Keeping it simple

The quest for a session ale that tastes as good as the full-strength thing is, for the beer inclined, akin to chasing that proverbial pot of gold at the end of a rainbow. IPAs are known for their big ABVs as well as their punch-you-in-the-face hops, but sometimes – especially if you’ve got to drive later – you’re after a subtler tipple that doesn’t compromise flavour.

Enter Sawmill brewery’s Session

IPA. No gimmicky name or bafflingly illustrated label, just an aromatic, malty, hoppy offering weighing in at a conservative

3.7 per cent ABV and made, as it happens, in the same rohe where today’s Bring It

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