Favorite sessionable beers

Session beer has been my in my fridge constantly for the last year as regular drinkers. Stone Go To IPA, Shorts MMMKAY/Prolonged Enjoyment(others in the mixed packs too), New Holland Full Circle Kolsch, Lagunitas Daytime, Founders All Day, Griffin Claw Gateway/Screamin Pumpkin, Odd Side Simcoe Sensation/Bean Flicker, Sierra Nevada Kellerweis, Fat Heads Sunshine Daydream, Dogfish Head Namaste, Weihenstephaner Original Helles/Pilsener. There are a ton of awesome examples of sessionable beers out there; but if you don't appreciate the styles, you aren't going to like them.

 

Ya, it actually is, because the alcohol and resulting byproducts are a huge part of why those beers taste the way that they do. Alcohol is crucially important to beer flavor. 4% beers will never taste like 8% beers. I think a lot of people are missing that point when criticizing the "session IPA" trend for not tasting like 7% IPAs.

 

Hefeweizens are my go-to session beers, Specifically Sierra Nevada Kellerweis and Franziskaner. Oh, and I've recently got in to Anderson Valley and Westbrook Gose!

 

Full Sail Session Lager is my answer, but YMMV.

 

You mean you haven't tried Heady Zero yet?

 

Carton Boat beer
Victory Prima Pils

 

Try Go To from stone if you haven't already, I think it taste a little different than all day but I like both.

 

Some of my favorites are Westbrook Gose, Victory Prima Pils, Oskar Blues Mama's Little Yella Pils, and Stone Go To IPA.

 

I'm surprised that these brews haven't been mentioned yet. Jarl and Citra Session. Both are great IMO, check them out OP.

 

Easy Jack

 

IMHO the best American made session/sessionable beer is 21st Ammendment's Bitter American.
http://21st-amendment.com/beers/bitter-american/

 

I 2nd almost all of these with mad props going to Norm's Gateway. I drink a ton of all day but gateway is sooo much better!

 

Bitter American is my go-to session 90% of the time. I just wish the price reflected the lower ABV.

 

As or right now it's these three: Tired Hands HopHands, Westbrook Gose, and Anderson Valley Gose

 

Agree 100% here. I used to brew a dark mild (floor-malted Maris Otter and EKG) that came in at 3.2% ABV. That style -- and that beer -- is one of my favorites, but many people who tried it suggested that I bump up the grain bill to boost the flavor. I said if I do that, I'd be brewing a brown ale and not a mild.

Session beers pack a lot of flavor, but in subtle degrees. If you don't like subtlety, that's OK. But don't expect a 3-4% beer to taste like a 7-9% Imperial-whatever.

 

All Day, Left of the Dial, Prima, Easy Jack

 

If it were available to me, I would drink ALOT of Surly Bitter Brewer, an underrated style and that is a good one.

Since it isn't, I find myself when I want to session something alternating between Oarsman, All Day and Griffin Claw Bohemian Pils.