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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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 heemer77 (4304), Savannah, Missouri, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/57/103/514/20
May 25, 2006    Updated: May 29, 2007
On tap at Fox and Hound in Chattanooga. The only craft beer they had on tap. The body was dark gold with a white head. The aroma was oranges with caramel and iced tea. The taste was bitter with grapefruit and some almods. Very smooth. This is good stuff.


 pintocb (510), Darsville, Georgia, USA
2.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/102/55/103/513/20
May 24, 2006  
Nice clear golden color. Not much head. Has a nice subtle hop character in the nose. The taste is balanced with a slightly...very slightly...bitter aftertaste. This is a great every day beer. If you can find it on tap it is even better.


 cbkschubert (1975), Cochise Co., Arizona, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/104/56/104/514/20
May 19, 2006  
via trade with decaturstevo - Pours a nice golden color with a faint head. Aroma is light floral and citrus hops. Has a very light citrus hop flavor with a real light malt background. Light to medium body. Good beer. Thanks Steve.


 JohnC (2255), Mission Viejo, California, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/57/104/516/20
May 14, 2006  
Thanks to Captain Couger for this one. Clear golden color with a mild aroma, the flavor of this beer is very nice. It has a citric hoppy taste with a nice malt balance. Finishes very crisply.


chadzter (94), huntsville, Alabama, USA
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/55/103/514/20
May 13, 2006  
Got it at a gas station in Atlanta,GA while attending a wedding. 12 oz. bottle. Pours a little amber hue. Taste is more hop textures and sweet. Palate is dry. Not the best pale ale but maybe the best at a gas station in GA.


 demitriustown (697), Shelby Township, Michigan, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/104/514/20
May 8, 2006  
Got it at a gas station in Birmingham, AL while attending a wedding. 12 oz. bottle. Pours a amber hue with a nice rocky white head. Aroma is quite hoppy and malty slightly fruity (maybe peach) and a sweetness to the nose. Taste is more hop textures peach and other light fruits a subtle maltiness and slightly sweet. Palate is dry and sweet. Nice PA kind of run of the mill, but a definately drinkable and enjoyable. Worth a try at least once.


 AdamSkillin (376), High Bridge, New Jersey, USA
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/513/20
May 8, 2006  
Pretty standard american pale, a little bland, but decent. Definitely clean and pretty drinkable, just not much going on maltwise and not quite enough hopswise.


 muzzlehatch (4427), Burlington, Vermont, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/104/57/104/516/20
May 2, 2006  
Draught pint at Six Pence Pub in Savannah, GA. Light honey-apricot-thick syrupy body, with a modicum of lasting head....the nose at first shows lots of sweet fruity character, with apricots and bananas prominent, but candy and nuts, vanilla-almond and maple sugar show up quickly, a riot of complex sweet, lightly acidic aromas, with hops growing in tune with the massive sweet sensations....it’s absolutely stunning and unique....the body doesn’t hold quite the same thrills, but is well-defined and constructed nonetheless, with light woody touches, moderate fruity sweetness, veering off into some serious dry bitterness at the very end with malty-syrupy detours in a very juicy, full mouthfeel....low to moderate carbonation, ridiculously easy to just slam down unthinkingly even though there is so much to ponder....a treasure.



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