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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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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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 agillespie81 (203), Denver, Colorado, USA
2.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/103/56/103/512/20
Aug 1, 2008  
Light copper color......fluffy head. Faint floral aroma, with subtle citrus notes. Mild hop flavor up front......mouthfeel has a slight crispness. Malt flavors balance out the back......finish has just a hint of a citrus tang. A very easy drinking pale ale.


 keepersj12 (810), Sicklerville, New Jersey, USA
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/104/57/103/512/20
Jul 31, 2008  
A bit thin but nice. Citrus aroma and flavor. Nice bitter finish with some sweet malt at the front.


 posikyle (165), Alabama, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/58/103/517/20
Jul 30, 2008  
A very good pale ale. Pours pale amber color, thick head, citrus aroma, slightly malty, citrusy flavor. Definitely one to pick up.


 Homer321 (127), Rockledge, Florida, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/57/104/514/20
Jul 28, 2008  
aroma is very faint citrus from the hops. pours a slightly hazy light amber, flavor leans more toward the malt than the hops which I think lends to a good balance . finished with a slight bready and nuttiness.


 CaryTheDude (1113), Longmont, Colorado, USA
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/57/103/512/20
Jul 23, 2008  
Decent Pale Ale. Hitler’s birthday in the title, a classy move as always, and underused in my opinion. No dishsoap in the flavor, so that’s another plus. Goods outweigh the bads in this one, aight?


ethan (2), , Tennessee, USA
does not count click to see why this rating of Sweetwater 420 Extra Pale Ale does not count
1.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
3/102/53/102/54/20
Jul 17, 2008  
Not bad. Light and pale. Lagerish. Cheap. Little aftertaste. Enough bite, but very light and airy. Not a strong hop nor very crispy. For an 8 dollar 6-pack, it’s barely making the grade.


Breworthy (14), USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/58/104/515/20
Jul 8, 2008  
The aroma is quite excellent, as the complexities of the spicy hop aroma come through to balance out the smell of the malt. The appearance is a little too clear for my tastes, that is for the style. Although it is a fine looking beer with excellent retention. The flavor is quite nice, full hop flavor, but not overboard, placing it well within the pale category without over-stepping its bounds. Clean finish, despite its higher IBU. This pale sits well on your palate, but is a bit on the heavy side. Nice effervescence. Overall, the beer is quite good. I would recommend this pale and think it is great that I was able to pick one up in Nashville. If you keep making more beer like this, please keep branching out of Atlanta, Sweetwater.


 BigBang (213), Indiana, USA
1.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
3/102/53/102/58/20
Jul 7, 2008  
I couldn’t bring myself to drink all of this. SweetWATER is appropriate because it seemed more like water than beer. Little flavor and just really watery.



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