Better Days Kinda Sorta IPA with Superfruit
SweetWater Brewing Company
- From:
- SweetWater Brewing Company
- Georgia, United States
- Style:
- American IPA
Ranked #4,615 - ABV:
- 4%
- Score:
- 81
Ranked #35,462 - Avg:
- 3.39 | pDev: 11.8%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 9
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Mar 22, 2022
- Added:
- May 03, 2021
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 0
SCORE
81
Good
81
Good
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Reviewed by tone77 from Pennsylvania
3.53/5 rDev +4.1%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.53/5 rDev +4.1%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Poured from a 12 oz. can. Has a rich golden color with a 1/2 inch head. Smell is of citrus, peaches. Taste is the same as the aroma, very easy drinking. Feels medium bodied in the mouth and overall is a highly refreshing beer that I would probably enjoy more during the summertime.
Mar 22, 2022
Reviewed by German-Helles from Wisconsin
3.51/5 rDev +3.5%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.5
3.51/5 rDev +3.5%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.5
This is a 12oz. can poured into the SweetWater pint glass. For starters there were two fingers of white lumpy foam that slowly receded to a thin cap. This ale is a straw yellow, hazy, light carbonation, with the little sea horses floating around.
The aroma is sweet citrus, very noticeable from a distance. I am also picking up , maybe light orange, nectarine maybe, very nice!
The flavor is citrus, very light pine, a pinch tart, there is something that is not natural, almost like drinking vitamin C cold medicine.
This is a lighter IPA, easy to drink, the flavor at the finish could be better.
Jan 07, 2022The aroma is sweet citrus, very noticeable from a distance. I am also picking up , maybe light orange, nectarine maybe, very nice!
The flavor is citrus, very light pine, a pinch tart, there is something that is not natural, almost like drinking vitamin C cold medicine.
This is a lighter IPA, easy to drink, the flavor at the finish could be better.
Reviewed by Mark-Leggett from Missouri
3.56/5 rDev +5%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.56/5 rDev +5%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Poured from a can. Straw in color and hazy with a fizzy white head. Smells of pine, citrus, fruit and a little floral. Flavors of malt, slight pine and loads of fruit, many different things send to be hinted at. Mango, pineapple, passion fruit and maybe a touch of grassiness. Feels light but still like a beer, good for such a low avb.
Aug 27, 2021
Reviewed by zeff80 from Missouri
3.31/5 rDev -2.4%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5
3.31/5 rDev -2.4%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5
On draft in the ATL airport. Poured a clear, golden orange color with a small, off-white head of foam. It smelled of citrus, other fruity notes with some caramel aromas, too. Sweet caramel taste with fruitiness and a mild bitterness. Crisp and light bodied.
Aug 04, 2021
Reviewed by jjamadorphd from Florida
3.51/5 rDev +3.5%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.25
3.51/5 rDev +3.5%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.25
This one hit the spot on a hot FL day...
Sessionable as it was, it was tasty. Now, I didn't think it was the greatest low ABV IPA I've ever had, but it was still solid. The most appealing characteristic was the juicy and fruity smell to it. Unfortunately it did not transfer over to the beer itself.
Aug 01, 2021Sessionable as it was, it was tasty. Now, I didn't think it was the greatest low ABV IPA I've ever had, but it was still solid. The most appealing characteristic was the juicy and fruity smell to it. Unfortunately it did not transfer over to the beer itself.
Reviewed by defunksta from Wisconsin
3.79/5 rDev +11.8%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4.25
3.79/5 rDev +11.8%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4.25
Appearance: Pours a clear, golden orange color with a soft white head. SRM of 8. (3.75)
Aroma: Strong tropical aromas, peach, and some sweet peach, sweet lemon, pink starburst and superfruit on the end. (4.00)
Flavor: Mild flavors of orange citrus, tropical fruit, berry, but mostly peach. Then comes with a sweet peach, starburst, and superfruit flavor underneath. (3.50)
Feel: Lighter-bodied. Strong carbonation. Finishes dry and crisp. (3.50)
Compared to Sierra Nevada's Summer Break IPA 7/27/21: Pours a darker color. More peach and pink starburst including superfruit. Less tropical fruit and berry/melon.
