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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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 scottw86 (184), Maryland, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/56/104/514/20
Aug 5, 2009  
Poured an orange/amber with a white foamy head. Aroma was sweet with notes of grapefruit. Taste is crisp with a good amount of carbonation. Peaches, grapefruit, sweet malts, other citrus all present. Finish was not too bitter, more sweet. Overall pretty good!


 jvmiller (532), Bel Air, Maryland, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/516/20
Aug 2, 2009  
This tastes like what a pale ale should. Crisp, refrshing, lightly hoppy, good light biscuit malt, but without a lingering sweet aftertaste. Very drinkable and sessionable. Great.


dperrey (7), Durham, North Carolina, USA
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3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/514/20
Jul 27, 2009  
07/24/09: Bottle. Nice amber color with minimal head. Pleasant aroma, taste is balanced, some hops but not too much, a little malt, nice feel too. Makes a very decent session beer.


mink45k (7), Cedartown, Georgia, USA
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2.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/102/54/103/58/20
Jul 24, 2009  
Draft. Pours a golden orange with little head. Nose is clean, almost detergent-like, similar to other pale ales I’ve tried. Hoppy, but not too hoppy. Subtle spices that my palate can’t quite point out. Worth a buy if you’re craving a pale ale. Nothing special.


 gunnfryd (3603), Kristiansand, Norway
2.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/511/20
Jul 20, 2009  
Bottle. Golden- orange colour with an off-white head. Aroma is grapefruit, malt, fruit. Flavour is peaches, grapefruit, malt, hop. Medium body. Ordinary beer.


 yngwie (5000), Kristiansand, Norway
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/104/513/20
Jul 19, 2009  
Bottle. It pours a hazy, golden-orange body under a minimal sized off-white head. Resiny, grassy nose with a nice maltyness, hints of beef-stock as well. The flavor has a little peach added to the grassy, resiny hops, and the sweet malts makes a nice foundation. Medium to full body with pleasant carbonation. A bit low on bitterness in the finish. Quite quenching and drinkable, without being big at all. (090520)


elgiacomo (92), Chickamauga, Georgia, USA
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/56/103/514/20
Jul 12, 2009  
12oz bottle. Pours dark amber/orange with a small head. Nice balance of hops and malts, not going to overpower you which makes it a great session beer.


beer4mencc1701 (21), Irving, Texas, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/57/103/515/20
Jul 6, 2009  
Nice scent of malt on top of hops, matching flavors on the tongue- light-bodied, grassy, dry (in a good way), refreshing. Very drinkable- would be a great choice for someone wanting to start getting into hoppier beers as a bridge.



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