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Sweetwater 420 Extra Pale Ale

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75
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bottled
common

on tap
common

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RatingsAverageScoreABVStyle PctlServe in
5743.31/5.03.3/5.05.2%75.5Lager 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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Prometheus (97), Fayetteville, North Carolina, USA
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/104/511/20
Apr 23, 2009  
Bottle and draft. Yellow-orange in color with small head. Citrus aroma. Very sweet and light. Drinkable, but nothing spectalur.


 TURDFERGUSON (1603), Carrboro, North Carolina, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/103/513/20
Apr 21, 2009  
Should of drank this yesterday, oh well. I remember my first experience with this beer when I was a freshman in college in savannah on spring break with my ultimate frisbee team. We saw this beer in the stores and had to have it. A craft brew thats called 420? Could their be a better beer made for us young stoner hippies? And this is a great college beer. Pours orange amber with a small sudsy white head and minimal lace. Nose is mildly hoppy, more malts, watery. Flavor is lightly hoppy, some citrus, more watery malt flavor. Funny to see how tastes have changed in 7 years. Man, that last sentence made me feel a little old.


 ben4321 (1014), Rockville, Maryland, USA
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/56/102/513/20
Apr 20, 2009  
Location: Pint from a restaurant called Joe’s On Juniper in Atlanta, 4/18./09

Aroma: Citrus, floral, caramel, malty, light hops
Appearance: Clear yellow color,
Flavor: Malty sweetness mostly, light hoppy bitterness there too
Palate: Light bodied
Overall Impression: This is a decent beer, light, but with some flavor, certainly drinkable, but not overwhelmingly good.


 Strangebrewer (221), Chatham, Ontario, Canada
2.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/55/103/511/20
Apr 18, 2009  
bottle. Clear gold clolour with moderate white fluffy head. Caramel hop aroma with some citrus. Tastes likes it smells. Dry finish.


roborb (60), Raleigh, North Carolina, USA
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/104/512/20
Apr 16, 2009  
On draft on 4:20 day at the Saucer. Pours a murky golden color with a 1 finger head. Aroma consists of citrus, floral hops and malts. The taste is dominated by the malt profile but there are some risidual hop taste. This is a great light beer that can be enjoyed without having to think too hard.


 scrizzz (1280), kirkland, Washington, USA
2.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/55/102/59/20
Apr 14, 2009  
Thanks lithy! Soft clover honey aroma. Clear gold, minimal bubbly head. Little metallic, little astringency that rests in my mouth.


 fonefan (11580), VestJylland, Denmark
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/513/20
Apr 14, 2009  
Bottle 12fl.oz.
[ Trade by kpresley77 ]. Clear medium yellow orange color with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white to white head. Aroma is light to moderate malty, caramel, moderate hoppy, pine, grapefruit, orange. Flavor is moderate sweet and bitter with a average duration. Body is medium to light, texture is watery to oily, carbonation is soft. [20081128]


 JCB (1767), Durham, North Carolina, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/56/103/513/20
Apr 10, 2009  
On tap at The Federal, Durham, NC. Nice to have this one in the Triangle at last. Golden and lively, an inviting pour with faint traces of amber at the edges. Modest head, lively carbonation. The nose is nicely sweet, though not overpowering. The mouthfeel could be fuller, and the flavor is far more dry than the aroma would lead you to expect. Solid and sessionable.



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