420 Imperial IPA
Sweetwater Brewing Company in Atlanta, Georgia, United States 🇺🇸
IPA - Imperial / Double Regular|
Score
6.85
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7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
A 12 oz can purchased in the pick-six rack at the closest HEB supermarket. The can is open and pouring into a shaker glass. The view is a mostly clear, dark amber-orange body completed by a substantial, off-white head. I take a smell and determine a fresh scent of hops and a bit of pine. A drink now, it's rather malty with hops, mango, hard candy, some pine surviving in there and a bit of orange rind. A rather good offering in my favorite IPA style. I like the brewer's G13. This is a nice complement to that beer.
Tried
from Can
on 16 Nov 2021
at 22:49
6.5/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Big and bold, but also on the harsh side, with a spicy hop presence and formidable boozy warmth. Very much an old-school DIPA, with a strong caramel malt base and pine and grapefruit from the hops. Seems pretty unrefined for a Sweetwater IPA, but it sure beats the hell out of that bongwater 420 Strain crap they keep promoting.
Tried
on 26 Jul 2021
at 00:06