awesome! Super pungent sticky pine sap/resin like smell, hidden underneath are notes of citrus rind and grapefruit. This is a very nice start, all the smells I love in an IPA. I could smell this one all day long and be happy.

The taste really follows the nose on this one but the order changes. Its like biting into and orange or a grapefruit...There is the rind type bite followed by the sweetness of the citrus, which mainly now comes out as grapefruit to me cause of the bite of the first sip. It ends with loads and loads of pine.

Mouthfeel is medium, nice smooth carbonation. This beer finishes dry and leaves this amazing resin like feel and piney aftertaste, it just lingers and lingers and lingers. It also has a really nice and substantial bitterness to it, I think it is amplified by how dry it is. Very impressive.

I really loved this beer! If it was locally available it would be my go to when I needed a hop fix.
Aug 29, 2021
 
Rated: 3 by PhineasMcClintock from Massachusetts

Aug 20, 2021
 
Rated: 3.83 by bigpoppa67 from Wisconsin

Aug 08, 2021
Nanticoke Nectar from RAR Brewing (Real Ale Revival)
Beer rating: 89 out of 100 with 398 ratings