Nugget Nectar

Nugget Nectar from Troegs Brewery is a face puncher. It's an Imperial Amber, which I don't think I've ever had before. Style purists would say it's because Imperial Amber doesn't exist. Style purists suck asshole. BJCP lays it out. A lot of smart people come together and collaboratively review and update their styles list every few years. These people know what they're doing but I know they don't want to have the BJCP styles guide to be the encyclopedia of beer knowledge. Beer can push boundaries or it can be a perfection of style. I don't know if Nugget Nectar is a perfection of style but it tastes fucking delicious. You've got big stone fruit in the beginning with a smooth, not complex, malt flavor as a backbone. The bitterness is nice and rounded out. It complements the citrus flavor of the beer in a good way. So what is an Imperial Amber? Who the fuck cares, it's a high-alcohol-amber-colored-hoppy-ale. It's a good beer. If it tasted like shit, I'd rail against people pushing beer into a popular category to get more sales. Since it's not that way, I won't give it the Liam Neeson treatment. I look forward to this beer coming out every Winter. It's a bright spot in my otherwise dark sprint towards Spring. Who the fuck cares whether some stupid ass groundhog will see its shadow? This beer will come out next year and I'll buy it faster than you can say Hopslam.

Nose: Stonefruit and tropical citrus.
Body: Good malt backbone to highlight the hops. A bit thin and dry.
Mouth: Has a lasting bitterness with a dry finish. For such a boozy beer, it hides it well. 
Party on.