Goin' Coastal
SweetWater Brewing Company

 

 

 

Look...Old school brownish IPA look with a white head and almost entirely clear.
Smell...very faint smell of hops, light , light hint of the pineapple. Not unpleasant but not very present.
Taste...a carbonated explosion of juice and isolated bitterness. An ample sweet with opposing bitter to give a nice balance and homogeneous dryness throughout the finish.
Feel...a juicy slick feel that provides a fullness and diversity that expands and helps the beer in many ways
Overall...this beer is really nice on a hot day and many other days too. A bunch of beers from the variety pack I would definitely buy again and will continue to by from these defiant brewers. "Don't float the Mainstream"

 

Hints of pineapple and orange. Probably needs a bit more pineapple but is still an excellent brew

A nice pineapple flavored IPA. Not too tart or sweet. Nicely balanced.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pours a hazy light amber with a 1.5" white head, which lasts. Moderate lacing to the end.

Aroma: pineapple hits you right off. Also, mango, orange, floral.

Taste is pineapple, mango, orange zest.

Medium bodies, light carbonation. Dry, resinous finish.

One of the better pineapple beers.

12 ounce can in an oversized nonic pint glass.

So the large glass afforded an aggressive pour yielding a 3-plus F head. Lots of light linen colored fluff over a see through brew, copper in color. Heavy snowfall lacing.

Aroma is mostly citrus; orange and lemon. There’s a touch of pineapple sweetness and grains.

Pineapple flavor comes through. A bit of lemon and malt.

Medium bodied with noticeable abv. Finishes easy with tropical sweets. Slight hop bitterness at the tail end.

Good tropical and citrus fruit IPA. Tastes natural rather than juice infused. A beer it is.

 

Pours a slightly hazy orange. Tropical aroma. Mild tropical flavor. Not a lot of pineapple. Bitter finish. Could be sweeter. Pretty average.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Really like this. One of my favorite Sweetwater brews. Very drinkable and tasty IPA.

 

 

I am still amazed that this brewery gets treated so poorly by many beer connoisseurs. They are mostly independent and have been brewing great beer for a long time. This pineapple IPA is excellent. No overwhelming pineapple flavor which in my mind is a good thing. Goes down easily and Has a very drinkable quality. I love IPA’s between 6-7 ABV and this is one that I will purchase if I can find it. If you haven’t tried it you should.

Drinking this at home since all the tap rooms and breweies are shut down for serving due to Covid 19 Pandemic.
Poured from a bottle into a pint glass.
Appears orangish, slightly hazy with a nice white tall foamy head.
Smells citrusy, orange, pineapple.
Taste follows the nose, with enough piney notes to balance citrus and sweetness.
Mouth feel is medium for the style with really good carbonation.
Overall, a nice pineapple IPA that I would definitely order again.

 

Medium: Canned + fat tulip glass.
Opacity: Hazy and veiled with floating detritus.
Color: Golden with low activity.
Head: Foamy and fluffy 2 finger.
Legs: Decent with good swirl reaction.
Smell: Ripe pineapples/Butter/Barley.
Taste: Orange/Caramel/Herbal.
Feel: Tropical/Juicy/Piney.
Body: Medium oily and slick, decent smoothness but a bit watery.
Carbonation: Moderately crispy and prickly.
Overall: Very good quality IPA, slightly dry and resinous, almost feels like a session.

Visual 8/10 - Flavors 7/10 - Sensations 7/10 - Balance 7/10 -
Freshness 6/10 - Intensity 6.5/10 - Complexity 7/10 - Appreciation 7/10

 

 

 

Nice, juicy modern IPA. Needs more aroma.

 

 

 

Goin' Coastal is an amber color with a light head. Smell is of light fruit and citrus. It does not have a direct pineapple aroma, but there is an interesting blended fruit scent.

Taste contains a bitter hoppiness with a pear, pinneaple, and peach blend. It has a light finish and faint bitter after taste.

A well done IPA. However I wish the pineapple had a stronger flavor profile. Yet, I would definitely recommend this offering to IPA fans.

Pours an almost clear light amber with solid head.
Aroma is citrus and fruity, with a mix of them and hop bitterness on the taste.
Light coating mouthfeel with hops dominating the aftertaste. Well above average but not quite outstanding. Kinda like a poor man's Jai Alai.