Little Valley Withens Pale Ale

Cask & bottle conditioned; Regular.
Light and bright, this IPA uses refreshing floral hops and hints of spice, orange and citrus, giving a smooth finish.

Note: ABV formerly 3.9%.

165 reviews

Hebden Bridge, England

Community reviews

2.9 bottle from kihoskh, clear yellow, small white head. mild aroma of brewmash and malts. reminds me of a nonalc aroma. A little bit sweeter malty than a nonalc though. Not much flavor, but it tastes very good, the flavor there is, is a mild malty flavor with a high bitterness, almost as high as an english bitter, but slightly more hoppy and herbal bitter than your usual bitter. the beer is also slightly sweeter than usual, but it all works out without getting cloying.

2.0 A very full taste, with a bitter finish. Not entirely my favourite, but still leaves you with a very rich taste over your tongue, with a hint of fruit. Would not mind drinking this again.

3.0 Cask west riding dewsbury. Golden slight head decent lacing. Aroma is weak citrus. Taste is citrus peel ok malt hop balance medium body. Ok at best.

2.7 Aika tavanomainen kalja. Jaakon makuun liian humalainen loppu, liian mitäänsanomaton alku.

2.4 Shared by ma Dad. Pour hazy pale yellow, with a small white head. Aroma of hay, sligh skunk, light citrus. Taste has very faint sweetness up front, but is dominantly bitter. Watery bodied, with a fizzy carbonation.

3.3 0.5l bottle. This is a light blurry golden looking one with lots and lots of small unfiltered particles floating around and a small kinda bubbly white little top. It has a super citrus infused almost lemony nose. Fresh and almost grassy with a really high amount of citrus. Can’t remember the last ’light’ beer I’ve had that has this amount of citrus on the nose. Like it! It has a really nice taste as well. In the mouth it’s kinda light as expected but not directly watery or thin. The bubbles are about where they should be. Zesty hops, some grassy sharpness and a gentle malty sweetness in the back. A light lemon hint in the soft and bitter aftertaste. This is quite good, sessional and definitely moreish. 26.12.2013

2.7 50 cl bottle. Pours hazy orange with a small white head. Aroma is herbal and light ashtray. Bitter, dry and herbal. Bone dry, bitter and solid herbal. Bitter, citric and light fruity finish.

3.1 0.5 bottle. A little hazy, gold color and a medium, white head leaving decent lacing. Aroma is yeasty with a touch of pale malts - barnyard, some cheese, and grain but also floral and citric additions. Taste is medium sweet with sour notes but other than that hard to describe apart from an overarching, spicy character. Medium body, slick texture, and soft carbonation. Finish is much sourer than the rest, needs a proper hoppy, bitter offset in my opinion. Overall the beer is alright but seems watery and unbalanced.

2.8 Easy drinking pale ale, refreshing dry finish, light carbonation. Good summer drinking .

2.3 Grains, citrus, berries and some floral perfume notes in the aroma. Hazy pale golden with a white head. Medium sweet and medium bitter. Light body with a average carbonation. Overall this one did not impress me very much Easy drinkable and the flavour is not to bad, but the overall impression is not very good.

2.7 Bottle from Lerøy Mat, Bergen. Pours cloudy straw coloured with a big fluffy white head. Aroma is weak grainy. Taste is neutral, not balanced but light bitter rubber, and traces of yeast. Short dry finish.

3.0 Bottle from the Square Chapel Theatre, Halifax. A light, hoppy and refreshing pale ale. Nice but unspectacular.

2.6 500ml bottle shared by djoeye. Hazy, pale golden body. Huge, frothy white head that stayed well. Floral perfumed aroma. Lemon hoppy taste added by a touch of wheat. Some bitterness from orange shells towards the finish. Rather thin bodied. Easy to drink, fresh and fruity (Tromsø, 24.10.2013).

2.8 Brown btl abv 3.9, found at Kilpishalli Kilpisjärvi Finland. Big head, really fluffy, and hazy golden body. Some scents of washing-up liquid ("Zalo"), flowers, perfume(d)? Taste; hops, grains, roasted grains. Nice in the mouth, with an elegant twist of bitter. Fruity and good and fresh. Dry bitter finish, some orange peel. Tasty! Enjoyed 2013-10-24 at RateMeet with Rune.

3.2 Bottle. Vary pale yellow. A bit medical to start with, then dry herbal and grassy hops over a light malty body. A bit too much euchaluptus.

3.0 Bottle. Creamy White good mostly lasting head. Pale yellow colour. Moderate malty and light hoppy aroma. Grassy notes. Moderate bitter flavor. Average moderate bitter finish. Oily palate.

2.6 Bottle from Matkroken Natland, Bergen. Pours a slightly hazy pale golden body with a small white head. Nose is floral heather tones, pale malts, straw and hints of resin and grapefruit. Taste is straw, pale malts, floral resinous tones and hints of citric peel in the finish. Light body, medium to high carbonation. Utterly boring, but fair enough.

2.8 Gul uklar med kremete hvitt skum som ligger godt. Hvete og sitruslukt. Bitter sitrus. Medium kullsyre.

3.1 Lys gul og uklar. Blir liggende noe hvitt skum. Lukter sitrus og godt med hvete. Syrlig i smak og veldig tydelig sitrus i ettersmaken. Medium minus med kullsyre.

3.6 On bottle from Meny Oslo City. PAle golden hazy color, good foam. Good hoppy aromas, also good fruitiness plus floral & citrus aromas: medium intensity. Medium body & complexity. Good bitterness & balance. Very enjoyable

3.2 From bootle. Golden color. Nicely full-bodied for such a low alcohol strength. Quite bitter.

2.3 Bottle. Cloudy yellow body like a wheat beer. Medium foamy head. Aroma has vitamin C candies. Citric and wheaty taste. Oily mouthfeel. No complexity. Boring. Finish has lemony bitterness. Too much citrus. Really not my thing.

3.2 Bottle. Yellow hazy. Nice strong lemon, green, hoppyness. Light body, bitter. Pale malts, some bisquit. Quite nice, dry bitter, lighter pale. -- bb/wp8

2.8 Brownish yellow, hazy, minimal head. Grassy and citric aroma. Medium bitterness, dry. Nicely strong hoppiness but pretty light and watery in the end. Being organic is a big plus for me.

3.2 bottle 50cl @ home. pours very pale straw color with a medium white head. light grassy hops aroma. some grapefruit, hay and herbs in the flavour. light but not bad for the abv.

2.7 Hazy bright orange to yellow beer with a small but creamy head. Mostly citrusy and wheat beer kind of aromas. Those are also repeated in the taste with some sourness of a wheat beer. Highly carbonated and watery thin and a short finish. A refreshing summer drink, but not much to enjoy. Extra point for being organic.

3.3 500ml bottle - Bottle, a cloudy light golden with a foamy thin white head. A strong hop aroma of melon and some citrus. A little carbonated in the mouth as well as a little tart. Some buttery notes as well, but predominately fruity hop flavours and grainy malt. Quite a refreshing one for a summer night.

3.4 500ml. Bottle - Golden with a slight haze and a small head. Lemon, honey and orange peel in the aroma. Lemon, grapefruit, malt and honey feature in the taste.

2.6 Pours straw coloured with a thin head. Aroma starts with moderate grapefruitiness but soon gains grassy notes. Flavour is dominated by bitterness with a little simple malt sweetness to balance. A passable beer but not a great one.

2.3 0,5L bottle. Coocked vegetables and light hop aroma. Taste is booring and very light. Dont drink so weak ale so far. I think taste is not rich because brewing technology? Quite sour, little raw lemon. Watery end.