Sweetwater 420 Extra Pale Ale 3.3 576

Sweetwater 420 Extra Pale Ale

	Percentile
	75
	overall

Brewed by Sweetwater Brewing Company
Style: American Pale Ale
Atlanta, Georgia USA

bottled
common

on tap
common

Regional Distribution
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Ratings	Average	Score	ABV	Style Pctl	Serve in
576	3.31/5.0	3.3/5.0	5.2%	75.4	Lager 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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T2Tool (352), Murfreesboro, Tennessee, USA

3.6	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.6	6/10	4/5	7/10	4/5	15/20

Feb 17, 2007

Had on draft. A nice orange color. Great hop taste to it. This is a smooth and easy drinking beer.

UGADAWG (3), USA
does not count

4.1	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
4.1	7/10	4/5	8/10	4/5	18/20

Feb 13, 2007

This is an excellent beer. Love it ice cold in the summer. I’m normally not a fan of hoppy beer but this one I love.

beasley269 (15), Rutherfordton, North Carolina, USA

3.3	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.3	5/10	4/5	7/10	3/5	14/20

Feb 8, 2007

Nice orange, some-what hazy appearance, the head minimal, its a relatively hoppy Pale but not too bitter. The finish is somewhat sweet and smooth. A very unique but pleasant Pale Ale. Better on tap than out of the bottle.

Ty5592 (1015), Lansdale, Pennsylvania, USA

3.5	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.5	6/10	4/5	7/10	4/5	14/20

Feb 4, 2007

bottle from Decaturstevo. Clear orange with no head. Mild hop/malt aroma. The taste was a good balance between the hop and malt with smooth mild hop finish. Easy drinkin beer.

jhumphries69 (736), Tyrone, Georgia, USA

3.5	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.5	7/10	4/5	7/10	3/5	14/20

Feb 3, 2007

The beer pours orange with a thick light tan head. The aroma is somewhat sweet and quite fragrant with citrusy hops. The flavor is malty sweet and stands up well against the sizable dose of hops. Most of the hops hit you in the form of aroma and flavor - not a whole lot of bitterness. The finish is long and somewhat hoppy. There is some yeast in the finish, too. The mouthfeel is bubbly and kind of thin. Overall, a nice session beer.

macguy (146), Tallahassee, Florida, USA

2.9	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
2.9	5/10	3/5	6/10	4/5	11/20

Feb 2, 2007

For the Southeast US, it isn’t awful. Amber with a light haze. It has a slight grapefruit taste but it’s barely there. It has potential for a summer drink. Nice clean taste. 420? heh.

MrBendo (1049), Swedesboro, New Jersey, USA

3	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3	7/10	3/5	6/10	3/5	11/20

Jan 30, 2007

Thanks to quagmite for the bottle. Slightly hazy orange with a small head. Aroma of citrus and grass hops, and sweet caramel. Doesn’t quite measure up to the best of the style...less hoppy character. But it tastes fresh and crisp. Light body.

sallad (111), USA

4.2	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
4.2	8/10	5/5	8/10	4/5	17/20

Jan 21, 2007

Deep gold with thick beige head, citrus hop aromas leaping out. Nice woody malt backbone holds up well against medium bitterness and grapefruit tang. Playful carbonation through medium-light body. Well balanced malt, hops and mouthfeel. Excellent pale ale!

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