Leigh on Sea Legra Pale

Tasting Summary

These comments are the opinion of the individual reviewer and represent what they thought of the beer on a particular day in a particular pub. If a review is less favourable, it may be because the beer suffered somewhere in the supply chain between them and the brewery.

The River Ale House, East Greenwich, Greater London

Who	Score	When	Notes
Philip Pirrip		09 Sep 2025	Just a bag of Citra hops. Getting boring now
Hogan Sampling		09 Sep 2025	Second evening on for this Leigh on Sea single hop pale ale from Essex. Head and lacing, very good, and lasting, fair. A fruit-infused first bite. A good Citra hop-infusion rising with citrus notes abounding. Definite grapefruit flavours running riot. A fruity bitter finish with a touch of maltiness from its Maris Otter and Torrified Wheat.
Philip Pirrip		31 Mar 2024	Ugh - Over the top citrus for my palate so a chore to finish

The Bellhouse, Eastwood, Essex

Who	Score	When	Notes
Hogan Sampling		06 Sep 2025	Very good head and lacing on this local brew from Leigh on Sea Brewery just some 15 minutes' trot away, and lasting throughout. This microbrewery was founded in 2017 and has its own taproom which features in CAMRA’s Good Beer Guide. A very fruited hoppy first bite. A good hoppiness rising and a grapefruit flavoured fruitiness carrying out somersaults on my taste buds. A moreishly hoppy bitter dryness lingering before its final passage and aided by its Maris Otter and Torrified Wheat malts. This is an American style pale ale that is dry-hopped with Citra hops. It was Leigh on Sea Brewery’s first brewed beer (in August 2017) and now their best selling and most awarded. The brewery worked out that Legra was an anagram of lager but has remained so named!

The Mayflower, Leigh-on-Sea, Essex

Who	Score	When	Notes
Hogan Sampling		21 Sep 2024	Good head and lacing. On the first sip, a citrus hit and an instantly fruity mouthfeel with a dry finish.
Magnus Greel		17 Jun 2022	Refreshing hoppy session ale

Larkins' Alehouse, Cranbrook, Kent

Rochford Beer & Cider Festival 2019, Rochford, Essex

Leyton Orient Supporters Club, Leyton, Greater London

Who	Score	When	Notes
Stephen Harris	Not Tried	02 Feb 2019
Stephen Harris		11 May 2018	A fine Pale Ale, the cask conditioning seeming to emphasise the Citra hop qualities.

Rochford Beer & Cider Festival 2018, Rochford, Essex

The White Hart, Whitechapel, Greater London

Who	Score	When	Notes
Magnus Greel		23 Oct 2018	Tropical fruits with a grassy aroma ideal session beer.

The Rake, Southwark, Central London

Who	Score	When	Notes
Stephen Harris		22 Mar 2018	From key-keg. A cloudy, US-style Pale Ale. And very nice too.