Bluestone Brewery, Al Fresco 4.3%
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Al Fresco is a 4.3% ABV hazy pale ale brewed by Bluestone Brewing Company, a family run brewery based in the Preseli Hills of North Pembrokeshire, Wales. Designed as an easy drinking, juicy pale ale, it is built for outdoor drinking, as its name suggests, and is one of Bluestone's canned range alongside its more traditional cask and bottled beers.
Bluestone Brewing Company operates from a small hamlet called Cilgwyn, on a working farm in the heart of the Preseli Mountains. The brewery is eco-friendly by design, using water that filters down naturally through the surrounding hills, and it combines brewing with an on-site taproom and events venue that draws visitors to this rural part of Pembrokeshire. As a family run operation, Bluestone has built its reputation on small-batch brewing rooted firmly in its Pembrokeshire location.
Al Fresco is brewed with Verdant yeast alongside Simcoe, Centennial and Citra hops, a combination that produces the juicy, tropical character typical of modern hazy pale ales. The Verdant yeast strain is known for contributing a soft, slightly fruity character and a hazy appearance, while the hop combination brings tropical and citrus notes to the aroma and flavour. At 4.3% ABV, it is a genuinely sessionable beer, positioned by the brewery as one to drink outdoors in good weather, and it is suitable for vegans and vegetarians.
Given its light body and tropical hop character, Al Fresco works well with lighter food such as grilled fish, salads and barbecued chicken, as well as on its own as a refreshing beer for warm weather drinking. Its haziness and moderate strength make it a good entry point for drinkers new to hazy pale ales, without the higher ABV or heavier hop bitterness found in some double IPAs and imperial styles.
As a beer designed specifically for outdoor, casual drinking, Al Fresco reflects Bluestone Brewing's approach of small-batch, farm-based brewing in one of the most scenic parts of Pembrokeshire. At 4.3% ABV, it is a practical, everyday choice for fans of modern hazy pale ales who want a beer with genuine Welsh provenance behind it.