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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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 AlabastorJones (765), San Francisco, California, USA
2.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/102/56/103/512/20
Jun 14, 2009  
no head, golden orange coloring, sweet caramel malt and stale hops nose, flavor is old cascade, centennial, lacks the aroma and hop flavor of a true west coast pale, mild fruityness in flavor from yeast selection


 clueo (112), Pennsylvania, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/55/103/515/20
Jun 10, 2009  
A very good beer with an interesting taste! It smells a bit like ginger and has a nice sweet finish. Overall, a nice refreshing beer with a bronze appearence and a clean finish!


 clingman71 (254), Centerville, Ohio, USA
2.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/102/510/20
Jun 10, 2009    Updated: Jun 20, 2009
pale golden, nice head. aroma of faint citrus hops. the flavor is decent, but the mouthfeel is way too thin. It lacks any crispness or zip if you will. It is like it is mildly flat or watered down. It is an ok session beer when in the south if you wish to drink local, but by no means great, simply quaffable.


 agl108 (507), Manayunk, Pennsylvania, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/513/20
Jun 10, 2009  
On draft at Mellow Mushroom, Asheville. Poured golden with scant head. Flavor of sweet malts with a slightly bitter citrus finish. Sessionable. Ya’ll southerners need to check yourselves if you think this a top notch APA.


raradel (34), Greenville, South Carolina, USA
4.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/59/105/517/20
Jun 9, 2009  
First off, what ever roder60 is drinking it aint the right beer ( danm the steelers too). This beer is great, drinkable, flavorful, complex, callled 420. If you don’t like this beer, you are not a good beer drinker. And it’s not just the sotherner in me, this brew has everything in balance, such is the subtle art of the Sweetwater brewers. Yall just try it!


 roder60 (1023), Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
2.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/102/55/102/510/20
Jun 9, 2009  
Pours a pale orange with slight white head. Aroma is orange citrus and some caramel sweetness. Flavor is watery sweet citrus fruits. Reminds me of those sugared orange slices from when you were little. Not that great.


 dmschefke (371), Eastpointe, Michigan, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/104/514/20
Jun 6, 2009  
Pours a typical pale orange with thick white head. Aroma of citrus hops and a nice malt balance. Surprisingly solid and pleasant taste matches aroma well, very refreshing and enjoyable. Not bad at all.


 beernbourbon (285), chicago, Illinois, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/515/20
May 31, 2009  
Had on tap in ATL airport. Pour is ever so slightly cloudy copper with small whitish head. Aroma is pine hops, citrus hops, light caramel malt, and fruity. Flavor is mostly citrus hop character with a cisp finish. Citrus hops and light malt linger. Pleasant surprise.



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