12 oz. Bottle
A lot of hype surrounding this one, and one of my good friends who enjoy hoppy beers say that this is one of the best. Figured it was time to give it a try.
Pours Amber. Very little white lacing for a head. Exactly the color profile I would expect for an amber ale. Piney hops and sweet fruit on the nose - orange, cherry, mango, peach, apricot - pretty harmonious sweet fruit flavor, maybe a little caramel from the malt in there to sweeten it up as well; very nice smelling beer, it's almost up there with Lagunitas Sucks. Almost.
This beer is incredibly smooth. Strong fruit flavor (orange citrus, peach, and apricot primarily) followed by a decent hop bitterness. Nice sweet caramel malt profile to balance the beer. Probably the most balanced beer I've ever had with this amount of hops. The sweetness and the hops really work in harmony here - neither overpowers the other. Alcohol is completely hidden for 7.5% ABV, pretty low carbonation for the style in my opinion - though this contributes how almost overwhelmingly smooth this beer is (though that's definitely a plus for this one).
Haven't had too many American Ambers, but its a style I will definitely be exploring more of. Kudos to Troegs on another great brew.
Overall Rating: 4.75/5
A lot of hype surrounding this one, and one of my good friends who enjoy hoppy beers say that this is one of the best. Figured it was time to give it a try.
Pours Amber. Very little white lacing for a head. Exactly the color profile I would expect for an amber ale. Piney hops and sweet fruit on the nose - orange, cherry, mango, peach, apricot - pretty harmonious sweet fruit flavor, maybe a little caramel from the malt in there to sweeten it up as well; very nice smelling beer, it's almost up there with Lagunitas Sucks. Almost.
This beer is incredibly smooth. Strong fruit flavor (orange citrus, peach, and apricot primarily) followed by a decent hop bitterness. Nice sweet caramel malt profile to balance the beer. Probably the most balanced beer I've ever had with this amount of hops. The sweetness and the hops really work in harmony here - neither overpowers the other. Alcohol is completely hidden for 7.5% ABV, pretty low carbonation for the style in my opinion - though this contributes how almost overwhelmingly smooth this beer is (though that's definitely a plus for this one).
Haven't had too many American Ambers, but its a style I will definitely be exploring more of. Kudos to Troegs on another great brew.
Overall Rating: 4.75/5
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