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Sweetwater 420 Extra Pale Ale

Sweetwater 420 Extra Pale Ale

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An American Pale Ale brewed by
Sweetwater Brewing Company

Atlanta, Georgia USA

bottled
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4353.34/5.03.34/5.05.2%71.6 Lager glass, Shaker P  Stats

Commercial Description:
Our most popular beer. 420 Extra Pale Ale is a tasty West Coast Style Pale Ale with a good hop feel to it and a crisp finish. First brewed on April 20th, 1997 this beer has developed quite the following in the Southeast. Drink em if you got em

Medals: 2002 Silver Medal - Great American Beer Festival; 1997-2003 Creative Loafing - Readers and Critic's Choice - Best Local Beer; Silver Medal winner at the 1998 World Beer Cup; Voted top ten beers in Atlanta by the Atlanta Journal Constitution

Malts: 2 Row, Munich, Carastan 30-37

Hops: Centenial, Cascade

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ethan (2), , Tennessee, USA
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1.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
3/102/53/102/54/20
Jul 17, 2008  
Not bad. Light and pale. Lagerish. Cheap. Little aftertaste. Enough bite, but very light and airy. Not a strong hop nor very crispy. For an 8 dollar 6-pack, it’s barely making the grade.


Breworthy (7), USA
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3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/58/104/515/20
Jul 8, 2008  
The aroma is quite excellent, as the complexities of the spicy hop aroma come through to balance out the smell of the malt. The appearance is a little too clear for my tastes, that is for the style. Although it is a fine looking beer with excellent retention. The flavor is quite nice, full hop flavor, but not overboard, placing it well within the pale category without over-stepping its bounds. Clean finish, despite its higher IBU. This pale sits well on your palate, but is a bit on the heavy side. Nice effervescence. Overall, the beer is quite good. I would recommend this pale and think it is great that I was able to pick one up in Nashville. If you keep making more beer like this, please keep branching out of Atlanta, Sweetwater.


derekbang (73), Indiana, USA
1.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
3/102/53/102/58/20
Jul 7, 2008  
I couldn’t bring myself to drink all of this. SweetWATER is appropriate because it seemed more like water than beer. Little flavor and just really watery.


 jzzbassman (665), New Albany, Mississippi, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/56/103/513/20
Jul 7, 2008  
Draft, very light pour. Hoppy would really be descriptive most in the aroma. Flavor has a nice malt character with a longer than usual sweet finish. Hints of popcorn


 Butters (263), Richmond, Virginia, USA
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/103/56/103/510/20
Jul 5, 2008  
On draft at the Sweetwater Taphouse in the Atlanta International Airport. Clear golden pour. Great floral hop nose. Piney hop resin flavor. Hop bitter finish.




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