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There are 48 Pale Ale - Sessions in the chart, accounting for 0.58% of all beers currently in the chart.
Rated on 2026-01-17 by BeerDorkNik at Unknown (Gift)
Quality: 47.5, Enjoyability: 48.5, Overall: 48
Light gold, with an OK head on pour. Astringent celery hop aroma. Lime soda hop taste, dry (as in, ‘no liquid’) similar after. Dry.
Rated on 2025-12-09 by BeerDorkNik at Brewery Tap, Spitting Feathers, Chester
Quality: 61, Enjoyability: 60.5, Overall: 60.75
Cloudy peach-gold. OK creamy head as poured, with full retention nad solid lacing. Floral, fuzzy fruit aroma. Orange, pith-resin, taste, dry similar after. Silky, with a peppery effervescence.
Rated on 2025-11-04 by BeerDorkNik at Crooked Crown, Liverpool
Quality: 48.5, Enjoyability: 48, Overall: 48.25
Hazy straw. Some head as poured, OK surface retention and semi-solid lacing. Dry, pith, yeast aroma. Similar, wetter, taste and after. Wet
Rated on 2025-09-09 by BeerDorkNik at Head of Steam, Liverpool
Quality: 52, Enjoyability: 49.5, Overall: 50.75
Brassy amber. OK head as poured, with very good retention and good lacing. Floral, syrup, tea aroma. Tea and biscuits taste, sweeter similar after. Bit honey-thick.
Rated on 2025-08-12 by BeerDorkNik at Londis Penny Lane, Liverpool
Quality: 50, Enjoyability: 49, Overall: 49.5
Pale orange juice. Some head on pour, dispersing. Dry, pith dust citrus aroma. Citrus pith taste, lemon soda after. Many tiny bubbles.
Rated on 2025-07-26 by BeerDorkNik at Londis Penny Lane, Liverpool
Quality: 50, Enjoyability: 54, Overall: 52
Hazy lemon curd. Large foamy head on pour, with OK surface retention but little, very loose, lacing. Strongly Lemonade aroma. Light lemon water taste and after, with hoppy/bitterness under. Tiny, sharp, creamy effervescence. Very light, but I like it.
Rated on 2025-07-08 by BeerDorkNik at Crown Hotel
Quality: 49.5, Enjoyability: 48, Overall: 48.75
Light gold. OK creamy head as poured, with OK retention and solid lacing. Some lemon hop tea aroma. Similar taste, more bitter after. Light.
Rated on 2025-06-26 by BeerDorkNik at Black Cat, Smithdown Road
Quality: 55, Enjoyability: 54.5, Overall: 54.75
Light amber. Some head as poured, with good retention and lacing legs. Weak tea, with some warmth in the after. Bit of soft effervescence, slight syrup thickness.
Rated on 2025-04-24 by BeerDorkNik at Thomas Rigby's
Quality: 49.5, Enjoyability: 52.5, Overall: 51
Very pale gold. OK head as poured, with good retention and lacing. Weak lemon sherbet hop aroma. Boiled sweet fruit taste, some lemon sherbet after. Wet, wet, wet.
Rated on 2025-03-29 by BeerDorkNik at R & H Fine Wines
Quality: 50.5, Enjoyability: 58, Overall: 54.25
Opaque lemon curd. Some head on pour, with OK surface retention and good lacing. Creamy, oaty aroma. Dry, slightly ?preserved lemon? taste and after. Some effervescence.
Rated on 2025-03-13 by BeerDorkNik at Black Cat, Smithdown Road
Quality: 51.5, Enjoyability: 57, Overall: 54.25
Hazy pale straw. Little head as poured, halo and OK surface retention with good lacing. No real aroma, bit lemondrop if pushed. Slightly floral, pithy lemonade taste and after. Not unpleasant, just dull. Soft fizz, like a semi-flat lemonade.
Rated on 2024-12-13 by BeerDorkNik at Beer52 Advent Calendar, 2024
Quality: 59, Enjoyability: 51.5, Overall: 55.25
Pale gold, with a large head on pour. Slightly sour/stale hop aroma. Similar taste, juicier Pale Ale after.