Overall: An impressive and flavorful IPL. I wouldn't call it an IPA at 100 calories and 4% ABV. But for an IPL, this one is aromatic, flavorful, while also drinking crips and clean. Peach, papaya, and some pink starburst predominate. It drinks well and clean. Better than I expected and on a warm summer day I would drink again. (Final Rating: 3.79+)
Jul 28, 2021Aroma: Strong tropical aromas, peach, and some sweet peach, sweet lemon, pink starburst and superfruit on the end. (4.00)
Flavor: Mild flavors of orange citrus, tropical fruit, berry, but mostly peach. Then comes with a sweet peach, starburst, and superfruit flavor underneath. (3.50)
Feel: Lighter-bodied. Strong carbonation. Finishes dry and crisp. (3.50)
Compared to Sierra Nevada's Summer Break IPA 7/27/21: Pours a darker color. More peach and pink starburst including superfruit. Less tropical fruit and berry/melon.
Overall: An impressive and flavorful IPL. I wouldn't call it an IPA at 100 calories and 4% ABV. But for an IPL, this one is aromatic, flavorful, while also drinking crips and clean. Peach, papaya, and some pink starburst predominate. It drinks well and clean. Better than I expected and on a warm summer day I would drink again. (Final Rating: 3.79+)
Reviewed by ChainGangGuy from Georgia
3.42/5 rDev +0.9%
look: 4 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
3.42/5 rDev +0.9%
look: 4 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
Appearance: Pours a lightly hazy, pale golden body with a medium-thin, white (and lasting) head.
Smell: Like SweetWater Blue has blueberry, this has the flavoring of papaya and peach. You try to almost go the long way, sneak in the ole snout for some other sniff, maybe some hops or grain, but it's those really just those two flavorin's.
Taste: Ultra fast flash of malts, a rapid-fire shot of barley grains with effectively no sweetness. The aforementioned Peach and Papaya flavoring with a tickle of citrus-infused water. Lightly bitter with a slight sourish bent. Closes out quite dry with a cleansing level of scouring carbonation.
Mouthfeel: Medium-thin body. Medium-plus carbonation. It's light and spritely.
Overall: It's alright. Certainly fewer calories than a Coke and less abhorrent than many low-cal brews, though I'd definitely take a Bell's Light Hearted Ale over it.
Jul 20, 2021Smell: Like SweetWater Blue has blueberry, this has the flavoring of papaya and peach. You try to almost go the long way, sneak in the ole snout for some other sniff, maybe some hops or grain, but it's those really just those two flavorin's.
Taste: Ultra fast flash of malts, a rapid-fire shot of barley grains with effectively no sweetness. The aforementioned Peach and Papaya flavoring with a tickle of citrus-infused water. Lightly bitter with a slight sourish bent. Closes out quite dry with a cleansing level of scouring carbonation.
Mouthfeel: Medium-thin body. Medium-plus carbonation. It's light and spritely.
Overall: It's alright. Certainly fewer calories than a Coke and less abhorrent than many low-cal brews, though I'd definitely take a Bell's Light Hearted Ale over it.
Reviewed by chinchill from South Carolina
3.57/5 rDev +5.3%
look: 3 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.5
3.57/5 rDev +5.3%
look: 3 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.5
12 oz can with a 18 September 2021 canning date stamped on the bottom.
Pours with a hazy golden colored body and a very short-lived head.
Nice aroma that suggests sweet tropical fruit juice. The flavor is fruity but moderately bitter with negligible sweetness.
Jun 14, 2021Pours with a hazy golden colored body and a very short-lived head.
Nice aroma that suggests sweet tropical fruit juice. The flavor is fruity but moderately bitter with negligible sweetness.
Rated by davidward from Florida
2/5 rDev -41%
look: 2 | smell: 2 | taste: 2 | feel: 2 | overall: 2
2/5 rDev -41%
look: 2 | smell: 2 | taste: 2 | feel: 2 | overall: 2
Not much going on here. A very weak IPA in abv and flavor.
Jun 07, 2021
Reviewed by russpowell from Arkansas
3.44/5 rDev +1.5%
look: 2.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.44/5 rDev +1.5%
look: 2.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Pours a slightly hazed gold with two fingers of beige head. Below average head retention & lacing
S: Hints of citrus & tropical fruit
T: A little passion fruit, lime, & a whisper of mint, plus dryness up front. Pommagranite, lime & a little strawberry as this warms. Finishes with lime bitterness &a little sweet berry
MF: Light/medium body with light carbonation
Drinkable enough, just not very memorable, glad only a single was purchased!
May 22, 2021S: Hints of citrus & tropical fruit
T: A little passion fruit, lime, & a whisper of mint, plus dryness up front. Pommagranite, lime & a little strawberry as this warms. Finishes with lime bitterness &a little sweet berry
MF: Light/medium body with light carbonation
Drinkable enough, just not very memorable, glad only a single was purchased!
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