Sessionable Beers

Heavy beers can be filling, fattening, and hangover-inducing. Many brewers (especially in warmer months) are gravitating toward more “sessionable” beers. Translation: You can throw back more beers during a single drinking session because they’re lower in alcohol by volume (ABV). Here are our picks.

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• Stone Brewing Co. Go To IPA, 4.5% ABV
• Ballast Point Even Keel San Diego session ale, 3.5% ABV
• Rip Current Marine Layer San Diego-style Hefeweizen, 5.1% ABV
• Benchmark Brewing Company Belgian table beer, 4% ABV
• Rough Draft Brewing Company Weekday IPA, 4.8% ABV
• Mission Brewery El Conquistador extra pale ale, 4.8% ABV
• Monkey Paw Sweet Tea Session IPA, 4.3% ABV
• Green Flash Brewing Company Citra Session IPA, 4.5% ABV (available June/July)
• Modern Times Fortunate Islands hoppy wheat, 4.8% ABV