Sweetwater IPA

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

Draft at Emerald Coast Beerfest. Amber colored beer with a pretty good head. Excellent aroma of hops. Flavor was malt with the hop flavor strong but, not overly so just for the sake of bitterness. An excellent beer.

Had this one on draft at the Emerald Coast Brew Fest in Pensacola, FL. Poured a hazy copper color with a nice white head. Aroma is sweet and of hops. Taste is citusy and very hoppy. Mouthfeel is good. Drinkability is way up there. I thought this was excellent and will have whenever I get the opportunity. Unfortunately, not available in Mississippi.

(bottle, thanks Brewfiend) Poured copper with a white head. Very citrusy aroma with pineapple, orange, lemon. Fruit flavor as well which then gives way to a bitter finish, but not as bitter as some IPA’s.

Good and better than most of the style. Good hop aroma with citrus, plants, and salt. Medium sweet malt balanced by generous citrus-herbal hops. Dry, bitter finish.

Nice gold color with solid hoppy nose. Hops and grainy malts in the body. Not bad, but could have used less malt flavor and more hops.

Date: April 06, 1999
Mode: Draft
Source: Taco Mac, Sandy Springs
Appearance: cloudy amber, thin head
Aroma: fresh nw hop aroma, medium malt
Flavor: lots of hop flavor, good lingering bitter finish, a typical nw ipa, but from ga

Date: May 13, 2006
Mode: draft
Source: brewfest
Appearance: new formula with simcoe
Flavor: huge grapefruit aroma and flavor with lots of nice sweetness, a winner again

Date: December 07, 2008
Mode: draft
Score: 3.6
Words: highland grill
Words: randall with hops and oranges
Appearance: clear dark orange, creamy beige head, lots of lace
Aroma: sweet malt aroma with a nice citrus character, slightly grassy
Body: creamy body that is mustashe dripping good
Flavor: sweet orange flavor does a great job accenting the base citrus fruityness, just enough bitterness to keep it in control

Aroma: 5/10; Appearance: 5/10; Flavor: 7/10; Palate: 5/10; Overall: 16/20
Rating: 3.4/5.0
Drinkability: 8/10
Score: **4

The score was calculated based upon the notes and an old scoring system.

Medium amber color - thin head. Aroma is hoppy - notes of pine, grapefruit and a hint of orange. Smooth body, flavor is moderatley hoppy, sort of tingly on the palate. Also adds a note of sugray sweetness that doesn’t fully blend well with the hops. Not bad, but not great.

12oz. bottle, best by 10/15/07. Pours a pretty amber/orange with a small head that diminishes to a nice swirl that lasts quite a while. Aroma is a big ’ol grapefruit to the face, whole lotta hops goin’ on here. Flavor is equally as strong. More grapefruit, tons of hops, some pine. Mouthfeel is excellent, medium carbonation, quite smooth. Finishes nice and dry. Very refreshing IPA that doesn’t hold anything back. Tone it down a little? Hell no! This stuff is great and a relative bargain! Makes me glad to live in Georgia! :)