What's your favorite Session IPA?

For some local love. I nominate Mraz "G'day IPA" and Altamont Beer Works "Hella Lite."

 

Every time I have an IPA it's a session. Cheer with Madtree's Galaxy High DIPA

 

Either Ponto from Pizza Port or Lagunitas DayTime

 

Blue Point Mosaic Session

 

Most of the beers mentioned in this thread do not qualify.A session beer has to have two attributes , very low ABV and drinkability.The sort of beer you want to drink pint after pint over a long period.
We've had session IPAs this side of the pond for nearly a century.But not IPAs like the ones in this thread , just the ones that directly evolved from the beers sent to India.

 

Carton Boat Beer

Described as a "session ale" on the can, but could also be described as "white grapefruit blast." It's 4.2% ABV, but really, I drink it because it's a great beer. The lower ABV is just a bonus.

 

I haven't had many but Detour by Muskoka Brewing (Bracebridge, Ontario, Canada) is my absolute favourite. The same flavours you get in a full strength IPA in a 4.3% package. It's one of my go to beers right now.

 

Pinner is my new favorite.

 

Carton Boat. It is a 4.7% APA by definition here on BA, but it has massive flavor, it is under 5%, and it says "Session Ale" on the can, so I think that counts.

 

Gotta try this one...

 

There are many IPAs under 5% here, only they are not called Session IPAs. We call them IPAs.

 

Carton Boat and it's really not close to me. I used to love All Day, then I had Boat. Boat crushes it in every conceivable way. I make regular drives to NJ to get some, and I'll be going a lot more frequently in the summer.

 

CCB Invasion. But I have to put it in a Jai Alai can....

 

All Day is what I drink the most of.

Would be Easy Jack if available here.

Not packaged or widely available is 7venth Sun Time Bomb, which I always drink at the few places in town that have it.

 

Carton Boat and Upland Campside are my 2 faves and neither are available locally to me but I'd crush them all the time if they were.

 

A session IPA is a relatively new style where brewers put out beer that is specifically low in alcohol (typically under 5%) but is very hoppy in taste like a regular IPA. The session IPA has become a hugely popular style but some people feel the need to comment on a thread specifically only asking for "favorite" session IPA with their opinion that all session IPAs are garbage.

 

I would say that beer that is low in alcohol is under 3% (of which there are many). Thinking of the different types of beer to be found in the world, 4-5% is certainly not 'low alcohol'.

 

I disagree. Most lagers and pale ales I drink are over 5%. Even macro light beers are over 4%. For most of us, 4-5% is on the low end of the spectrum. This is 'Murica. We do things big here!

 

Fresh Stone Go To for me.
Even tried to make a homebrew clone I enjoyed it so much.

 

Does Modern Times' Fortunate Islands count? That was amazing!!! If not, Lagunitas Daytime is delicious.