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Sweetwater IPA

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94
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bottled
common

on tap
common

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RatingsAverageScoreABVStyle PctlServe in
5793.68/5.03.67/5.06.4%92.8Shaker, Tulip
Commercial Description:
This mammoth IPA is defined by generous quantities of premium hops and balanced with a premium selection of English malt. Traditionally unfiltered IPA’s lead to the slight haze appearance. An extensive dry-hopping process contributes to its very intense floral hop aroma. The IPA is unfiltered and as always, unpasteurized to leave all the natural flavors intact. If you’re at the brewery you’ll be able to guess what style of beer every brewer has in his hand. THE BEER YOU'VE BEEN TRAINING FOR!

Malt: 2 Row, Pale Malt, Munich, 70-80 Crystal, Wheat

Hops: Columbus, Golding

Dry Hop: Columbus, Golding
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Yard (45), Senoia, Georgia, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/104/517/20
Nov 9, 2005  
sweet hoppy aroma with light colored appearence. Hoppy but smooth with a light aftertaste. Good beer and a good beer to experiment on rating better beers.


Delsym (31), Vinton, Virginia, USA
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/105/58/103/517/20
Nov 6, 2005  
One of my favorite IPAs of all time. Excellent hazy orange color with lovely bits of sedement swirling about. Has a definitive hoppy bite that grabs you by the balls and forces you to take notice. As the bottle suggests, this one ain’t for beginners. But if you’re a well-traveled hop head, this beer’s for you.


 fluids (364), USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/58/104/516/20
Nov 5, 2005  
Hazy Honey color and medium white head. Beautiful citrus grapefruit nose. Very dry grapefruit citrus rind with tiny bit of sweetness. Dry finish. Excellent IPA. I got this from a friend traveling across the Northeast on a beer tour.


 HumuloneRed (750), Portland, Oregon, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/514/20
Nov 4, 2005  
Slighly murky light copper with some head and no lacing. Nice citrus and grass with some malt in the nose. Good up front bitterness with a pine, citrus, and grassy hop flavor. Nice beer.


 ChillCoat (1029), Concord, California, USA
4.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/104/58/104/517/20
Sep 26, 2005    Updated: Jun 24, 2006
Thanks to goldtwins for the bonus! Bottled. Pours a murky, orange, copper color with a foamy ivory head. The aroma is pine and oranges with just a bit of a yeast aroma as well(?). Good malt backbone with a good bit of grassy hoppiness. Chalky aftertaste. 3.3 Re-Rate: Thanks again to goldtwins for this new bottle brewed with the new recipe. Murky copper colored pour with a sizable head. The nose is almost all grapefruit with some malt notes. Nice malt backbone with a ton of grapefruit notes. Nicely balanced with a clean aftertaste. Fantastic IPA!


 Cable (286), SE, Oklahoma, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/104/57/104/514/20
Sep 25, 2005  
Sampled from bottle, a gift from Stalyiv. This IPA pours a faintly hazt, dark copper with an adequate off-white head. The aroma from the dry-hopping makes this a very aromatic beer. It smells of fresh flowers. The flavor is nicely bitter with floral and spicy hops dominating. The toasted, caramel malt backbone is subdued by the hops, but still present. Medium-bodied and probably too carbonated. Bitterness lingers. A good ale, but not quite as complex and enjoyable as Sweetwater’s 420.


 Vac (2389), San Diego, California, USA
2.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/104/55/103/510/20
Sep 23, 2005  
Pours with an orange-amber body topped by a thick head with some lacing. It’s sweet, malty and fruity with an underlying grassy hop note and a touch of artificial grape flavor. Medium bodied, smooth and slightly dry.


 zug4abby (287), San Diego, California, USA
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/55/104/513/20
Sep 23, 2005  
Pours a cloudy orange color with a minimal head and very litlte lacing. The aroma includes oranges, hops and some sort of berry (maybe raspberry?) Tastes kind of like a fake grape soda. I didn’t particularly enjoy this beer and the combination of weird berry and hop flavors



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