Nugget Nectar - Similar Beers

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  1. DreaminBeer

    DreaminBeer Initiate (0) Nov 23, 2011 Pennsylvania

    Love the Troegs Nugget Nectar and since I am now through my fifth case and can't get my hands on anymore, was wondering if anyone had any beers in mind that they think stack up against this one as far as taste and alcohol content go. Like the Sierra Nevada Torpedo but looking for others.
     
  2. Orca

    Orca Grand Pooh-Bah (4,441) Sep 18, 2010 Washington
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    This doesn't help you much given your location, but I thought Deschutes Red Chair had a few similarities to Nugget Nectar.
     
  3. Blackwing17

    Blackwing17 Aspirant (286) Jul 22, 2009 Ohio

    I thought Lagunitas Imperial Red had some similarities to Nugget Nectar.
     
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  4. Ragu2387

    Ragu2387 Initiate (0) Jan 19, 2011 New Jersey

    Avery Hog Heaven is out and although technically a barely wine, tastes strikingly like nugget nectar
     
  5. bum732

    bum732 Initiate (0) Feb 18, 2008 Lesotho

    You might be able to trade for it, but Zoe from Maine brewing company is like Nugget Nectar on steroids. Amazing beer if you can get your hands on it.
     
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  6. B33R501

    B33R501 Initiate (0) Jan 16, 2012 Pennsylvania

    horsham pa? wegemans allentown had a ton of it i was there last week. capones in norristown has it again, neither one is that far, call ahead.
     
  7. Beertsipper

    Beertsipper Pooh-Bah (1,615) Nov 18, 2008 New York
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    SN's Celebration Ale
     
  8. Dools9

    Dools9 Initiate (0) Jul 5, 2011 Massachusetts

    Lagunitas Red was really similar imo
     
  9. koflaherty

    koflaherty Crusader (496) Nov 11, 2009 New Jersey
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    I would second Maine's Zoe. We did a side by side tasting and found the Zoe a bit maltier and had a nicer balance. We were a bit biased. I'm sure it would be pretty easy to trade for, although it's more expensive (about $6 for a 500 mL).
     
  10. Sneers

    Sneers Initiate (0) Dec 27, 2009 Pennsylvania

    I'm beginning to think the bottles of Zoe that I had were filled with a different beer.
     
  11. Jnorton00

    Jnorton00 Initiate (0) Apr 13, 2007 Massachusetts

    This.
     
  12. John_M

    John_M Grand High Pooh-Bah (6,275) Oct 25, 2003 Washington
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    Franklly, I thought the Trojan Horse IPA at the Deschutes brewpub was the most NN like beer I've ever tasted. However, it's a brewery only beer that is only available on tap at the PDX brewpub (and then only on occasion), so really, it might as well not even exist.

    Otherwise, I think the Zoe from Maine brewing is also a good choice. I think NN has a bit more hoppy bitterness than Zoe, but still, the flavor profile is really fairly close.
     
  13. Smakawhat

    Smakawhat Grand High Pooh-Bah (6,727) Mar 18, 2008 Maryland
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    Toned down, but Hopback Amber from Troegs is a good secondary alternative.

    Zoe is quite a beer all its own and certainly worth seeking.
     
  14. Pelican5

    Pelican5 Initiate (0) Feb 4, 2012 California

    This ^
     
  15. jbertsch

    jbertsch Pooh-Bah (2,710) Dec 14, 2008 Massachusetts
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    Hop Head Red, Red Rocket, and Zoe were the first 3 that came to mind...
     
  16. FosterJM

    FosterJM Initiate (0) Nov 16, 2009 California

    Lagunitas Imperial Red. <--All day long. Like a twin or a BOSS as the cool kids would say.

    Cheers!
     
  17. VonZipper

    VonZipper Pundit (959) Feb 9, 2011 New York

  18. cmmcdonn

    cmmcdonn Initiate (0) Jun 21, 2009 Virginia

    Never had them side-by-side, but I instantly thought of NN when I had a G'Knight.

    I really loved Zoe, but didn't make that NN connection. I'll have to hunt down another bottle and try again.
     
  19. dnb128

    dnb128 Initiate (0) Jan 9, 2012 Pennsylvania
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    Take a journey down to the brewery...I was there last weekend, had plenty of cases of fresh Nugget, got me some!
     
  20. potteryboy

    potteryboy Devotee (303) Jul 17, 2009 Alabama

    Picked up a case of Nugget Nectar, and Red Racer last month while in Philly and thought RR was very similar. Frankly, I liked it a bit more than NN, but that's just me.
     
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