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Pale Ale
Beerpale ale

Pale Ale

A 0.5% pale ale from Birmingham Brewing Company, dry hopped with Citra, Chinook, Centennial, and Mosaic. Brewed to strength rather than dealcoholised.

About This Drink

Brewed at Birmingham Brewing Company's Stirchley site, this one reaches 0.5% ABV naturally through fermentation rather than having alcohol stripped out afterwards. That distinction matters: the hop character comes through cleaner when nothing has been cooked off or processed out. Citra and Mosaic drive the fruit forward, with mandarin and ripe peach upfront and a lime-zest sharpness underneath. Chinook and Centennial bring resinous pine and a grassy edge that keeps the tropical notes in check. Soft caramel malt sits in the background without turning sweet. The finish is long and properly bitter with citrus peel lingering afterwards. Light-bodied with gentle carbonation, this is a well-constructed half-percent ale that doesn't need to apologise for what it is.

Ingredients

Water, deglutenised malted barley, deglutenised malted wheat, hops, yeast

Key Specs

Per 100ml

ABV
0.5%

Dietary

VEGANGLUTEN-FREE

Tasting Notes

Taste

MANDARIN CITRUS LIME ZEST TROPICAL FRUIT RESINOUS PINE SOFT CARAMEL MALT HOPPY BITTERNESS

Aroma

MANDARIN LIME CITRUS PEACH APRICOT RESINOUS PINE LIGHT CARAMEL MALT

Character

Appearance
HAZY GOLD WITH PERSISTENT WHITE HEAD
Mouthfeel
LIGHT-BODIED WITH SOFT CARBONATION
Finish
LONG BITTER AND EARTHY WITH LINGERING CITRUS PEEL

Production

Naturally fermented to 0.5% ABV; dry hopped with Citra, Chinook, Centennial, and Mosaic; brewed using 100% renewable energy

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Key Specs

Per 100ml

ABV
0.5%

Dietary

VEGANGLUTEN-FREE

Tasting Notes

Taste

MANDARIN CITRUS LIME ZEST TROPICAL FRUIT RESINOUS PINE SOFT CARAMEL MALT HOPPY BITTERNESS

Aroma

MANDARIN LIME CITRUS PEACH APRICOT RESINOUS PINE LIGHT CARAMEL MALT

Character

Appearance
HAZY GOLD WITH PERSISTENT WHITE HEAD
Mouthfeel
LIGHT-BODIED WITH SOFT CARBONATION
Finish
LONG BITTER AND EARTHY WITH LINGERING CITRUS PEEL

Production

Naturally fermented to 0.5% ABV; dry hopped with Citra, Chinook, Centennial, and Mosaic; brewed using 100% renewable energy