A beer that has a relatively low alcohol content and is therefore suitable for drinking over an extended period.
a session beer with just 4% alcohol by volume
Example sentencesExamples
A typical session beer which you wouldn't eat with, as that would hinder the session drinking - however have it with a light chicken salad if you must!
The Hefeweizen was very good indeed, an excellent session beer, superbly fruity.
For an ale, it is actually fairly light and mild, which is great news for quaffability as a session beer.
Daleside Bitter is going to be a major session beer.
All were fine session beers, and if there was a favorite, it was probably Hofbrau's.
I'm a big fan of understated session beers but there was something missing.
Definition of session beer in US English:
session beer
noun
informal
A beer that has a relatively low alcohol content and is therefore suitable for drinking over an extended period.
a session beer with just 4% alcohol by volume
Example sentencesExamples
A typical session beer which you wouldn't eat with, as that would hinder the session drinking - however have it with a light chicken salad if you must!
All were fine session beers, and if there was a favorite, it was probably Hofbrau's.
I'm a big fan of understated session beers but there was something missing.
The Hefeweizen was very good indeed, an excellent session beer, superbly fruity.
For an ale, it is actually fairly light and mild, which is great news for quaffability as a session beer.
Daleside Bitter is going to be a major session beer.