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Sweetwater IPA

Sweetwater IPA - India Pale Ale (IPA)

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94
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Brewed by Sweetwater Brewing Company
Style: India Pale Ale (IPA)

Atlanta, Georgia USA

bottled
common

on tap
common

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 Ratings  Average  Score  ABV  Style Pctl  Serve in 
5733.68/5.03.67/5.06.4%92.7Shaker, Tulip
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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
 Most Recent Top Raters Highest Ratings Who's Rated This?  
steez (2), Georgia, USA
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3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/103/515/20
Nov 4, 2009  
Opened the bottle and was overwhelmed with pineapple...nice and clean. A little grapefruit and smooth. Tons better than the Sam Adams IPA I bought earlier.


 beernovice39 (237), South Carolina, USA
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/55/102/513/20
Nov 2, 2009  
I can not believe how highly rated this is!?!?!? Seemed a little thin and weak to me. Drinkable and widely available where I am.


krapfoo (1), Georgia, USA
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4.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/104/58/104/517/20
Oct 30, 2009  
My "go-to" beer. A staple here in Woodstock, GA. Good balance of sweetness/bitterness - very smooth IPA.


 DarkSong (101), Dacula, Georgia, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/104/58/104/515/20
Oct 13, 2009  
12 oz bottle. Pours a slightly cloudy yellow orange with a thick white long lasting head. It has an intense mostly grapefruit citrus hop aroma. It has a wonderful grapefruit citrus taste with a strong pine taste. Nice hop bitterness with out being overly bitter. This is a excellent beer and is very refreshing.


 Rciesla (3500), Exit 15W, New Jersey, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/105/57/103/514/20
Sep 30, 2009  
Bottle. Pours a golden orange body with a white head. Hoppy and wheat y. Pine, citrus, and coriander. Grassy, grapefruit, and a lighter caramel body.


 zizzybalubba (335), Elizabeth City, North Carolina, USA
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/105/58/104/516/20
Sep 29, 2009  
12 oz. bottle from Total Wine in Raleigh (North Hills). Hazy, dark orange pour with a thick, creamy off-white head. Clean hop aroma of pine, grapefruit, and a hint of soap. Nice, clean flavor. Citrus and floral hop taste. Some caramel sweetness. Nothing is overdone this is just an easy drinking, clean, nicely done IPA.


 bubbleflubber (885), Collinsville, Virginia, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/515/20
Sep 11, 2009  
Pours a golden-amber, almost orange, into the glass, with a nice 1-finger frothy cap that reduces to leaves generous soap lace. Very refreshing citrus-pine floral nose, with concentrations on roses as the brew warms to fruition (nice). The flavors are well-integrated, with some grapefruit notes, some rind/peel, and a nice pine hop finish. The mouthfeel is crisp and the texture is smooth with a medium body. This brew does have substance, but goes down so easily to make it very drinkable, and would do for a nice session IPA. Easy quaff!


 arrogantb (695), Denver, Colorado, USA
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/59/104/516/20
Sep 4, 2009  
This beer was a beautiful golden orange with a two inch solid white head which subsided slowly. The head left lacing on my glass and lasted until the last drop, nice and sticky. The smell was slightly piney with fruit aromas and was pretty strong. The taste followed the smell with some citrus, some bitterness ,and a little pine. The mouthfeel was the best part, it felt like a cask beer. This is the best IPA i have had that is under 6%. They really have a winner with this one. Yum! Serving type: bottle Reviewed on: 07-12-2007 14:56:07



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