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Session Ale

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What is Session Ale?

An independent guide to the Session Ale beer style, including typical flavor notes and representative beers.

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Representative Session Ale beers

  1. Anchor Small Beer features a delicate malt sweetness with light toasted bread notes and gentle flora
  2. Brasserie Thiriez Thiriez XTra offers a crisp, light malt body with lively citrus and herbal hop not
  3. Light floral and citrus hop aromas lead the way, supported by a clean malt base and a crisp, refresh
  4. Cappa Cappa Crusher by JJ Bitting Brewing (Woodbridge, NJ): A sessionable brew at 4.6% ABV from this
  5. JJ Bitting Cappa Cappa Crusher offers crisp, citrusy hop notes balanced by a light malt sweetness, m
  6. Crisp and refreshing with subtle hints of grain, Teeny Tiny Cowboy offers a light malt profile, deli
  7. Magic Hat Odd Notion Summer 08 offers sweet caramel and toasty malt notes with subtle hints of roast
  8. The Civil Life American Session Ale offers light biscuit and caramel malt notes balanced by a touch
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