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Legacy

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Legacy is Arkell's everyday session lager, light and bright at 3.4% with a gentle aroma. It is brewed with 100% British ingredients using traditional methods, to celebrate the heritage of the brewery and its proud history. It is poured on draught and was first listed in September 2025.

ABV
3.4%
Bitterness
Lightly bitter
SRM
pale gold4
PaceSession
Where this beer sits
Body
lightfull-bodied
Sweetness
drysweet
Bitterness
mildbitter
Texture
crispcreamy
Balance
malt-forwardhop-forward
What makes this beer itself
cleanmalty
clean
malty
Aroma
The nose is restrained and inviting, with gentle malty undertones that speak to the 100% British grain bill.
not found:hoppy,caramel,fruity,smoky

Tasting Notes

AI-generated sensory profile for Legacy

◎ Appearance

Legacy presents a pale straw-gold colour with excellent clarity and bright translucence. The head forms with modest persistence, displaying fine and even carbonation throughout. A delicate white collar clings to the glass, characteristic of a well-balanced session lager.

pale straw-goldbright and clearfine carbonationmodest head

◌ Aroma

The nose is restrained and inviting, with gentle malty undertones that speak to the 100% British grain bill. A soft, herbal hop presence emerges without aggression, creating a clean and simple aromatic profile. There is no yeast-driven character; the aroma remains crisp and straightforward.

soft maltherbal hopclean and simplerestrained

◐ Taste

On the palate, Legacy delivers light and smooth-drinking character with a subtle malty sweetness that builds gently in the mid-palate. The bitterness is minimal (22 IBU), barely assertive, allowing the grain to remain the focal point. The finish is crisp and refreshing, with no harsh edges or residual astringency.

light malt sweetnessminimal bitternesssmooth drinkingcrisp finish

◑ Finish

The finish is short to medium, clean and dry, with the malt fading gracefully without lingering. A refreshing aftertaste encourages another sip.

dry and cleanshort finish
75
hopIQ score
Aroma
74
Taste
76
Appearance
78
Finish
74
Serve at 4–7°C

Serve well-chilled at 4–6°C. Carbonation and crispness are the main event — cold preserves both.

Stein

The sturdy German stein maintains temperature and keeps carbonation intact. Built for long, convivial drinking.

Store cold and drink fresh. Lagers are at their crispest within 3–4 months.

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What is a Lager?

Euro Pale Lagers are clean, refreshing lagers with 4–5.5% ABV and IBU 10–25. Soft malt sweetness, light hop bitterness and high carbonation make them supremely drinkable.

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