Sweetgrass American Pale Ale (APA)
Grand Teton Brewing Co.
- From:
- Grand Teton Brewing Co.
- Idaho, United States
- Style:
- American Pale Ale
Ranked #1,019 - ABV:
- 6%
- Score:
- 84
Ranked #31,123 - Avg:
- 3.73 | pDev: 11.53%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 299
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Aug 24, 2025
- Added:
- Aug 27, 2002
- Wants:
- 11
- Gots:
- 73
SCORE
84
Good
84
Good
Sweetgrass APA is a Pale Ale of distinction! 2009 Great American Beer Festival Gold Medal winner in the American Pale Ale category, this crisp and fragrant beer is hopped and dry-hopped with plenty of Amarillos and Cascades. Try it with any bold, flavorful food to complement its citrusy, resinous spiciness.
60 IBU
60 IBU
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Rated by ttoadee from Texas
3.85/5 rDev +3.2%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.85/5 rDev +3.2%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
RB Transfer
Jun 26, 2025
Reviewed by defunksta from Wisconsin
4.15/5 rDev +11.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
4.15/5 rDev +11.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
Canned 7/29/24:
Appearance: Pours a completely clear, light yellow color with a strong white head that lingers. SRM of 6. (4.00)
Aroma: Strong aromas of lemon citrus, floral notes, smooth lemonflower. (4.00)
Flavor: Flavors follow with more lemon, flower, some tangerine and pine underneath. Smooth, juicy, bright flower, and mildly sweet. (4.25)
Feel: Medium-bodied, appropriate carbonation. Smooth, finish. (4.00)
Winner: First try at this Pale Ale. Don't get a lot from Idaho. This was the 2009 GABF winner for American Pale Ale. It sure shows it. Fantastic lemonflower hop flavors. Just a touch of pine and bitterness. Smooth, mildly sweet, and flavorful. Extremely drinkable. This is excellent. (Rating: 4.15)
Nov 18, 2024Appearance: Pours a completely clear, light yellow color with a strong white head that lingers. SRM of 6. (4.00)
Aroma: Strong aromas of lemon citrus, floral notes, smooth lemonflower. (4.00)
Flavor: Flavors follow with more lemon, flower, some tangerine and pine underneath. Smooth, juicy, bright flower, and mildly sweet. (4.25)
Feel: Medium-bodied, appropriate carbonation. Smooth, finish. (4.00)
Winner: First try at this Pale Ale. Don't get a lot from Idaho. This was the 2009 GABF winner for American Pale Ale. It sure shows it. Fantastic lemonflower hop flavors. Just a touch of pine and bitterness. Smooth, mildly sweet, and flavorful. Extremely drinkable. This is excellent. (Rating: 4.15)
Reviewed by Nvrmind16 from California
3.33/5 rDev -10.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.5
3.33/5 rDev -10.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.5
Bought as a single can at trader Joe's, great look and hoppy smell, the pine notes in the flavor are a bit too strong for a pale ale, no subtle notes just here's some pine and earthy flavor in your face.
Jul 26, 2024
Reviewed by detgfrsh from Texas
3.73/5 rDev 0%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
3.73/5 rDev 0%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
From a can. Clear golden color with beige head. Smells of honey and citrus. Medium body. Sweet malty base with citrus and pine notes. Good, a classic pale ale
Jun 05, 2024
Reviewed by RyanK252 from California
3.64/5 rDev -2.4%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.64/5 rDev -2.4%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Can poured into a Mountain Rambler Brewery pint glass
A: Pours golden amber with a frothy pale khaki head that slowly settles to a firm layer and leaves plenty of thick lacing.
S: Grassy, floral, a bit earthy, slightly spicy herbal notes, a little citrus, grainy, slightly toasty bready malt, and a touch of caramel sweetness.
T: Floral, grassy, earthy herbal slightly spicy tones, resinous pine, citrus, grapefruit and orange, hints of stone fruit, strong malt backbone, a bit grainy, plenty of slightly toasty bready malt, and a little caramel sweetness.
M: Medium body, moderate carbonation.
O: You can tell this is a legacy beer; classic American hops and a big time malty backbone. I wish I liked it more, but it's meh at best for me. This can came in a variety pack. If I put them all in a cooler I'd definitely grab something different for my next round.
Jul 31, 2023A: Pours golden amber with a frothy pale khaki head that slowly settles to a firm layer and leaves plenty of thick lacing.
S: Grassy, floral, a bit earthy, slightly spicy herbal notes, a little citrus, grainy, slightly toasty bready malt, and a touch of caramel sweetness.
T: Floral, grassy, earthy herbal slightly spicy tones, resinous pine, citrus, grapefruit and orange, hints of stone fruit, strong malt backbone, a bit grainy, plenty of slightly toasty bready malt, and a little caramel sweetness.
M: Medium body, moderate carbonation.
O: You can tell this is a legacy beer; classic American hops and a big time malty backbone. I wish I liked it more, but it's meh at best for me. This can came in a variety pack. If I put them all in a cooler I'd definitely grab something different for my next round.
Reviewed by beergoot from Colorado
3.81/5 rDev +2.1%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
3.81/5 rDev +2.1%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
Clear golden colored body with a thick, rocky, sticky head; webs of lacing along the glass. Pungent, spicy aroma; mildly sweet with a slight caramel edge. Mild toasted grain base with a sparkly light sweetness; well-balanced hop bitterness cutting the sweetness. Medium body; crisp and prickly on the palate; mainly dry mouthfeel overall.
A rock solid APA, crisp and clean with well-integrated malt sweetness and heft and nice hop bitterness and gentle bite.
Jan 06, 2019A rock solid APA, crisp and clean with well-integrated malt sweetness and heft and nice hop bitterness and gentle bite.
Reviewed by KTCamm from New Jersey
3.74/5 rDev +0.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.74/5 rDev +0.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
6/29/18...pours copper gold, see through w/ white foam. Very faint nose of sharp citrus. Malt mellows and dances between a pale and an IPA. Bitter sticks around though. Nice beer.
Sep 02, 2018
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