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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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 Pastor (534), Maine, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/515/20
Jan 10, 2009  
Thanks to khiasmus for this wonderful growler. I poured it into a standard pint glass it produced a fingers worth of white head that turned to a thick lace. The body color of this ale was a clear golden copper. The aromas are slightly hoppy with a ton of malts that along with a nice bready yeast that fill your nose. The flavors are a twin of the aromas, very easy drinking with a light mouthfeel and a nice crisp bite in the end. This is a good session brew, perfect for relaxing watching sports on a lazy Sunday afternoon. Thanks again khiasmus this was a nice change from all the big beers I have been drinking lately and a good one at that


 tarheels86 (818), Washington DC, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/104/514/20
Jan 9, 2009  
On Tap at Harry’s in Tallahassee, FL. Pours a clear light amber with a small white head. Nose of spicy hops, caramel malt, some tropical fruit or something and pine resin. Taste is definitely a medium-bodied pale ale with a good citrus hops character but not too much else. Clean finish. Decent.


 Grovlam (3825), Copenhagen, Denmark
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/514/20
Jan 1, 2009  
Draught @ Atlanta airport just killing time. Medium light creamy off-white head that mostly diminished. Spare display of lacework. Somewhat clear pale nutty color. Aroma was quite sweet hoppy and malty with notes of apricot, nuts, caramel, grain, flower. Light to medium bodied with a soft carbonation and light dry texture. Moderated sweet flavor with some counter bitterness. Light dry and crisp bitter hoppy finish.


 yespr (12429), Copenhagen O, Denmark
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/514/20
Dec 30, 2008  
12 fl oz bottle, courtesy of fonefan. Pours almost clear and golden orange with a small white head. Dense wooden hoppy aroma with mild fruity accent. Dry malty. Sweet malt flavoured at first with a mild citrusy hops flavour following and a more dry and wooden bitter hops finish.


 JohnQPublic (387), Brooklyn, New York, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/58/103/516/20
Dec 28, 2008  
Bottle. Pours a light copper-gold, with a small white head that disappears pretty quickly. Nose is hoppy, citrus and a bit of pine, some sweet caramel malt peeks through. Taste is a base of pale malt, dry, underneath a layer of nice, crisp pine hops that hint of citrus. Finish is clean, crisp, and dry, with a light lingering bitterness. Crisp carbonation and a light body. Fantastic, drinkably delicious beer.


 UriahHeep (105), Georgia, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/514/20
Dec 23, 2008  
On tap @ Mimis. Nice amber pour with 2 fingers of tan head. Pine nose. Was a bit under impressed with the thin palate. Some caramel malt and grassy hops up front. Better than an average macro.


 502Flavors (631), Louisville, Kentucky, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/58/104/515/20
Dec 21, 2008  
bottle into shaker. Great balance between earthy and light piney hops and a good cereal malt base. Very drinkable, nice smooth mouthfeel. Good stuff.


 twindadplus2 (418), Wisconsin, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/58/104/514/20
Dec 17, 2008  
Slightly hazy golden brown with a thin white head. Aroma of sweet caramel malt and floral hops. Flavor is caramel malt and light floral and fruity hops. Medium bodied with a smooth creamy palate and a light herbal bitterness in the finish. Not as powerfully bitter as a lot of APAs but a well balanced and easy drinking beer.



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