Sweetwater 420 Extra Pale Ale - SweetWater Brewing Company

ChainGangGuy

Georgia

3.9/5  rDev +6.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

It's always a bummer to get local beers as part of a Beer of the Month Club shipment. =(

Appearance: Copper-orange in color, with tiny white sudsy bubbles comprising a thin head.

Smell: The scent is fairly tender, even after giving it some time to warm up and awaken. Still, though, there's a delicate aroma of light fruits (orange zest), bread, and honey.

Taste: Citrus hop flavor is low and nicely balanced with a modest amount of sweet malt flavor. A gentle grassy hop bitterness provides for a nice finish.

Mouthfeel: Medium-bodied with a good amount of carbonation (almost spritzy at times). Though it's a simple, mild beer, it is still crisp and pleasantly refreshing.

Drinkability: A good choice for a local session beer, and quite pleasant on a rather warm late-Winter day.

So, that's it. Another beer from Georgia.

And now, time to go back to... work.

Ugh.

Serving type: bottle

03-01-2006 21:51:32 | More by ChainGangGuy

ChefBenhase

Georgia

3.75/5  rDev +2.2%

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Connecticut

3.75/5  rDev +2.2%

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BSore

Oregon

4.25/5  rDev +15.8%

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THEOPTIMATOR88

Illinois

4.25/5  rDev +15.8%

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ajtorres311

Florida

3.5/5  rDev -4.6%

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CaeserTits

Michigan

4.25/5  rDev +15.8%

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mralbertson

North Carolina

4.5/5  rDev +22.6%

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maxcoinage

Illinois

3.75/5  rDev +2.2%

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aLenwell

Florida

3.5/5  rDev -4.6%

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OUJayhawk1799

Oklahoma

3.25/5  rDev -11.4%

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dalepryor

Kentucky

3.25/5  rDev -11.4%

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AlaskanYoung

Alaska

3/5  rDev -18.3%

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kshizzle101

Washington

3.7/5  rDev +0.8%
look: 3 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5

On tap in ATL airport

A - dark yellow/golden. small white head and little lacing

S - citrus hops, malty backbone with some yeast component coming through as well

T - follows the nose

M - medium bodied. but over carbed i think

Overall - decent, but nothing spectacular here

Serving type: on-tap

05-10-2013 23:44:19 | More by kshizzle101

tommyguz

Pennsylvania

2.5/5  rDev -31.9%

05-10-2013 12:56:41 | More by tommyguz

krisbee

New Jersey

3/5  rDev -18.3%

05-10-2013 03:53:44 | More by krisbee

JRBecks

Illinois

3.75/5  rDev +2.2%

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MRsojourner

Massachusetts

3.75/5  rDev +2.2%

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Jeremy6566

Arizona

3.25/5  rDev -11.4%

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MADPolo

Florida

3/5  rDev -18.3%

05-07-2013 17:22:24 | More by MADPolo

bucketofheads

Ohio

3.75/5  rDev +2.2%

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rafpeguero

Florida

4/5  rDev +9%

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beergorrilla

Michigan

2.75/5  rDev -25.1%

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zac16125

Florida

2.93/5  rDev -20.2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3

On tap into pint glass

A: copper in color, translucent, 1/2 finger of head which quickly dissipates to nothing, leaves effectively no lacing

S: very mild aroma, some hop spice and malt sweetness, not a lot going on here

T: again pretty mild. Caramel and pale malts, faint citrus with some lemon notes, some spicy rye like notes, very little hop characters

M/D: lighter body, carbonation on the heavier side, moderate drink ability

O: pretty disappointing, not sure if this an old keg or what but there are almost no hop characters in this one. It's not a bad beer, but its no better than average. That being said I find myself drinking this fairly often as its often times the one craft beer among an otherwise B/M/C lineup at many restaurants / bars here in the south east

Serving type: on-tap

05-06-2013 00:00:11 | More by zac16125

pabney

Wisconsin

3.25/5  rDev -11.4%

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