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Sweetwater 420 Extra Pale Ale 3.3 577

Sweetwater 420 Extra Pale Ale

Percentile
75
overall

bottled
common

on tap
common

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RatingsAverageScoreABVStyle PctlServe in
5773.31/5.03.3/5.05.2%75.3Lager 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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 Ungstrup (15460), Frederiksberg, Denmark
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/102/57/103/513/20
Nov 28, 2008  
Bottled. An amber beer with a thin beige head. The aroma is sweet with notes of fruit and atoush of alcohol. The flavor is sweet malty with notes of fruit and a ligjt touch of caramel, leading to a bitter finish. A bit boring.


 Papsoe (15180), Frederiksberg, Denmark
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/514/20
Dec 3, 2008  
Bottle 35,5 cl. Courtesy of fonefan. Pours a clear deep golden with a small of-white head. Classic American aroma hops in the nose - some citrus accents there. Medium body, some caramel and some perfumy hop accents. Lightly bitter finish. 281108


 yespr (12436), Copenhagen O, Denmark
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/514/20
Dec 30, 2008  
12 fl oz bottle, courtesy of fonefan. Pours almost clear and golden orange with a small white head. Dense wooden hoppy aroma with mild fruity accent. Dry malty. Sweet malt flavoured at first with a mild citrusy hops flavour following and a more dry and wooden bitter hops finish.


 fonefan (11929), 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]


 MiP (9162), Sønderborg, Denmark
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/515/20
Dec 10, 2008  
Bottle. Sweet aroma, weakly caramelly. Slightly hazy amber colour. Very small white head. The flavour is OK caramelly with a little sweetness and spicy hoppiness.


 kp (8600), Woodstock, Georgia, USA
2.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/104/55/103/510/20
Sep 1, 2007  
Date: 05/23/1997
Mode: Draft
Source: Taco Mac, Sandy Springs

clear light amber, frothy fine head with thick splotchy lace, slight malt aroma with crisp nw hops, good malt base with lots of hop flavor leaving good lingering bitterness
-------- /> Date: 04/08/2004

not the hop chapacter I remember but plenty of bitterness
-------- /> Date: 08/11/2005
Source: ww tasting
Score: iii to ii

light floral hop aroma, light malt flavor with a bit of sweetness, touch of hops, light bitter finish,

Aroma: 5/10; Appearance: 8/10; Flavor: 5/10; Palate: 5/10; Overall: 10/20
Rating: 2.7/5.0
Score: *4
-------- /> The score was calculated based upon the notes and an old scoring system.


 Oakes (8172), Beyond the Great Firewall, China
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/514/20
Dec 17, 2002    Updated: Feb 9, 2009
Light amber. Fruity aroma - berryish, slight apple skin. Light wood on the palate with faint breadcrust. Light malts support fruity, slightly citrusy hops.


 argo0 (7035), Washington DC, USA
2.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/56/103/512/20
Nov 30, 2003  
Slightly hazy amber body with off-white medium body. Aroma is hoppy orange, not much else. Taste is floral, orange, earthy. Light-medium body.



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