Troegs Nugget Nectar

According to everything I've read and heard, the first tapping will be the 8th. Seems odd a bar in Chambersburg would tap it before Tröegs does.

 

I thought it to be odd as well. But according to Good-ta-Go and Relax Lounge facebook pages, they are tapping kegs this evening at 4:00 and 6:00 respectively. Triple checked to make sure i wasn't going crazy

 

I like Nugget, it's a nice change of pace from the cloudy, hazy world....

 

Nice references lol! These kids today with their Nirvana and Alice in Chains just don't know about the good old days!

 

I really do wish they could figure out the batch variation issue. At this point, though, it just seems to go with the territory.

 

I could've let that slide, but now you're tempting me to derail the thread .

 

Me too! If I had a dollar for every time I read a BA post a comment about "your palate has changed"...

FWIW, that is basically where I 'am' too. A number of years ago I would buy cases of Nugget Nectar because that was essentially how we had to buy beer in PA from our local beer stores of Retail Beer Distributors. I would basically buy a case at my local Retail Beer Distributor and just hope for the best. Now that we can buy lesser quantities from our local Retail Beer Distributors I buy in lesser quantities (e.g., 6-packs, 12-packs) and thereby distribute the risks of an 'off' batch.

When Nugget Nectar is 'on' it is a joy to drink.

When it is 'off' well....

Cheers to 'on' batches of Nugget Nectar!!!!!

 

Ditto to all of that!

 

These days! Those bands came out like 25 years ago. Man I'm getting old.....

On topic, for what ever reason I've never been a fan of NN. Tried it over the years and keep feeling the same about it. Maybe I was getting off batches? Hopslam on the other hand, mark me down!

 

What I had last year was pretty good, I'd buy it again, but this one needs to be fresh. If it's dated a bit I personally wouldn't buy it, IMO,it turns malty and sloppy pretty quickly for whatever reason.

 

Some batches start out that way, and that's the issue (well, maybe not 'malty and sloppy' but certainly rounded and lacking vibrancy). I've literally had them with dates within a week of each other and it seemed like they were months apart.

 

My experience with NN varied last year too. Some packs were amazing, some were meh & some were just fine - in various formats, cans, bottles & draft.

I prefer to hold on to my good memories of NN, I’ve loved that beer for many years.

 

On more than one occasion I have purchased cases of Nugget Nectar that were only a few days old. I would get that case home, quickly chill down that first bottle and while drinking that first bottle I would think: Oh no, I got a 'bad' batch. The first time I did this I just placed the case in my basement and I waited a full week before drank the second bottle (my theory was the beer was still 'green'). That second bottle was wonderful!! From those experiences I have concluded that Nugget Nectar needs 7+ days in the package before it is ready to be enjoyed.

Needless to say by YMMV.

Cheers!

P.S. The aspect that hoppy beers may not be fully ready for consumption when packaged is being discussed in this other thread:

https://www.beeradvocate.com/community/threads/new-england-ipa-release-only-when-ready.553873/

@nc41

 

I get a 6pk every year when it comes out and always look forward to it.

Nugget Nectar is one of the first "special release" beers I ever tried. Got a sentimental spot in my fridge for it.

 

I'm sure there's something to this, doesn't Alchemist hold their beer for a few weeks before distro? I've never ever had a bad Heady Topper, even when over two months old. I've had a good many beers from NE and I still think HT and Trillium make the best beers, IMO they're very well balanced. I can't do stunningly bitter anymore.

So if beers can be too green upon canning what does the brewery do about their kegs they supply to their retailers? I ask this because I had more than a few Tired Hands beers on my last trip home on tap and I found them to be stunningly harsh and bitter. Hop Hands was actually hard to drink a full glass?
@JackHorzempa

 

Dale, I have no knowledge how Tired Hands manages their kegs. I can report that I personally do not drink their canned beers unless it has been 'aged' a minimum of 2 weeks.

Cheers!

 

Thanks. Hope you dig it.

 

This beer is easy drinking AF. I think over the last few years it's lost its shine to me and others as the hop craze has taken over, but this year, I'm ready again. Pencil me in for a couple 6ers.

 

Was able to get a sample of NN. Enjoyed it much.