Tröegs Nugget Nectar 2023/2024 Release

Thanks for that input. Troegs prices this beer too high for a subpar product, a pass for me.

 

Yeah, to be clear, it's not a bad beer, just nothing like the special one it was back in the day.

 

I am not disputing your point but $13.49-ish for a six pack is not a high price for today's market (unfortunately).

 

Yeah, I understand you. My last purchase of Nugget Nectar a few years ago tasted OK but it had zero, and I do mean zero, hop aroma; not as good as prior batches. Cheers!

 

Also, as a point of comparison, there were some "off" years of Hopslam (like 2017-20) before it returned to something close to the original. Point is, my palate memory's pretty good; this isn't just wishful thinking.

 

I will use that money to buy Fat Heads Head Hunter IPA instead.

 

Or even better, Hop Juju. (Which I understand is going to become a year-round release.) @Blogjackets

 

It’s supposed to start being year round in March. Cheers.

 

You'll be hearing from me, ha.

 

6 pack of 12oz cans in NY; 1/2/24 canning date.

Dim nose - definitely not the Amsterdam coffee shop aroma of 15 years ago.
Tastes of lots of bright orange, like hard candy or Creamsicle, over a malt base of blonde caramel.
Solid bitterness, slightly sticky, no booziness at all.

Maybe not as deep as days of old, but a top notch amber + a lot of fun to drink.

 

That's what I'm talking about.

 

Picked up a 6-pack of cans— best by date of 4/18/2024. As others have mentioned, there’s barely any nose. I remember the incredible smell of hops this had back in the day. It still is an enjoyable beer, though, and at a price of $12.99 I have no regrets.

 

Trying to stick to the low ABV stuff, but Double NN is sounding great!

 

In my part of MD the 4x16oz cans and the six pack bottles of NN are both going for $13.99. I went with the bottles. Tasting very very good and I’ve been drinking NN seasonal every year for last 10-12 years.

 

That may be true overall, but I don't think that's what's going on with NN.

Once upon a time, it smelled hoppier than an actual bag of hop pellets.
That's definitely not true this year.

 

I'm gonna start the NN earlier next year just so we can accurately name it accurately:

"Nugget Nectar Aroma 2025" with an opening post of...



I probably won't hence this post

 

Double is lights out. Don’t miss out.