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Sweetwater 420 Extra Pale Ale

Percentile
75
overall

bottled
common

on tap
common

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RatingsAverageScoreABVStyle PctlServe in
5733.31/5.03.3/5.05.2%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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 muenster (340), Sevierville, Tennessee, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/515/20
Jul 16, 2007  
Draught. Pours light amber with a white head. A good hop bouquet in the the aroma, as well as some caramel. flavor is exactly the same. Nice balance, and good use of hops.


recessbully (1), USA
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4.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/105/58/105/518/20
Jul 14, 2007  
I think what truly sets 420 apart from its cousing the Sweetwater IPA is that it is smooth. As someone who suffers from an acidic stomach from time-to-time, I find 420 easier to take in. Even with that aside I find the beer in the top tier for its style.


 pjk33 (384), Sligo - Curllsville Heights, Pennsylvania, USA
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/57/103/513/20
Jul 13, 2007  
Bottle. Drank this at my Dad’s camp. Didn’t put into a glass because we were going golfing on Dad’s course, but it was a pretty solid IPA. Nice hop bite and a bit of residual sweetness. Nothing earthshattering, but certainly a solid brew, even if those crazy bastards in Georgia made it!


 craftbeerdesign (752), Alpharetta, Georgia, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/516/20
Jul 8, 2007    Updated: Sep 8, 2007
420 is a solid APA... not the best by far, but a very drinkable beer. This is Sweetwater’s most popular beer, but their IPA is much better! 420 has a golden color, hardly any head to it, but is very pleasurable to drink.


 theshocker (329), Marietta, Georgia, USA
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/102/56/103/513/20
Jul 6, 2007  
It is extra pale - light tan and crystal clear. Head is small and doesn’t stick around. Pleasant hoppy aroma - more floral than citrus. Smooth, crisp finish. Light body. I’d prefer a little more malt backbone. A crisp and refreshing PA, but not a great one. Terrapin Rye is definately the pale ale king of GA.


h2o420lover (2), USA
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5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
10/105/510/105/520/20
Jun 26, 2007  
Great drinking beer. Reward yourself with a frost mug sensation. Pure Bliss. Go to Mellow Mushroom and enjoy a draft. Best local beer hands down.


 SpudClampDawg (1027), Jasper, Indiana, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/58/103/517/20
Jun 25, 2007  
Had plenty of this in both bottle and on draft during a recent vacation in Panama City (a virtual beer desert). Pours a muted amber with a firm white cap. Lots of citrusy and perfume hops in the nose are well balanced. A fantastic caramel back cradles the hops in the body, both in perfect harmony. This isn’t a hop bomb or a malt monster. It is a perfectly balanced session beer that I would drink again and again. Fantastic example of an APA.


dylannix (1), USA
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5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
10/105/510/105/520/20
Jun 25, 2007  
my favorite beer, hands down. i know it’s not technical, but it’s a good beery beer.



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