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Sweetwater 420 Extra Pale Ale

Sweetwater 420 Extra Pale Ale

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An American Pale Ale brewed by
Sweetwater Brewing Company

Atlanta, Georgia USA

bottled
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on tap
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4593.33/5.03.33/5.05.2%71.7Lager glass, Shaker P  Stats

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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 Oakes (6979), Miami Beach, Florida, USA
2.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/56/102/512/20
Dec 17, 2002  
Golden, slightly hazy; light body; dusty-tasting; light hop notes.


 kp (6300), 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
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Date: 04/08/2004

not the hop chapacter I remember but plenty of bitterness
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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
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The score was calculated based upon the notes and an old scoring system.


 argo0 (6231), 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.


 bierkoning (4932), La Tropica, Netherlands
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/57/104/513/20
Nov 1, 2007  
Bottle. Orange blonde color. Delicious aroma of grapefruit and red berries. Also grapefruit and red berries in the light but oily hoppy flavor. Fairly short aftertaste. Thinnish, but tasty.


 CaptainCougar (4664), Rockville, Maryland, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/514/20
Jul 14, 2004  
On tap: Pours a clean golden color with a frothy white head. Aroma boasts a nice amount of hops. Starts lightly sweet and turns more hoppily bitter toward a crisp finish. Not all that complex, but well balanced and very drinkable.



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