IPA
SweetWater Brewing Company

 

 

 

Dank, drying, and tasty.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Yum, A refreshing and delightful IPA. Just the right amount of hops and a surprisingly light mouth feel. Tastes and smells like a well thought out IPA. The folks at Sweetwater have a winner!

 

Look...A copper brown yellow with a white carbonated head with no haze. With no born date just a BB date who knows how old this beer could be.
Smell...so light the hint of citrus and hop dank.
Taste...makes up for the lack of smell. A hop citrus juice. A definitive old school IPA taste. The heavy full and flavorful back end sets this up as a good one to throw back. a good full taste for a 6.3 percent ABV
Feel....Thin juice that is to be expected of a traditional American IPA. Medium carbonation with no lacing
Overall...A solid but not exceptional beer to me. Living in New England for many years, beers here tasted like this 20 years ago. With the age of the beers unknown maybe this would be better another time? It's Aiiiiight

A turbid amber beer with a long-lasting foamy head. A bread grassy peppery aroma that doesn't overwhelm nor stimulate the senses. A slight malty taste with little to no aftertaste, light, but not watery flavor. A pretty good IPA without anything to disappoint or overwhelm. An easy-drinking beer.

Picked up a 12 oz single as part of a mixed sixer from the Ingles cooler on Spartanburg Highway 1-20-22 for $1.83. canned 9-2-21; consumed 4-25-22. Cold stored since purchase.

Beer poured golden orange with a very nice white head.

Nose is floral hops forward with a touch of grapefruit.

Taste follows the nose with a lighter pale malt base that has some grapefruit flavored hops and finishes pretty bitter with a nice piney bite; 8/10 on my scale.

Mouthfeel is medium bodied and fairly smooth and refreshing.

Overall a pretty good IPA that i would have again.

This is my go to IPA. Great balance of hops and malt. Reliably consistent bottle to bottle, year around. Reasonably priced and easy to find in upstate South Carolina.

 

 

 

 

 

L: Pours a hazy lemon yellow with a pillowy white head and nice lacing around the glass.

S: Very tropical lots of pineapple, orange, mango and some sugary sweetness.

T: Tropical fruit, pineapple, orange followed by a stronger hop bitterness, juicy but still old school.

F: Smooth mouthful, medium body.

O: This is a nice old school IPA.

 

12oz can EB date 4/29/22 into a 16oz pint glass.
L: Pours a light sediment-hazed thick light amber gold w/a 2" off-white rocky head with decent retention. Med-low carbonation and light sticky lacing. It's look reminds me of Firestone/Walker IPAs with fine sediment in suspension.
S: Citrus fruits, gently spicy hops, orange, mango, a hint of banana.
T: Citrus, pine, grapefruit, lemon zest, caramelized malts, a hint of bread. Bitterness lingers and hops are slightly resinous and stay centralized on the tongue.
F: Med-bodied slick & juicy mouthfeel with a med-length finish that is gently drying and lingering.
O: Good bitterness and balance and is fairly easy drinking even at at cellar temps. A straight up no-frills American IPA that is very good in it's style.

Attractive clear amber appearance.
Around a medium body with carbonation that seems a little bit too much but still a pleasant feel.
Aroma is grapefruit, citrus, malt,floral earthy.
Taste is mildly sweet with a nice hop bite that doesn't dominate and take over.
Im not a big fan of ipas but this seemed to have enough of a malt taste to create a really nice beer.

This particular beer is described as a "go-to brew". It pours a light amber with a white head. The nose is full of malt and hops and the taste is the same. My chief complaint is the mouthfeel is thin for an IPA. If you were planning a session or wanted something quick and easy I suppose this could work, but I'd have liked a little more body. Otherwise it's a fine beer.

 

Clear, dark amber body; excellent carbonation; thick, sculpted head, white and sticky; lacing weaves along the glass. Nice dank, pine-like aroma with a bit of citrus. Nicely balanced taste; unobtrusive malt backbone supporting a moderate, zesty hop bitterness; pine resin; light esters. Medium body; crisp and slightly prickly on the palate; semi-dry mouthfeel throughout.

A very nice American India pale ale, clean, crisp, balanced and tasty.

Pouring temperature: 52 °F; canning data: 03/31/22 (best before date)

 

 

 

From a 12oz can:

Appearance: Clear gold, particles in suspension, big head.

Smell: Nice pink grapefruit aroma, some sweetness.

Taste: Mild sweetness followed by moderate citrus bitterness. Clean feel, dry finish, easy drinking.

Overall: Kind of an old school IPA here as beer #2 from the Sweetwater mix pack. I like it a lot, hits the right balance between sweetness and bitterness and is an easy drinker.