Wednesday, November 4, 2009
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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
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's a very sessionable 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!
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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 work. I've been a full-time drinks writer since 1996. Currently I'm managing editor of Whisky Advocate magazine; a regular writer for Ale Street News and Massachusetts Beverage Business magazine; and author of four regional brewery guidebooks. Next time you see me at a bar or event or distillery, say hi.