Sweetwater IPA | SweetWater Brewing Company
Brewed by:
SweetWater Brewing Company
Georgia, United States
sweetwaterbrew.com
Style: American IPA
Alcohol by volume (ABV): 6.30%
Availability: Year-round
Notes / Commercial Description:
No notes at this time.
Added by BeerAdvocate on 02-05-2002
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Ratings: 3,471 | Reviews: 923
3.5/5 rDev -12.7%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.82/5 rDev -4.7%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
Pours cooper into a snifter with a frothy white head that recedes down to a ring around the top. Smell is of citrus and some floral notes. Taste is balanced, didn't find the "dry hopped to the gills" to be aggressive or overpowering. Nice resinous citrus aftertaste. The more I drank of this beer, the more I liked it. Would go great with some fish and chips.
I would recommend buying this beer if you like: Balanced IPA's, Citrus Hop profiles.
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look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
Pours cooper into a snifter with a frothy white head that recedes down to a ring around the top. Smell is of citrus and some floral notes. Taste is balanced, didn't find the "dry hopped to the gills" to be aggressive or overpowering. Nice resinous citrus aftertaste. The more I drank of this beer, the more I liked it. Would go great with some fish and chips.
I would recommend buying this beer if you like: Balanced IPA's, Citrus Hop profiles.
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3.75/5 rDev -6.5%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
2.5/5 rDev -37.7%
look: 2.5 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2.5
look: 2.5 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2.5
2.59/5 rDev -35.4%
look: 2.75 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 2.75
Nabbed on-sale at a Whole Paycheck in Brooklyn for $8/sixer.
"Unfiltered." "IPA." "Bottle conditioned for fresher taste." "Dry hopped." 6.30% ABV.
Hop flavour is piney but balanced out by pale malt sweetness. Hop pungency is lacking, as is depth of flavour. Muddled, lacking a fresh taste. Coating resins make it stick to the palate, which is unpleasant in this beer's case. Very shallow and simple fare; I don't dislike it but it leaves a lot to be desired.
Smooth, wet, unrefreshing, medium-bodied, overcarbonated. Slightly oily. Coating.
OVERALL: I'm appalled this currently has a 90 overall rating on BeerAdvocate; it's mediocre at best. Perhaps this would have dazzled drinkers in 2003, but up against contemporary competition it's dreadfully lackluster. A shrug of an unremarkable IPA that I wouldn't recommend to others. Very forgettable fare from SweetWater.
C- (2.59) / BELOW AVERAGE
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look: 2.75 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 2.75
Nabbed on-sale at a Whole Paycheck in Brooklyn for $8/sixer.
"Unfiltered." "IPA." "Bottle conditioned for fresher taste." "Dry hopped." 6.30% ABV.
Hop flavour is piney but balanced out by pale malt sweetness. Hop pungency is lacking, as is depth of flavour. Muddled, lacking a fresh taste. Coating resins make it stick to the palate, which is unpleasant in this beer's case. Very shallow and simple fare; I don't dislike it but it leaves a lot to be desired.
Smooth, wet, unrefreshing, medium-bodied, overcarbonated. Slightly oily. Coating.
OVERALL: I'm appalled this currently has a 90 overall rating on BeerAdvocate; it's mediocre at best. Perhaps this would have dazzled drinkers in 2003, but up against contemporary competition it's dreadfully lackluster. A shrug of an unremarkable IPA that I wouldn't recommend to others. Very forgettable fare from SweetWater.
C- (2.59) / BELOW AVERAGE
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3.99/5 rDev -0.5%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
4.19/5 rDev +4.5%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
Picked up a bottle at the local grocery cooler. Poured into a pint glass. Thin head and not much lacing as I drink it. This beer has a nice citrus smell, but taste is very dry and bitter. It is easy to drink and i enjoyed it more as i drank more. Not my favorite IPA, but still a quality beer.
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look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
Picked up a bottle at the local grocery cooler. Poured into a pint glass. Thin head and not much lacing as I drink it. This beer has a nice citrus smell, but taste is very dry and bitter. It is easy to drink and i enjoyed it more as i drank more. Not my favorite IPA, but still a quality beer.
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4.21/5 rDev +5%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Look: copper, with a consistent thick white head
Smell: citrus, floral, and pine.
Taste: citrus, floral and pine, malt at the end
Feel easy to drink, medium carbonation. Would I buy again? Yes, I am going to try other beers made by this brewery first
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look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Look: copper, with a consistent thick white head
Smell: citrus, floral, and pine.
Taste: citrus, floral and pine, malt at the end
Feel easy to drink, medium carbonation. Would I buy again? Yes, I am going to try other beers made by this brewery first
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4.75/5 rDev +18.5%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.75
Very citrusy, floral tones and a nice aftertaste. Had in Destin, FL SB 2017. At 7% this would seem to be a new and great session brew. Very flavorful, nice job Atlanta, if only your highways were as smooth!
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look: 4.75 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.75
Very citrusy, floral tones and a nice aftertaste. Had in Destin, FL SB 2017. At 7% this would seem to be a new and great session brew. Very flavorful, nice job Atlanta, if only your highways were as smooth!
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3.53/5 rDev -12%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Draft at Hooters in Atlanta, GA.
Copper orange body with an inch of white collar. Steady effervescence. Earthy hops, pine, spiced bread. Hop forward, moderate alcohol presence. Medium body. Medium-high bitterness. This is ok.
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look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Draft at Hooters in Atlanta, GA.
Copper orange body with an inch of white collar. Steady effervescence. Earthy hops, pine, spiced bread. Hop forward, moderate alcohol presence. Medium body. Medium-high bitterness. This is ok.
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3.81/5 rDev -5%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.44/5 rDev -14.2%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
Sweetwater IPA from SweetWater Brewing Company
4.01
out of 5
based on 3,471 ratings.
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75