Sweetwater 420 Citrus Haze

Review Date 8/8/2024 By John Staradumsky

  Style: Pale Ale   Brewery: Sweetwater   Country: USA   State: Georgia   $ Per OZ: $.14 (B)   ABV: 5.4%

I bought a can of Sweetwater 420 Citrus Haze at Total Wine not so long ago, and I’m here to tell you about it today. Problem is, there’s not a lot of background information on the beer. It’s not listed on the brewery website, you see. It’s a variation on the classic Sweetwater 420 Extra Pale Ale, this much I do know. I mean, the 420 is right there in the name.

There is no background information on the can, or even on Untappd. So, all I can tell you is that Sweetwater 420 Citrus Haze has an alcohol content of 5,4% by volume (that much is on the can label), and it is described on that label as a hazy pale ale. I forget what I paid for my single, but Total Wine lists it for $9.99 a six-pack in their Alpharetta store, which is the one where I bought my single. It is stamped 10/07/24 ATL 1818 on the bottom, so it was brewed and packaged in Atlanta.

As I drank the beer on August 4^th of 2024, the freshness dating is clearly a best by date, not a packaging date. Breweries should be clear on this I strongly believe. You might buy it on October 8^th thinking wow, this beer was packaged yesterday, when that is clearly not the case. Would it taste much better on October 8^th than it would on October 7^th? Nope. But at least you would know.

Sweetwater 420 Citrus Haze pours to a hazy orange color with a medium head of spritzy foam and a vibrant juicy citrusy nose. Taking a sip the beer is light to medium in body, appropriate to a pale ale. It’s bright and citrusy with orange and tangerine and finishes balanced with citrus rind.

This was refreshing on a hot summer evening. I would buy it and drink it again, especially at the bargain basement price.

 Glad I tried it?  T

Would I rebuy it??