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Sweetwater IPA

Percentile
94
overall

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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 jrob21 (1268), Atlanta, Georgia, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/103/515/20
Aug 23, 2005  
intense floral hop aroma. nice hoppy, full flavored beer. pours a cloudy amber with a small head.


 OldMrCrow (1192), Seattle, Washington, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/515/20
Aug 20, 2005  
Pours a cloudy amber with a small head. The nose is malt, grass, and hops; the flavor follows with a nice blend of slightly soapy hops and biscuity malts. The best thing about this brew is the lovely, well-balanced long bitter finish.


 redlight (1475), Winter Park, Florida, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/59/104/515/20
Aug 14, 2005    Updated: May 4, 2008
LOVE this IPA. so good. Smells very hoppy. Great flavor, so much hops, like fresh cut grass! i wish this was available in central florida! Micro Man get this beer! PLEASE!


 Crockett (904), Steelback County, Ontario, Canada
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/517/20
Aug 14, 2005  
Pours deep gold/light amber, slightly hazy. Tiny sudsy head. Gorgeous fruity, flowers, grapefruit, sweet hop aroma. Big hop bitter but still friendly. Honey, grass, hay, lemon, soapy perfume. Notes of earth. Excellent balance from the nose to the dry finish. All the flavours complement each other and weigh well against the vigorous hops. The dry hop sure gave this beer a tonne of character. The taste "wave-length" of this beer is very short. Very clean. With alcohol being disguised with cunning genious. Fairly straight-forward, quite nice.


 axilla (962), New Providence, Pennsylvania, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/516/20
Aug 4, 2005  
Pours a hazy yet bright red/orange color body with a foamy, off-white head. Earthy, floral aroma. Flavors are strong but not sour grapefruit with a tight floral finish. Very easy to drink from the second it pours and it just gets better. A very good IPA!


JDiddle77 (12), Atlanta, Georgia, USA
4.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/105/517/20
Aug 2, 2005  
This is the beer that introduced me to the IPA style and it is the one that I am still going back to.


 BeerHawk (1175), Huntsville, Alabama, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/57/103/515/20
Jul 31, 2005  
Draft at Music City Brewer’s Fest. Amber in color with a creamy off-white head. Tons of hops in the nose with grapefruit, orange, and flowers standing out. The flavor was not super bitter, but very smooth and relaxed with a nice citrus blend. The body was light and a dry texture. My favorite IPA of the fest.


 Gachupines (292), USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/517/20
Jul 31, 2005  
Floral aroma, bitter taste of hops. This IPA is fairly strong up front with a nice fairly clean finish. Always a nice standby as its usually easy to find in Atlanta.



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