Rated on 2024-12-11 by BeerDorkNik at Cavern of the Curious Gnome, Chester
Quality: 58, Enjoyability: 53, Overall: 55.5
Hazy yellow. OK creamy head as poured, with some retention and lacing. Sweet, lightly citrus, aroma. Similar taste, bit floral similar after.
Rated on 2024-09-11 by BeerDorkNik at Punch Bowl (JDW), York
Quality: 45, Enjoyability: 49, Overall: 47
Gold. Some head as poured, with very good retention and solid lacing. Light hop aroma. Lemon syrup hop taste and after.
Rated on 2024-07-16 by BeerDorkNik at Baltic Fleet
Quality: 58, Enjoyability: 41, Overall: 49.5
Hazy gold, with an OK head as poured. No real aroma. Refreshers sweet, fruit hop taste and after. Place has had a make over, much brighter, more open and more inviting. Beer selection still seems a bit hit and miss, though...
Rated on 2024-02-13 by BeerDorkNik at Childwall Fiveways
Quality: 42, Enjoyability: 38, Overall: 40
Hazy gold, with some head on pour. Harsh, bit urinal cake, hop aroma. Similar taste and after, a not very nice, harshly hopped, Pale Ale. Not very drinkable, nevermind sessionable.
Rated on 2023-10-23 by BeerDorkNik at M&S
Quality: 57, Enjoyability: 56, Overall: 56.5
Gold. Good head on pour, good halo and OK surface retention with good lacing. Spital pith citrus aroma. Light, pithy citrus taste, stronger pith after.
Rated on 2023-08-17 by BeerDorkNik at Londis Penny Lane, Liverpool
Quality: 59.5, Enjoyability: 61.5, Overall: 60.5
Lemon curd. Very large head on pour, halo and OK surface retention with solid lacing. Soft, sweet citrus aroma. Oddly dry, pineapple (?), tangy resin.
Rated on 2022-05-18 by BeerDorkNik at Beer Heroes, Chester
Quality: 62, Enjoyability: 60.5, Overall: 61.25
Hazy brass. Little head on pour, very little retention but OK lacing. Light, citrusy, bit pepper in after. Made it to Beer Heroes, after missing out due to quiz night and early closing on Wednesday! Sadly, 4 pumps were off for cleaning, so a diminished selection.
Rated on 2022-05-14 by BeerDorkNik at Boathouse, Chester
Quality: 57, Enjoyability: 49, Overall: 53
Peach. Good creamy head as poured, with very good retention and solid lacing. Fruity, tart hop aroma (hibiscus). Tart, almost raspberry, fruitiness. Planty after.
Rated on 2022-04-11 by BeerDorkNik at Londis Penny Lane, Liverpool
Quality: 57.5, Enjoyability: 62.5, Overall: 60
Nearly opaque brass. Good head as poured, good retention and OK if a bit loose lacing. Tart citrus - maybe grapefruit - pithy aroam. Woody citrus pith. Surprisingly robust for a 'session' ale - not strong, but a solid drink.
Rated on 2021-06-30 by BeerDorkNik at Aldi
Quality: 53, Enjoyability: 60, Overall: 56.5
Amber. Large head on pour, some surface retention, OK lacing. Light malt aroma. Pleasant, light, a decent Pale Ale.
Rated on 2021-06-20 by BeerDorkNik at M&S
Quality: 25, Enjoyability: 30, Overall: 27.5
Gold. Very large head on pour - ring pull broke, beer shaken on pour. Citrus tea aroma. Similar taste and after. Watered down beer - not particularly GOOD beer, either - but a beer not a soda.
Rated on 2021-05-15 by BeerDorkNik at Londis Penny Lane, Liverpool
Quality: 58, Enjoyability: 54.5, Overall: 56.25
Gold. Extra large head on pour, some surface retention, OK loose lacing. Wheat, ?honey?, citrus aroma. Fruity, light, crisp. Wet.
