HopBack Amber Ale
Brewery: Troegs Brewing
Alcohol By Volume: 5.60%
Beer Style: Amber Ale
Availability: Unknown
Average of 7 ratings: 4.4 stars.
Description:
Tröegs Brewery’s Flagship beer, HopBack Amber Ale derives its name from a vessel in the brewhouse called a hopback. As the ‘wort’ is being transferred from the brewhouse to fermentation it passes through the hopback vessel. Packed full of fresh whole flower hops, the wort slowly circulates through this vessel extracting the essence of the aromatic hops. This vessel adds more time and more hop character that creates a fresh, spicy taste and rich caramel note that defines this signature ale.
TASTING NOTES
Deep amber in color under a huge creamy head. The aroma very apparent, bold and spicy with a slight floral character. Balanced with caramel malt, this well-rounded amber ale has an up-front floral spice that builds with a flush of sweetness
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Reviewed By: boralyl | Added May 25th 2008(6 months ago) | Avg: 4.2
Appearance - 4.0
It pours a very dark amber color, almost ruby. It has about 1 and a half fingers of white fluffy head. The head retains fairly well and leaves a good amount of lacing.
Aroma - 4.0
It has a caramel malty aroma with a good mix of hops.
Mouthfeel - 4.0
A medium bodied beer with a decent amount of carbonation and has a smooth feeling to it.
Taste - 5.0
It's malty up front and complemented nicely by the hops. It leaves a nice hoppy flavor in your mouth after you swallow.
Overall - 4.0
It's not super hoppy but is a great beer. It has a good mix of ingredients and is very easy to drink.
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