Pells Pale
Harvey's in Lewes, East Sussex, England 🏴
Pale Ale Regular|
Score
6.78
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This exceptionally pale ale combines Motueka and UK hops to deliver delightful citrus aromas, a gracefully fruity palate, and a subtly bitter finish, making it the ideal sessionable choice.
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7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Nice beer on cask at the Royal Oak. Pleasant bready pale malts, low bitterness, some British yeast, nip of vanilla, biscuit. Highly drinkable.
Tried
from Cask
at
Royal Oak (Harvey’s)
on 13 May 2026
at 22:19
7.5/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Cask at the Royal Oak. It pours clear golden with a medium fluffy white head. The aroma is soft, bitter - sweet, sweetish, bready malt, biscuit, snappy, oatcakes and egg & cress sandwich. The taste is smooth, bitter - sweet, chewy, biscuit, drying, toasty oatcakes, toasty grains, pleasing fruity character, dried fruits, berry and orchard fruits and earth with a drying finish. Medium body and moderate, supportive carbonation. Lovely carbonation. Subtle complexity.
Tried
from Cask
on 13 May 2026
at 20:56
6.1/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Derde en laatste Harvey's cask in de Calthorpe Arms. Vrijwel heldere goudgele kleur, met maar weinig schuim. Geur is vooral fruitig, met in de mond alweer dat gistige/kurkachtige, en een licht zoetje. Smaak is wat zoetig en vooral fruitg, zelfs lichtjes zurig. Lichte body. Behalve fruity voldeed deze niet aan de omschrjving (hoppy & dry) en was daardoor de minste van de 3.
Tried
from Cask
at
Calthorpe Arms
on 16 Jan 2026
at 23:13
6.9/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 6.5
Take out. Pours a pale gold colour with a tight white, light hop aroma with hints of citrus, the taste is medium bitterness with a dry bitter finish.
Tried
from Growler
from
Noble Green Wines
on 22 Nov 2025
at 17:39
6.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6.5
Flavor 6.5
Texture 6
Overall 6
A clear golden yellow beer with a white head. Aroma of citrusy and floral hops, spicy and grainy malt. Taste of citrusy hops, flowers, biscuit malt, cereals.
Tried
from Can
on 09 Sep 2025
at 13:56
6.5/10
at GBBF 2025
Tried
from Draft
on 22 Aug 2025
at 15:45
5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Can from the brewery shop, Lewes. Ticks the necessary pale ale boxes with enough hop to get by but it comes across as too close to a bitter in the ending. Percentage shows sadly.
Tried
from Can
on 20 Jul 2025
at 17:54
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Cask at The Rusty Bucket, Eltham. Dark golden pour with a white head. Citrus & passionfruit aromas. Taste is citrus, passionfruit, peach. Bitter citrusy aftertaste.
Tried
from Cask
on 03 Nov 2024
at 20:26
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Cask at the St Albans beer festival 2024. A clear bright golden coloured pour with a lasting loose white head. Aroma is earthy, classic eggy Harvey's yeast notes, pine. Flavour is composed of semi sweet, earthy Harvey's yeast, green apple. Not bad.
Tried
from Cask
on 26 Sep 2024
at 16:36