Special Nugget Nectar Batch?

there was not a special batch of Nugget Nectar brewed for GABF.

 

ahh if it's just a sixtel/quarter they have been holding on to...not the wisest idea.

 

sounds like a terrible idea.

 

it wont be bad, but I can say with 100% certainty that it wont be the same beer it was in January/February.

 

http://beeradvocate.com/events/info/56460

Looks like it's this event at Iron Hill. I was wondering the same thing about a special batch being brewed.

 

This year's nugget nectar was terrible. Can't imagine what it tastes like now.

 

I hope so since the case I bought was gross. I have no idea what it's high praise is about. Tastes like hoppy Yuengling. I'll never buy this or any Troegs beer again. Too much other great stuff out there, and this is probably just an old batch of a hoppy beer that wasn't good fresh.

This actually sounds like disrespect to Yuengling, which it wasn't meant to be since it's the same price as BMC for me but so so much better. NN at almost $50 a case is a joke.

 

I urge you to try NN again when it is released in Feb.(?) as by then the new brewery should be dialed in, and hopefully NN will be back to the fantastic hoppy masterpiece many of us remember and love.

 

I liked it enough to buy a case and a half . We had 3 separate fresh batches come down here . Did hear that there was at least one bad batch but all the ones I had tasted great .

 

Some IPA's "fade" well. I'd say Nugget Nectar is one of them. I've had bottles 8 or 9 months old. It's not the same beer as February for sure, but it's not terrible...just more of a "faded" version of fresh. Maybe it's the hops, I don't know. NN is one, Two Hearted, SN Celebration, Ruination...all of these "fade" well.

Dogfish 90 min is the worst example in the opposite direction. When the hops fade, you just have a syrupy, sticky mess. I've had older bottles of Flower Power, Stoudts Double IPA, and others that are barely drinkable once they have more than a couple months on them.

 

Ignoring the fact that NN is not an IPA, I tend to agree. NN is not terrible after a few months.

 

Never buy another Troegs product again... because you didn't like this years batch of NN? That's stupid, kid... have you ever had NN before this past batch?
That attitude is a great way to miss out on a shitload of fantastic beer, and sound like a huge jackass at the same time.. If I made a vow like that every time a brewery made a beer I hated, I'd have no beers left that I'd drink.

 

Yup- this year was inconsistent, for sure. But that didn't stop me from getting a second case even though the first one was disappointing- and the next one was happily up to snuff.

 

They might say its not an ipa .. but it is. They like to pride themselves in saying they've never brewed an ipa outside of their scratch series. Same thing goes for perpetual.

 

Troegs does make some truly fantastic brews I havent tried many from the Scratch series but the few I have were great ! Flying Mouflan is an AMAZING beer and THE coolest label out there too boot. Mad Elf will def get the job done come winter !! With that said I am not a big fan of N.N. at all I truly dont what the fuss is about and it is cost prohibitive to me . Had it fresh didnt really make a difference.