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Sweetwater 420 Extra Pale Ale 3.3 576

Sweetwater 420 Extra Pale Ale

Percentile
75
overall

bottled
common

on tap
common

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RatingsAverageScoreABVStyle PctlServe in
5763.31/5.03.3/5.05.2%75.4Lager glass, Shaker
Commercial Description:
Our most popular beer. 420 Extra Pale Ale is a tasty West Coast Style Pale Ale with a good hop feel to it and a crisp finish. First brewed on April 20th, 1997 this beer has developed quite the following in the Southeast. Drink em if you got em

Medals: 2002 Silver Medal - Great American Beer Festival; 1997-2003 Creative Loafing - Readers and Critic’s Choice - Best Local Beer; Silver Medal winner at the 1998 World Beer Cup; Voted top ten beers in Atlanta by the Atlanta Journal Constitution

Malts: 2 Row, Munich, Carastan 30-37

Hops: Centenial, Cascade
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BoxingANDbeer (2), , Alabama, USA
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3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/105/58/105/512/20
Feb 11, 2009  
Biridiebeagle said it better than I ever could. I really liked this beer. Good for an everday beer.


 Birdiebeagle (815), Perkasie, Pennsylvania, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/57/104/514/20
Feb 9, 2009  
Draft at Waverly hotel in Atlanta Pours an orange amber with an off white head which leaves quickly. Has nice aroma of floral hops and spices. Taste is good carbination and a decent finsh. Has a nice hoppiness to it but not overpowering. A crisp refreshing beer which is very good.


 Beershine (2754), Traipsing Around, Cambodia
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/104/513/20
Feb 2, 2009  
Draught. Clear amber with lots of white lace. Sweet grain aroma. Juicy body and a clean finish. A little too sweet and slightly thin but very quaffable. The hop kiss offers a nice touch at the end.


 JoeMcPhee (5030), Jackson Heights, New York, USA
2.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/55/102/510/20
Jan 25, 2009  
Bottle shared by pilsnerpeter. Pale amber beer. Aroma is fairly vegetal and strange. Oxidized malts, light fruity hops and a fairly chewy sweetness. The beer seems underattenuated despite a watery palate. Meh... nothing worth noting here.


 AmazonMatt (285), Panama
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/104/57/103/511/20
Jan 22, 2009  
From a bottle with pizza. A good session beer. Well balanced. Northwest hops and a decent amount of malt. Enjoyable. Drinkable. Well done.


 PilsnerPeter (2667), Flushing, New York, USA
2.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/102/512/20
Jan 19, 2009  
Bottle: thanks Secret Santa! Pours an orange color with good clarity and a wispy off-white head. Aroma is a bit off- papery, odd grassy spice notes. Thin bodied with a papery and sweet flavor. A touch of herbal hops and some attenuated honeyish sweetness. Not so good.


 juiceisloose (677), Windermere, Florida, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/514/20
Jan 18, 2009  
Pours a golden amber color with a small white head that dissipates quickly. The aroma is nice of citrus fruit and floral hops with orange peel and grass most noticeable. The taste is similar with the orange peel and floral hops coming through, but balanced out by some sweet toffee malts. Medium bodied and easy drinking and makes for a nice session brew. Pretty nice little pale ale, but nothing crazy.


 StFun (534), Indiana, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/103/515/20
Jan 13, 2009  
420 for rating #420. Sent via an extra in a trade with (I think) mcferc4. Sessionable Pale Ale, but doesn’t stand up to some of the better offerings of the style. Pours a light orange with a nice head and a good amount of lacing. Flavor is a bit metallic, but not ina bad way. Nice bit of hops, but nothing to truly balance it out. Light and crisp. Very good summer brew. I will now send this bottle to BFC so he can make a bong out of it. Wakka wakka.



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