Wednesday, November 4, 2009
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)
skip to main |
skip to sidebar
Image copyright 2009 by Lew Bryson; all rights reserved
Get a sharp SBP shirt, or a "We Support!" sticker for your bar's door or mirror.
Image copyright 2009 by Lew Bryson; all rights reserved
Flaunt your love for big glasses of small beer!
Get a sharp SBP shirt, or a "We Support!" sticker for your bar's door or mirror.
You've Got the Next Round
The Session Beer Project is a non-profit, unorganized, unofficial effort to popularize and support the brewing and enjoyment of session beers. You can read more about it here and here.
For our purposes, 'session beer' is defined as a beer that is:
► 4.5% alcohol by volume or less
► flavorful enough to be interesting
► balanced enough for multiple pints
► conducive to conversation
► reasonably priced
If that seems vague...it is. Here's another definition: low-alcohol, but not low-taste. It's subjective. Live with it, and enjoy it. We're here to help make your night out more fun, more tasty, and more safe. Cheers!
For our purposes, 'session beer' is defined as a beer that is:
► 4.5% alcohol by volume or less
► flavorful enough to be interesting
► balanced enough for multiple pints
► conducive to conversation
► reasonably priced
If that seems vague...it is. Here's another definition: low-alcohol, but not low-taste. It's subjective. Live with it, and enjoy it. We're here to help make your night out more fun, more tasty, and more safe. Cheers!
Bars and Breweries that Support The Session Beer Project
Also At The Table...(suggestions accepted)
- East End Brewing -- Fat Gary's is a year-round session nut brown, and there's the Session Ale series, a continuing run of one-off sessions that range all over.
- Flossmoor Station Restaurant & Brewery -- regular line-up's Golden Ale and American Wheat both at 4.5%.
- Flying Fish Brewing -- Farmhouse Summer is under 4.5%, says brewer Casey Hughes, who also recently did a Belgian Mild from 2nd runnings of a Tripel.
- Fortnight Brewing -- Says any beer they call "session" is going to be 4% or less, because "we want it to meet everyone’s definitions." Works for me!
- Goose Island -- flagships Honkers Ale and 312 Wheat both are session-strength, and they do about 12 session-seasonals a year, too.
- Grand River Brewing -- session-focused brewery in Ontario
- High and Mighty Beer -- Tongue in cheek: Beer of the Gods and Two-Headed Beast are both 4.5% ABV.
- Jester King Craft Brewery -- brewery in Austin with a year-round session saison at a crushing 2.8%,, Le Petit Prince.
- Newburgh Brewing -- New brewery in Newburgh, NY, that's cranking out sub-4.5% beers (4 out of 5).
- Nodding Head -- Philly brewpub with regular session beers
- Notch American Session Beer -- "Our beers are flavorful, perfectly balanced and always under 4.5% ABV." Now that's representin'!
- Philadelphia Brewing -- Out of 4 regular offerings, PBC's Kenzinger flagship is 4.5%, and their Walt Wit is very much a session beer at 4.2%. Cheers, have another.
- Piper's Pub Cask Ale Project -- Piper's Pub in Pittsburgh always has session ales, and always has cask ale -- this is their cask blog.
- Public House Brewery -- a new brewery, with four beers, all under 5%. And they're selling beer hand over fist. Rock on!
- Seen Through A Glass -- where the SBP started
- Starr Hill Brewery -- this Virginia brewery deserves session support for their fine line of drinkable sub-5% beers, and the Dark Starr Stout, a multiple medal-winner at 4.2%.
- The Civil Life Brewing Company -- a new St. Louis-based brewery with three session beers in their regular line-up (and 4 more at 6% and under). Welcome!
- The Diamond -- session-focused bar in Brooklyn
- The Session Beer Project Facebook page -- come by, join up, spread the word!
- Thirsty Pilgrim -- Joe Stange's Belgian beer blog; frequently mentions low-alcohol beers
- Victory Brewing -- That's right, the brewers of Storm King and Hop Wallop always have at least two beers well below 4.5% ABV on at their Downingtown pub.
- Why the PLCB Should Be Abolished -- my blog about Pennsylvania's ridiculous state booze agency
- Yards Brewing -- Brawler is the session beer we all know -- delicious at 4.0% -- But did you know that Philly Pale Ale is only 4.5%? Bonus!
Join Us For A Session
Facebook Followers!
Brewers, Importers: Let's Work On This!
If you've got a year-round session beer, or a one-shot or seasonal that could go year-round, I'd be happy to review it and get the word out. Please e-mail me for shipping information (and be sure to send at least two bottles; the second one is very important in a session!)
About Me
- Lew Bryson
- All opinions expressed on this blog are strictly my own; they do not reflect those of the publications for which I write. I've been a full-time drinks writer since 1996. My first whiskey book, "Tasting Whiskey," came out in October 2014. My new book, "Whiskey Master Class," just launched in February 2020. Next time you see me at a bar or event or distillery, say hi.