Tröegs Nugget Nectar - 12 oz cans

Went up to pizza boy yesterday, and snagged some while I was there. Had one last night, at 9 days old from a can it was just as delicious as I remember.

 

I will certainly be picking up a 6er of these. Really enjoyed the Pounder cans last year, plus they stack better in my basement.

 

To me cans always stay fresher than bottles and they stay better in the fridge than the bottles. When I was in Hershey back in December I purchased a case of their scratch 218 double IPA. Which tastes dam close to the nugget nectar. I know as soon as I purchase the bottles, the cans will come out.

 

If the canning line is comparable to the bottling line wrt TPO (Total Packaged Oxygen) then the can is 100% the superior package since zero air (oxygen) ingress occurs post packaging.

As regards the cap liner, the best damn cap liner in the world will still permit air (oxygen) ingress to occur. Less air (oxygen) will get through a oxygen mitigating cap liner (e.g., the cap liner that Sierra Nevada uses) then a 'regular' cap liner but no cap liner totally stops air (oxygen) ingress.

Do you have the TPO values for the Troegs bottle and can lines?

Cheers!

Edit: Here is some math I posted in the thread you linked:

"The bottom line is that it is preferable for a packaging line (canning or bottling) to have a low TPO value off the line. A bottled beer with a TPO of hundreds of ppm of oxygen will just get worse over time if they use a ‘regular’ crown liner (which permits 7 ppb ingress per day). For example, a bottled beer with TPO of 200 ppb off the line would have a 620 ppb of oxygen after 60 days. A canned beer with TPO of 200 ppb will have 200 ppb after 60 days."

 

It depends on the length of time considered; see my edit portion of my post above.

Cheers!

 

I always prefer cans to bottles.

 

Im hoping this hits NJ soon!!!

 

Weather permitting

 

Probably already in Hunterdon's warehouse.

 

Got a six of cans at Wegmans in Bethlehem. Holy freshness batman. Best nugget nectar I can remember

 

Just got the text from my beer guy. Nugget Nectar is in Jersey. Picking some up tonight

 

Picked up a case of cans yesterday. I love this batch.

 

picked up cans yesterday. not as much mango as last year; still good.

 

Supposed to be in a at today. Anybody see/hear anything?

 

Just enjoyed some over the weekend. Canned date was January 20. Only 10 days old and delish!

 

Always been a fan of nugget nectar. However, in my opinion, this is not the brew I worshipped in 2011 and 2012. All malt now. I wish I knew what changed. There is certainly not a hop explosion, but it's a strong caramel forward Amber. Reminding me of a hoptimum for some reason.

 

I've heard that some of my local shops have it, I'll be picking it up in the next couple of days.

 

Wow....3 weeks old is now considered "old" for an amber ale?

What nonsense.....