Sweetwater IPA

Brewed by Sweetwater Brewing Company
Style: India Pale Ale (IPA)
Atlanta, Georgia USA

This was recommended by a server at the Sweetwater brewery lounge (Thanks Jess). Sampled during the cask ale tasting. Held a nice foamy head, slightly cloudy, decent lacing and tracers. Intense hop nose, close to overdose level unless you are a true hophead. A very good IPA

good stuff. on tap at a jock and jills in atlanta. bartender recommended it. it was good. i kept drinking it. he gave me a frozen mug though, i hate that.

Bottle courtesy of goldtwins. Pours a hazy peach with an explosion of loose, frothy, ecru head that leaves behind sticky, wispy lace. Even pouring down the side of the glass results in a glass filled with 10% liquid and 90% head. The last time that this happened to me was with Founders Black Rye, and I was not disappointed by what I experienced after waiting patiently for the head to subside. The nose is a big hit of citric hops (fresh grapefruit and blood orange) with a solid, pale malt backing. Medium-bodied and creamy-slick, with a big, lingering, bitter finish. The flavor follows the nose, but isn’t quite as bright and fresh. There’s also a bit of an herbal note to the hops that isn’t present on the nose. This is a very solid IPA and one that I’d be likely to buy again if given the opportunity. If you like big citric hops, this is one definitely worth trying. Thanks again, Larry!

This beer poors a slightly hazy orange color with a rapidly diminishing white head. Aroma is very nice, sweet, tons of floral hops and plesant. Flavor is intensely hoppy, a little weak in the malt backbone but all in all a nicely balanced and drinkable ipa

12 oz bottle. Pours hazy copper with big ivory head and a few floaties. The aroma is lots of fruity hops, with notes of apricot, pineapple, very light grapefruit; there’s also a touch of sweet malt. The flavor is semi-sweet malt, which combines with the slight fruitiness of the hops very well. The beer isn’t all that bitter, but has plenty of hop flavor. There are some floral tones, and it gets a bit earthy toward the finish. This is very good.

Thanks to shp555 for this. Pours a hazy orange with a long lasting white head. Aroma of orange and lemon, some light pine, and some faint brown sugar, maybe a trace of white chocolate. Big tart lemony hop flavor, with some bitter grapefruit tingling the throat and breadcrust coated in brown sugar for the malt. Definitely tangy. Finishes with a nice grapefruit bitterness, with a roasted almond fade. Medium, just shy of light bodied, and a good creamy mouthfeel. A little on the tangy citrus side for me, but still not bad.

bottle courtesy of ucusty...thanks! pours a hazy brown shade of copper topped with a fluffy off white head. giant aroma of grapefruit even before my nose hits the glass...hints of pine and brown sugar but mostly grapefruit skins and flesh. the palate is a bit on the sweet side but not overwhelmingly so...more grapefruit and caramel flavors with some hoppy spiciness and yeasty dryness. really simple straight forward beer...nothing flashy or complex. if i lived in GA this would be my go to brew especially fresh from the taps!3.7

second fresh bottle from ucusty. this time around there’s an odd vegetal note in the flavor. i’m also picking up malt powder and ashiness... more malt than hops in this one...3.6

bottle from tbs/tbc...rating stands. caramel sugary hops with a bunch of grapefruit in the aftertaste. solid...

went through a 6 pack over the holidays in Atlanta .... I lived there for 3 years and can’t remember why I never tried the IPA....nice golden pear/orange color with a medium head...lots of sticky lacing on the glass...aroma of citrus and pine resin.... great hop bite with a nice solid mouthfeel....good balance of bitter and sweet.... this is available all around the ATL....found my go to beer in Atlanta