Hearing the term Session Beer kicked around a lot recently in the Beer-Geek-O-Sphere, I decided to check it out and its kinda what I thought. A beer that you personally would/ could throw down given a block of time without getting too hammered. Harkening back to Phase 1 of personal beer metamorphosis, Munich Lagers come to mind, particularly Augustiner; smooth full bodied sweet maltiness with no hop bite. Good luck finding it anywhere around here. Paulaner Lager is a decent substitution and but finding it fresh and ready can be challenging. I suspect most of the Bavarian Lagers either get stale on the way over, or are watered down for American tastes. I've been generally unimpressed relative to what I remember drinking in Deutschland in the early 90s.
Visiting The Big Island in 08 I naturally gravitated to Kona Brewing discovering LongBoard Lager; a traditional malty sweet low hopped Lager perfect for warm beach "sessions". Outstanding. I'm also happy to report that Metcalf Discount Liquor now stocks the great Wisconsin brewery Sprecher, which features Special Amber, another great American Lager in the Bavarian tradition.
What's your session?
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Stone Pale Ale. Good luck finding it Kansas, but it's a smooth ale without a high alcohol content and bit more hoppy than the typical pale ale. The next time you're in California or Colorado, load up!
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