Sweetwater IPA

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

A hazy orange beer with a small disappearing white head. The aroma is lovely sweet and hoppy. The flavor is sweet malty and nicely hopped with notes of oil before a dry hoppy end sets in.

(Bottle 35,5 cl) Courtesy of Kramer17801. Pours a slightly hazy amber golden with an off-white head. Distinct aroma of pine and citrus. Medium body with lightly sweet, pale malts and then lots of sweetish, fruity accents from the aroma hops. Lovely. 060407

Bottled, thanks SpringsLicker! Hazy golden. Rich grapefruit aroma. Sweet with clean but firm mouthfeel. Pine needle finish with good bitterness. A well balanced IPA, it’s shortcomings in malt character are well masked behind the hops.

Sample. Pours orange slight unclear. Aroma is sweet hops. Taste has the same with vague malt notes. Finish is hoppy-dry.

Bottle 12fl.oz. @ home.
[ Trade by kpresley77 ].Clear medium orange color with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, caramel, moderate hoppy, grapefruit, orange, orange shell notes. Flavor is moderate to light heavy sweet and bitter with a average to long duration. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft. [20081223]

Bottle. Cloudy amber coloured with a white head. Sweet aroma of malts, caramel and hops. Flavour of malts, caramel and hops. Nice IPA.

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.

Orangey-copper; aroma is orangey, sprucey...I hesitate to say this because some people will definitely cringe but it’s late and I’m feeling poetic so bugger it - like the forest in autumn after a good rain. The palate is a big, rich hop kick, with lean and mean hoppiness. By having hops that bring great flavour and bitterness without tanginess or resiny notes, you allow the pale malts to shine as well in their supporting role. Nobody is overcompensating with crystal malt here. Minty, biscuity middle and long, bitter finish. Damn fine balance. Constructed in the Bhagwan’s/Big Daddy mold, which seems to be my favourite for IPAs.