Double Nugget Nectar
Tröegs Brewing Company

L - amber with an off-white/light tan head that dissipates somewhat quickly, leaving behind some lacing
S - piney hops, bready malt, citrus
T - piney hops and breast malt up intermixed well throughout with notes of peach and orange in the mid and back end. Finishes with bready yeast and caramel
F - medium bodied with moderate carbonation.
O - Pretty interesting take compared to Nugget Nectar. The double version seems more mellow when it comes to bitterness and has much more fruit and malt.

 

Look: deep amber, cloudy, creamy head, heavy lacing
Smell: apricot, peach, resin, pine
Taste: pine, apricot, pineapple, berries, resin
Feel: med plus body, moderate carbo, piney resinous bitterness
Overall: 9.5%abv. To me this brew is just flat out great. It gave me the kick in the tastebuds I was looking for. Heavy on the pine and resin. The first few whiffs and sips reminded me of Bigfoot a bit, but the strong citrus notes kick in, and it becomes its own beast. I picked up apricot, pineapple and berries. There's a piney, resinous bitterness that lingers which I love. Great hop saturation! Pairs well with Mouth for War by Pantera. Cheers!

 

16oz can poured into a SA perfect Pint glass

A- pours a deep amber with a one-finger pillowy white head that has great retention

S- resinous piney hops, followed by stone fruit & pithy orange. Light undertone of bready, caramel malt'

T- bright citrus and tropical hop notes up front gives flavors tangerine, apricot & peach. Mid-palate gives
light caramel and bready malt. The finish brings out resinous piney hops, lingers of stone fruit and citrus

M- medium body with moderate carbonation leads to a foamy mouthfeel that turns creamy into the finish

 

Poured from 16oz can into my 8th Wonder chalice. Freshest by 5/20/26.

Appearance: rich amber-orange hue with only the tiniest whisper of haze and a finger of frothy ivory foam atop.

Smell: heady business. Toffee sweet with a rich candied-citrus-peel hop character. Not my usual ball of wax, but this is lovely.

Taste: toffee, caramel, and booze, with orange peel and grapefruit peel layered atop. Kinda like the American Strong Ales of yore, but without the blistering bitterness. I dig it.

Mouthfeel: thick body with a moderate carbonation and a good creaminess.

Overall: like I said, this isn’t normally my type of thing, but this is executed super well. It’s tasty dessert treat — admittedly sweet as hell — but very tasty indeed. I don’t think I could drink two in a row, but I’m enjoying this one a ton.

 

So thrilled mlench10 sent me this!

Pours an effervescent amber/honey color with a thumb of cream-colored head. Sheets of lacing & very good head retention

S: Some cakey notes, toasty, a little pine. Toastyness, honey malt & pine as this beer warms up, citrus late

T: Cakey, tons of pine, plenty toasty, some booze bite up front, a bit sour mashy, but it sure as Hell works, dryness too. Some peach sneaks in between all the cakeyness, pine & caramel once this beer is warm, booze fades away. Finishes cakey with pine & some orange & grapefruit sneaking in! plus caramel & dryness

MF: Medium body, creamy/smooth carbonation, great balance. Body gets a little chewier once warm, starts sticking to the teeth a little

Lethal drinkability, one to approach with respect. If I could, this would be a must pick every year

 

 

A: crystal clear; bronze in color; 1 finger finely pored orangish tan head that receded to a wispy cap with a moderate tight collar; nice rings of lace;

S: apricot;

T: balanced between sweet malt and muddled citrus; mild to moderate bitterness at the end;

M: medium bodied; moderate carbonation; moderately dry finish; hides the ABV well;

O: really nice flavor; dangerously easy to drink;

This beer pours a great color red has a good smell and has a great taste. Troegs make very good beers and this one falls into that category and does not disappoint

 

Deep amber with a faint haze. Aroma is fruity but subdued. This isn't the freshest sample, judging by the overripe fruit on the palate. A bit of alcohol burn, too. But at 9.5%, even a somewhat-past-its-prime sample is still enjoyable.

 

 

So, the only imperial red ale, to best this beast… is its younger brother; I agree with the current 1/2 ranking. But this one, poured from a PINT can, Into a stemless goblet, is absolutely gorgeous looking in the glass. Has a hazy, copper-ish color, with an antique white/foamier head than expected…this will dissipate after 2 sips. Nice cathedral lacing on the glass. On the nose, an ashy mossy/dank/melons w/booze. After 3 sips, I don’t remember it being this cloying - notwithstanding the bitterness. I remember last years, and the years preceding. Being less heavy on the tongue. At 9.5%abv, and lacking a lively carbonation, this mighty brew, comes off FAR heavier, than she would presuppose(as if you had any doubt) a THICC, malt palette, destroys the bitter nose - as the (adequate) Carbonation attempts to meld/make sense of the flavors, and report them…to your brain. I really can’t see drinking any more than 1…and why would you? It’s a monster-of-a-beer. Probably, best consumed with sharp cheddar. Imperial red? Sure. If that’s what she wants to be called.

Pungent and potent hoppy brew. Great flavor for a high abv ipa.

From a 16 oz can, in a shaker.
Look: gorgeous amber color.
3/8" head.

Smell: nice hop, & malt on the nose

Taste: hop forward, followed by rich malt, then back to a pronounced hop finish.
A touch of alcohol presence.

Feel: a bite on the tongue, then smooth.

Overall: wonderful beer, it could really get you in trouble, as the % doesn't really come through.
I look forward to this every year.