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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
 Most Recent Top Raters Highest Ratings Who's Rated This?  
 mlist55 (210), media, Pennsylvania, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/104/56/105/514/20
May 25, 2007  
Hazy gold with white head.Sweet fruit malt nose.Fruit malt taste, slightly dry, with light hop finish


 JAF737300 (797), Tampa, Florida, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/57/104/515/20
May 24, 2007  
This was a nice beer. It poured light golden brown and had a firm head. The aromatic notes certainly pushed through with light hints of citrus and hops. The moutfeel was outstanding and just the right balance of bitterness and crispness.


 TheCEO (100), USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/515/20
May 21, 2007  
Not the best attributes..but I will buy it again...a slightly above average APA...gets the 3.5 due to its drinkability...


 incutrav (576), Woodbury, Minnesota, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/514/20
May 21, 2007  
Real nice brew here, be a good session beer, as they say. Good hop profile for sure, compartive to the hometown Summit Extra pale ale, but doenst have quite as much bite as that one. Very easy to drink.


fishnfrank (2), Eglin AFB, Florida, USA
does not count click to see why this rating of Sweetwater 420 Extra Pale Ale does not count
5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
10/105/510/105/520/20
May 20, 2007  
Good solid hearty beer. Not too strong. Good aftertaste. Good smell. Great appearance


 Bartzilla (443), San Diego, California, USA
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/104/56/103/513/20
May 18, 2007  
Thank you Mr. Cougar. I’ve wanted to sample this for a while because it has 420 on it and I used to like to smoke lots of reefer. Every now and again, you get an IPA and you say "Damn, this smells like dope". But this doesn’t. it smells like a nice, light IPA. Not bad, not great, but totally drinkable. Some simcoe and/or amarillo might have hopped up the 420 concept some more, but for what it is, this is a nice drinking beer.


SJM620 (11), Tennessee, USA
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/56/103/514/20
May 15, 2007  
smooth beer. As far as pale ale’s go, this one is pretty good. has enough hops in it without being too aggressive.


 tjthresh (1778), Greenfield, Indiana, USA
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/57/103/513/20
May 13, 2007  
12 ounce bottle from pintocb. Pours a pale amber color with white head. I would say that there is nothing "west coast" about this beer. The aroma and flavor are dominated by the Munich malt. The hops are certainly second fiddle here, and come off more floral than the typical citrus. I guess overall I like that beer, but its just not what I was expecting. Thanks Larry



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