Nugget Nectar
Tröegs Brewing Company

I've had this beer a few times in bottle, draft and even on cask... and this 22oz bottled version beats the pants off of all of them.

The appearance is a coppery amber color, thin egg cream colored head with minimal retention, but what little ring is left leaves decent sticky lacing. Smell is somewhat tame compared to the cask and draft versions ive had... a more mellow blend of aggressive malts and hops that kinda cancel eachother out. Taste is where this puppy shines... the cask version i had recently was way too green with overpowering flavors on each sip. This bottle is a wonderful blend of smooth, light carmely, buttery and nutty malts backed by a wonderful citrus, earthy and floral hop taste. Perfect medium body for the style, carbonation could use a touch more but still very good. Excellent beer.

 

Crystalline deep amber, good head retention and lace. Sweet malt and hops aroma. Citrus rind and caramel malt palate, with emphatic stab of pine and resin at the finish. Back when drinkers expected malt and hop to balance each other out, few beers did it as well as this one.

On tap at Hey Babe in Pittsburgh. Wow, first time!

Poured from 16oz can into my BeerAdvocate teku. Freshest by 4/28/26.

Appearance: deep, rich orange hue with a clear body and a finger of light tan foam with a bit of orange cast atop. Love that rich orange-itude.

Smell: rich, sweet, caramelly malt with a good dose of almost-dank citrus peel aroma. The overall effect is quite earthy; I dig it.

Taste: there’s more dimension to the citrus peel here compared to the aroma; I get orange and grapefruit notes coming through separately, and the bitterness really complements the earthy notes. There’s sweetness here, but it works to balance the bitterness. Great!

Mouthfeel: medium-rich body with a good level of carbonation and creaminess.

Overall: a really solid beer indeed; it’s a classic for a reason. I’m glad I finally had an opportunity to try it!

 

 

Appearance: Super clear gold, big head, beautiful!

Smell: Starts with grapefruit, then moves to pine.

Taste: Mild sweetness, then nicely bitter grapefruit and pine notes, balanced with a malt base. Medium bodied. Finishes with lingering citrus bitterness.

Overall: Another long-time want obtained through online ordering. Beautiful looking beer and very nice old-school DIPA flavor. Should have gotten more than 1 can!

 

 

 

Nice Amber color. Nice malt character at the beginning then the hops blast through. Excellent beer to bring you out of the winter doldrums!

awesome beer. My go-to when the winter release occurs.

 

Pours a clear amber-almost copper color with a moderate foamy head. Very nice balance of bread and hops aroma. A slightly sweet caramel flavor upfront followed by a piney-citrus bitterness. Nice malt backbone. Light to medium mouthfeel with lively carbonation. Overall, excellent!

Pours a gorgeous amber with plenty of white head. Aromas of peach and pine mixed with toffee. Taste follows with a decent bitter finish. Medium body and a smooth feel. Outstanding offering I look forward to every year

My favorite beer. Love when the winter is ending so I can enjoy this each year. Love traveling to the brewery to have it fresh as well.

 

Attractive amber color and nice foam. Something oddly appealing about the taste that grew on me over time. At least fresh in tap there is a good balance of citrus and bitterness to the hops.

Man, I dunno. Gorgeous beer, a lot of hype, but then I took a sip and was waiting for malt character that never turned up. Wanted it to be hoppier than it was. I dunno.