Rated on 2021-03-18 by BeerDorkNik at Aldi
Quality: 52.3, Enjoyability: 51.8, Overall: 52.05
Rated on 2020-04-04 by BeerDorkNik at Tesco
Quality: 46, Enjoyability: 43.2, Overall: 44.6
Rated on 2020-04-04 by BeerDorkNik at Londis Penny Lane, Liverpool
Quality: 47.2, Enjoyability: 45.4, Overall: 46.3
Rated on 2020-02-15 by BeerDorkNik at Chester Beer & Wines
Quality: 56.4, Enjoyability: 54.3, Overall: 55.35
Rated on 2020-01-30 by BeerDorkNik at Craft Taproom
Quality: 34.8, Enjoyability: 44.3, Overall: 39.55
Rated on 2019-09-28 by BeerDorkNik at Oddbin's
Quality: 59.9, Enjoyability: 61.4, Overall: 60.65
Rated on 2018-12-28 by BeerDorkNik at Head of Steam, Liverpool
Quality: 54.3, Enjoyability: 56.3, Overall: 55.3
Rated on 2018-10-24 by BeerDorkNik at Tannery Bar and Bistro, Kendal
Quality: 59, Enjoyability: 59.8, Overall: 59.4
Rated on 2018-10-24 by BeerDorkNik at Burgundy's, Kendal
Quality: 60.3, Enjoyability: 61.4, Overall: 60.85
Rated on 2018-08-25 by BeerDorkNik at Cross Keys, York
Quality: 49.3, Enjoyability: 50.2, Overall: 49.75
Rated on 2018-07-02 by BeerDorkNik at Sainsbury's
Quality: 59.9, Enjoyability: 63.4, Overall: 61.65
Rated on 2018-06-21 by BeerDorkNik at M&S
Quality: 55.8, Enjoyability: 54.3, Overall: 55.05
Effervessent.
Rated on 2017-11-04 by BeerDorkNik at Richard John Blackler
Quality: 53.8, Enjoyability: 52.8, Overall: 53.3
Rated on 2017-10-03 by BeerDorkNik at Handyman's Supermarket
Quality: 61.4, Enjoyability: 64.9, Overall: 63.15
Definitely sessionable.
Rated on 2017-08-12 by BeerDorkNik at B&M
Quality: 61.5, Enjoyability: 59.5, Overall: 60.5
Rated on 2017-07-30 by BeerDorkNik at Bent's Warrington
Quality: 75.4, Enjoyability: 79.4, Overall: 77.4
Rated on 2017-07-27 by BeerDorkNik at Dobbie's
Quality: 66.6, Enjoyability: 68.8, Overall: 67.7
Rated on 2017-07-11 by BeerDorkNik at B&M
Quality: 53, Enjoyability: 58.7, Overall: 55.85
Rated on 2017-06-29 by BeerDorkNik at Londis Penny Lane, Liverpool
Quality: 57.6, Enjoyability: 57.2, Overall: 57.4
Rated on 2017-06-19 by BeerDorkNik at Aldi
Quality: 58.3, Enjoyability: 61.4, Overall: 59.85
Might've been better cooler?
Rated on 2017-05-30 by BeerDorkNik at Blue Blazer, Edinburgh
Quality: 54.5, Enjoyability: 60, Overall: 57.25
Bland, but light and clean.
Rated on 2017-02-15 by BeerDorkNik at Londis Penny Lane, Liverpool
Quality: 60.4, Enjoyability: 60.2, Overall: 60.3
Rated on 2017-01-25 by BeerDorkNik at Richmond Tavern
Quality: 51.2, Enjoyability: 49.9, Overall: 50.55
Rated on 2016-12-22 by BeerDorkNik at BrewDog, Liverpool
Quality: 52.5, Enjoyability: 52.3, Overall: 52.4
Rated on 2007-08-18 by BeerDorkNik at Corn Market
Quality: 57.4, Enjoyability: 56.8, Overall: 57.1