Sweetwater 420 Extra Pale Ale
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
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
3.3
1342 reviews
Atlanta, United States
Community reviews
Pours clear yellow colour with rich white head. Aroma of pine. Light hop forward with light bitter finish. Well balanced. Easily drinkable. Average carbonation with medium body.
Why the low ratings? This is a classic! Sweet and slightly hoppy aroma, medium golden body with an off white head. Very drinkable with slight hops in the finish. Dense palate but still crushable. I like it.
Clear golden color. Hoppy and citrus aroma. Good intense lingering bitterness.
Huge head. Citrus, pine aroma. Piney flavor. A bit thin but tasty overall. It has the flavor profile, but it's crazy light.
Good for a Pale Ale
Very good pale ale. Freah hoppy aroma and flavor. Grassy and piney. Location is 38,000 feet above Bangor Maine.
Pours a faintly hazy medium yellow with a full foamy white head that leaves lacing. Nose is lightly resin. Taste is malt with a dry finish. Body is medium. 12 oz bottle BBYT 4/16/22 12/21 Beer Across America Selection
golden, slight haze big white head. smell is pineapple, citrus, bread, light caramel, slight sweet dank. taste is huge and smooth multi-citrus, passion fruit, orange flesh, pineapple again, finishes with maturity. body is thick.
so good. what a breath of fresh air. considering making this regular.
i think metalchopz' tastebuds are fucked up btw. wow
Very slightly unfiltered, so a mild haze, golden colour with a big frothy lightly off-white head, good retention and small foamy lacing spots. Decent hoppy aromas of light grass and cereal malts in the background. The mouthfeel has a nice dryish finish. Some grassiness lingers with hints of mint and spiciness. Not a bad, easy-drinking APA that is a notch above average.
Tall can from LCBO. Pours a huge foamy off-white head and has a fairly clear golden orangey coloured appearance. Thick dirty lacing. Moderate carbonation. Aromas of citrus and pine hops, some mild yeast. Flavours of mild tropical fruits, citrus and pine, light grapefruit notes. Medium bodied and drying mouthfeel. Not too bad.
16 oz. can from Wawa. Drank straight from the can at Orlando Airport. Floral hops aroma. Floral hops and bitter flavor with a dry finish. More like an IPA verses an APA. Not my style. Tick.
16oz can. Clear golden, effervescent bubbles and thick foamy white head. Flavors are biscuity cereals, apricot, grapefruit, pine needles and earth with floral and grassy notes. Medium body, good carbonation, slick texture.
Can from the lcbo. Clear orange, medium white head. Sweet cereals, grassy, very light citrus. Good mouth feel, soft carb. Light bitterness, pretty underwhelming.
Bitter astringent sweet citrus water
Can. Poured unclear bright gold with a white foamy head. Aroma was floral, hops, grapefruit, piney. Taste was bittersweet, lighter hops, good balance between malt and hops, well made, very drinkable, I would buy this again.
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Can. Head is initially small to average sized, frothy, white, mostly diminishing. Body is light to medium yellow. Aroma is lightly malty (grain), lightly to moderately hoppy (orange/grapefruit), with a light note of corn syrup. Flavor is moderately sweet, lightly acidic, lightly bitter. Finish is lightly to moderately sweet, lightly acidic, lightly to moderately bitter. Medium body, watery/syrupy texture, lively carbonation.
Meh. I get the feeling this is kinda dumbed down to sell well...pretty uninteresting aroma, flabby-watery mouthfeel, kinda sweet. Barely average, really simple, clunky, and forgettable.
Bij de naam Sweetwater gaat mijn eerste gedachte uit naar de plaats Sweetwater in de film Once Upon A Time In The West. Blijft een van de beste films ever. Gaat niet op voor dit bier. Gewoon aardige Pale Ale.
Backlog. Clear gold pour. Aroma is of citrus hops and caramel malt. The flavor is moderately bitter with citrus and a decent caramel malt balance. Medium bodied.
IPA baseline
Really refreshing in-flight free beer in a van while riding in a comfort plus seat
on a Delta airlines flight. Quenching hop flavor without much bitterness and not sweet at all. Just nice and crisp finish to a juicy drink.
Нос. Сильный хмелевой. Цитрус, немного солода
Старт карбонатный. Немного солодовый. Мягкая горечь смеси цитруса, хвои и немного трав. На финише побольше горечи. Хороший баланс.
On sent bien le goût
Canned from Specs. Sweet floral hops up front. Sweet with some candy and perfume notes. Some dry grapefruit in the finish. Pretty hoppy for a pale. Good brew.
Clear, golden, great head, floral notes along with hoppy flavor, overall just wonderful.
Fles gekregen van Maaike, thuis geprobeerd. Het is een troebel oranje bier met een medium witte schuimkraag. Het heeft een frisse citrus achtige geur. De smaak is moutig, citrus achtig en harsig.
Yet to find better tasting IPA.
Aroma : Light toasted caramel malt, some grapefruit & orange citrus hop and a slighty dank salty/herbal note. Taste : Moderately sweet with a light bittering citric touch & a hint of salty seaweed! A tad strange, but has more character than a usual APA. Fair enough beer on a warm afternoon overlooking the Gulf of Mexico from a bar in Cedar Key! (Florida tour Nov 2018-Tap @Away from The World, Cedar Key)
On tap at Lilla Barkarby. Golden with a white head. Mild with hops, some citrus and malt. Medium body and bitterness. An ok one.
Malty and grainy. Light pines and citrus. Medium bodied. Pretty refreshing. Drinkable. It's ok. Good for a hot day.