Top 7 · Updated October 2026

Least Processed Pale Ales

7 of the top 7 pale ales products sit in NOVA group 3 — the least processed end of the scale. The pale ales with the lowest NOVA processing group — fewer industrial ingredients and additives. We checked 8 pale ales with complete data.

  1. 1 E.C. Dahls Ramp Pale Ale, 4,6%

    E.C. Dahls Ramp Pale Ale, 4,6%

    E.C. Dahls · 330 ml
    NOVA 3 39 kcal

    Also: Palm oil free · Vegan · Vegetarian

  2. 2 Atlantic Pale Ale

    Atlantic Pale Ale

    Sharp's · 4x500ml
    NOVA 3 41 kcal 2.1 g sugar 0.6 g protein 0 g fat

    Also: Palm oil free · Vegan · Vegetarian

  3. 3 Nest beer

    Nest beer

    Hitachino · 33 cl
    NOVA 3 0 g sugar

    Also: Palm oil free · Vegan · Vegetarian

  4. 4 Dead Pony Club

    Dead Pony Club

    Brewdog · 330ml
    NOVA 3 36 kcal

    Also: Palm oil free · Vegan · Vegetarian

  5. 5 Philantr Hop

    Philantr Hop

    Brewmaker · 33 cl
    NOVA 3

    Also: Palm oil free · Vegetarian · No additives

  6. 6 Pump Up The Jam Donut Pale Ale

    Pump Up The Jam Donut Pale Ale

    Tiny Rebel · 440ml
    NOVA 3

    Also: Palm oil free · Vegan · Vegetarian

  7. 7 Western rider, Sudwerk: Schweizer bier mal anders, Pale Ale

    Western rider, Sudwerk: Schweizer bier mal anders, Pale Ale

    · 500 ml
    NOVA 3

    Also: Palm oil free · Vegan · Vegetarian

How we built this list

We ranked all published pale ales on Foodmetria that have a photo and the required nutrition data, using values per 100 g from the product label. Ties are broken by Nutri-Score and by how often shoppers scan the product. Rankings update automatically as label data changes. Read our methodology.