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RATINGS: 335   WEIGHTED AVG: 3.32   IBU: 60   EST. CALORIES: 180   ABV: 6%
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Sweetgrass APA is a Pale Ale of distinction! 2009 Great American Beer Festival Gold Medal winner in the American Pale Ale category, this crisp and fragrant beer is hopped and dry-hopped with plenty of Amarillos and Cascades. Try it with any bold, flavorful food to complement its citrusy, resinous spiciness. Alcohol 6.0% by volume.

Awards 2009 - Gold Medal, American Pale Ale - Great American Beer Festival
Specifications
Original Gravity: 15.0 Plato (1.060)
Malts: Idaho 2-Row Pale, German Vienna & CaraAmber
International Bittering Units: 60
Hops: Columbus, Galena, Amarillo, Simcoe, Cascade, & dry hopped with Cascade
Alcohol by Volume: 6.0%

Editor’s Note: formerly called Sweetgrass India Pale Ale


3.3
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 14/20
Mangino (1027) - USA - OCT 22, 2004
Pours a goldenrod color with white fluffy head. Aroma is of mild hops, malt also there. Flavor is very balanced. Hops still strong though. Lack of a "finish or ending" apparent to me. Very nice brew. Thanks to Indiana Red for this Tasty brew!

4.3
   AROMA 9/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 18/20
kdm1984 (139) - Missouri, USA - MAY 26, 2012
Got this expecting it would be pretty decent based on the ratings...and here I am totally wowed. I think this is my new favorite pale ale. A lovely aroma of floral lemony citrusy goodness had me sniffing for about five minutes. I passed it around to others, and they all agreed it was quite the wonderful aromatic whiff. Pours golden orange with good head retention. Initial mouthfeel and flavors - somewhat thin (docked a point for that), but then some delicious mildly sweet malts and hops in the finish, citrusy bread, aftertaste lasts and lasts. In other news, this is the first beer my 70 year old mother has ever kind of liked. Shocking! I wonder why this fantastic brew is not raved about more often.

3.1
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 13/20
rumproasts (214) - Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA - MAY 20, 2012
deep golden, small head. grassy with some muted hops. i might like it a bit hoppier. on the boring side.

3.7
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 16/20
reverendj (161) - Brunswick, Georgia, USA - MAY 15, 2012
Super nose with sweet bananas and light floral hops. Decent color that leaves little lacing on the glass. Fairly sweet and grassy up front with a good balance of hops and malts. Very refreshing sessionable ale.

3.4
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 15/20
oRos (169) - sacramento, California, USA - MAY 12, 2012
Bottle from beerboxer. Has a nice hop balance. Has a slight muddy aroma. Good beer to chill an drink!

3.3
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 12/20
badhack (77) - San Jose, California, USA - MAY 10, 2012
A pretty good offering. Has a nice malty backbone and a nice blend of hops, but not the crisp cleanness I’d expect from a pale ale. Still refreshing. Huge amounts of carbonation though.

3.3
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 15/20
jackfrost9p (87) - California, USA - MAY 8, 2012
Decent, but not great. Very smooth, but lack flavors. Nice grassy aroma with hops and citrus notes. Would have like a little more bite...

3.5
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 15/20
Bronzan (63) - Windsor, California, USA - MAY 7, 2012
A pleasantly sweet aroma. Not very bitter, it goes down smooth, possibly event a bit flat. Not much body to it at all and very little after taste. Overall a highly drinkable, if a bit bland, APA.

2.8
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 7/20
Chicagio (5) - - APR 23, 2012 does not count
Fresh and seasonally appropriate. Plenty of malt and hops perhaps bit of harsh bitterness in its aftertaste.

3.5
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 15/20
kaser (243) - Chicago, Illinois, USA - APR 12, 2012
Pours a clear amber with a little white foam. Draft. Grassy and slightly hoppy taste, pretty good and wasn't quite sure what to expect from an APA ---Rated via Beer Buddy for iPhone

3.6
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 15/20
JohnnyZ (89) - Illinois, USA - APR 1, 2012
Good initial head, did not last too long. Did not lace the glass as expected. Good taste, good color, unfiltered with sediment . Hops were balanced and not too bitter. Quality beer, but could be better.


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