The Imperial Amber Ale celebrates the arrival of “fresh-off-the-bine” Nugget hops from the brewery's annual trek to the Pacific Northwest for hop selection.

Excessively dry-hopped, this Imperial Amber Ale celebrates the arrival of “fresh-off-the-bine” Nugget hops from the brewery's annual trek to Yakima, WA, for hop selection.

Excessively dry-hopped, this Imperial Amber Ale celebrates the arrival of fresh Nugget hops from the brewery's annual trek to Yakima, Washington for hop selection.

Tröegs Independent Brewing in Hershey has released its “once-a-year cult classic” Nugget Nectar and is reviving its series of First Squeeze events. “Excessively dry-hopped, this Imperial ...

Tröegs Independent Brewing makes an annual trip to the Pacific Northwest to select hops. One imperial amber ale is the primary reason the brewers make the trip to Yakima, Washington, - Nugget ...

The hops in question, Simcoe and Nugget, are the reason Trogner started going out to Yakima, Wash., for hop selection. The former variety lends big creamsicle and mango notes, ...

The other, Nuggets, is a bittering hop, and could be ready for harvest any day now. Art Weidner is the engineering mind behind Mainline Hops Farm in Sabin. Chris Flynn / The Forum .

And this year, it's a really special occasion because Nugget is coming of age. Celebrate 21 years of Nugget Nectar with those fresh-off-the-bine hops from our annual trek to Yakima, WA, for hop ...