Goin' Coastal
SweetWater Brewing Company

Goin' CoastalGoin' Coastal
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From:
SweetWater Brewing Company
 
Georgia, United States
Style:
American IPA
Ranked #2,364
ABV:
6.1%
Score:
86
Ranked #18,281
Avg:
3.84 | pDev: 8.33%
Reviews:
113
Ratings:
524
Status:
Active
Rated:
Sep 09, 2023
Added:
Feb 07, 2016
Wants:
  11
Gots:
  171
Slide into summer and step off the grid by Goin’ Coastal with this pineapple laced IPA. The bright aromas of the five citrus hop additions are accentuated by the tropical fruit of the pineapple- and just like those three day weekends, its finish is quick.

45 IBU
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Ratings by MatthewD4:
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Rated by MatthewD4 from Alaska

4.02/5  rDev +4.7%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4

May 10, 2016
More User Ratings:
 
Rated: 3.75 by BlueSpader from Washington

Sep 09, 2023
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Reviewed by BloodSoakedAleMug from New York

3.57/5  rDev -7%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Look: Pours an amber shade of orange with a one finger, very rocky, sparse, off white head of foam. Not much lacing; but there's some.

Aroma: Very mild nose to it. Light notes of honey, pineapple and guava.

Taste: Follows the nose. Granola and honey with savory notes of guava and pineapple. A bit of spicy resin on the back end paired with some nice malty notes of pale grains. Maybe even some apricot but it's very faint.

Feel: Easy drinking, slick and slightly flat but with a decent body to it. Mid weight feel.

Overall: Sweet for a IPA - not to a cloying degree but you can definitely taste the adjunct pineapple juice. Honestly I'm not the biggest fan of this, or any IPA with adjunct fruit for that matter.
Jun 21, 2023
 
Rated: 3.75 by rolltide from Pennsylvania

Jun 20, 2023
 
Rated: 4.1 by HopBelT from Belgium

Oct 27, 2022
 
Rated: 3.75 by jchanley from Illinois

Oct 01, 2022
 
Rated: 3.69 by mkh012 from Colorado

Jul 24, 2022
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Reviewed by Specialmick from Connecticut

3.79/5  rDev -1.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
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"
Jul 14, 2022
 
Rated: 3.75 by tonystanhope from Florida

Apr 04, 2022
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Rated by lflotron from Florida

4.14/5  rDev +7.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Hints of pineapple and orange. Probably needs a bit more pineapple but is still an excellent brew
Jan 22, 2022
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Rated by davidward from Florida

4/5  rDev +4.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
A nice pineapple flavored IPA. Not too tart or sweet. Nicely balanced.
Oct 19, 2021
 
Rated: 3.88 by LXIXME from New Mexico

Oct 02, 2021
 
Rated: 3.73 by Bear1964 from Nebraska

Sep 29, 2021
 
Rated: 3.7 by FrancisM12 from New Jersey

Sep 04, 2021
 
Rated: 3.04 by TMoney2591 from Illinois

Aug 13, 2021
 
Rated: 4 by GRhoads from Ohio

Aug 04, 2021
 
Rated: 3.69 by ElGallo from New Hampshire

Jul 25, 2021
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Reviewed by Peach63 from New York

4.02/5  rDev +4.7%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
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.
Jul 05, 2021
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Reviewed by NiceTaps from New Jersey

3.97/5  rDev +3.4%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
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.
Jul 03, 2021
 
Rated: 3.69 by benjaminsa from Vermont

Jun 10, 2021
Goin' Coastal from SweetWater Brewing Company
Beer rating: 86 out of 100 with 524 ratings