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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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 Maria (6286), Thisted, Denmark
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/103/514/20
Dec 15, 2008  
It is warm golden with a huge, creamy head. The aroma has notes of fruit, caramel and light citrus. The flavour has a light sweetness and notes of fruity hops, melon, papaya, malt, caramel and light rubber. It is pleasant and easy to drink and it has a slightly dry, light bitterness in the finish.


 merlin48 (518), New Tazewell, Tennessee, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/56/104/515/20
Dec 14, 2008  
A very good standby APA. Nice looker in the glass with clear amber body and nice offwhite lacing. Very balanced, with caramel malt working well with bitter earthy hops and fruity esters.


 BigSkyman007 (194), USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/513/20
Dec 11, 2008  
Beer poured a rich surprising copper color, similar to a Yuengling Lager draft. Light foamy head. Flavor mildly hoppy with a sweetness which was hard to put a finger on. Finish mildly hoppy and dry. Lageresque, but drier and sweeter.


 MiP (9097), Sønderborg, Denmark
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/515/20
Dec 10, 2008  
Bottle. Sweet aroma, weakly caramelly. Slightly hazy amber colour. Very small white head. The flavour is OK caramelly with a little sweetness and spicy hoppiness.


 Papsoe (15103), Frederiksberg, Denmark
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/514/20
Dec 3, 2008  
Bottle 35,5 cl. Courtesy of fonefan. Pours a clear deep golden with a small of-white head. Classic American aroma hops in the nose - some citrus accents there. Medium body, some caramel and some perfumy hop accents. Lightly bitter finish. 281108


 Ungstrup (15343), Frederiksberg, Denmark
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/102/57/103/513/20
Nov 28, 2008  
Bottled. An amber beer with a thin beige head. The aroma is sweet with notes of fruit and atoush of alcohol. The flavor is sweet malty with notes of fruit and a ligjt touch of caramel, leading to a bitter finish. A bit boring.


 BustedFlat (554), Edina, Minnesota, USA
2.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/55/103/510/20
Nov 21, 2008    Updated: Dec 5, 2008
On tap at the Steamhouse in Atlanta on 10/17/08. My first beer on my trip through the South. Oh well. Poured golden. Aroma - Grassy hops. Taste was slightly hoppy with notes of mineral water.


 AllAboutStout (605), Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
2.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/54/103/59/20
Nov 16, 2008  
Pours a clear, translucent amber in color with only a soapy ring of froth developing on the pour. Smell is malts and some old, still holding on hops. The best by date is still another 3 months away! Taste is old and not good for a supposed to still be good beer. Very thin on the mouthfeel and easy drinking. Not something I would revisit again.



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