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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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 grimreeser (797), Minnesota, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/514/20
Dec 23, 2006  
Nice aroma of fruity hops and caramel malt. Nice balance of sweet and bitter. Solid.


 dkoonce (899), People’s Republic of Athens, Ohio, USA
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/55/103/512/20
Dec 23, 2006  
Bottle. Deep amber, with a large, frothy head. Fairly bitter aroma, with a good hop/citrus nose. Medium body, with more malt than I expected. Fairly long finish, due to the sugars.


 IrishBoy (2722), Bakersfield, California, USA
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/56/103/512/20
Dec 17, 2006  
Bottle from iowaherkeye, Thanks Joey! Nose of hoppy citrus; hazy gold with a small white head; flavor well balanced with caramel showing first, then the light hop bitterness, maybe too light for a pale ale.


 SwedeDog (364), Windsor, Connecticut, USA
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/512/20
Dec 16, 2006  
Tap. Rather light in color for an APA. Somewhat light in the nose as well. Some light malts and a little bit of hops. Went down smooth, but I’d like to see a bit more bitterness and hops from the style. All in all, decent.


 jlruthven (137), Milledgeville, Georgia, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/103/515/20
Dec 12, 2006  
Bottle at the Pickle Barrel pub in Milledgeville, GA. Exactly what a decent American pale should be. Lightly floral, extremely hoppy, a smooth brew with a slightly bitter finish. Matched up well with a jerk cod sandwich.


 sliffy (2012), Columbus, Ohio, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/515/20
Dec 7, 2006  
Bottle thanks to skillessvillain: Clear orange gold in color with a medium white head. Aroma, citrus and floral notes, some yeast. Flavor, some herbal and floral hop notes, lightly sweet malts, some bready notes. medium bodied, soft carbonation. Some mild bitterness on the tail end.


 whiterabbit81 (244), Tallahassee, Florida, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/514/20
Nov 29, 2006  
Pours a dark golden color with a semi-frothy white head. Bit of a savory, protein-like smell on this one. Decently hoppng, with a slightly more pronounced yeast flavor than other EPAs. Good bit of thickness. Finishes slightly astringent and quite earthy. Pretty good.


 AlchemistZ (493), Richmond, Virginia, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/56/103/513/20
Nov 27, 2006  
A nice copper color with a thin, white head. Grapefruit in the aroma with a subtle, sweet caramel in the background and just a touch of honey. Flavor is caramelized grapefruit with a rather salty edge and finish. Light in body but good drinkability but the saltine throws me a little bit.



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