Refreshing, pleasant beers?

+1 on Polestar. Very solid, session-worthy pilsner. Boulevard's pilsner is equally good.

Deschutes Red Chair Northwest Pale Ale is also very tasty and refreshing if you want a bit more bite but don't want a total hop bomb or high abv. This has been my go to session beer of the winter.

A couple more ideas from the STL area: Urban Chestnut Zwickel, Schlafly Summer Lager (available in cans), Schlafly Kolsch, Perennial Peach Berlinner Weisse

Lagunitas Sucks for me.

Pale Ale is not a light style. A wit or hefeweizen should hit the spot.

Lagunitas Day Time

Most recently I had a few Bell's Oarsmans and a Sneak Attack Saison from 21st Amendment, both were very refreshing.

After a long day on the bike I'll often make myself a Radler. (Beer/lemonade) very refreshing and often speeds up the time it takes me to ease into a real beer.

DC Brau Pale Ale

Firestone Walker Pale 31, Lagunitas Day Time.

agree on the spotted cow. love, love, love new glarus.
also - would recommend cigar city's white cracker. had some during the superbowl, and all i could think about is how good this beer would be in the summertime sun & heat.

Two Brothers Outlaw IPA, Zombie Dust, Victory Headwaters

Ballast Point - Wahoo Wheat. After working my ass off for 8 to 12 hours a day re-doing my roof, I swear that was the best and most refreshing beer I've ever had

Boulevard Tank 7 is amazingly poundable, the only problem is high ABV. If I want post-activity refreshment, I gotta go with Flying Dog Tire Bite, New Albion Ale, or SN Kellerweiss.

Troegs hopback amber.

weihenstephaner hefe
stiegl pils
mirror pond ale

Zombie Dust for me!

Saison Dupont or perhaps Lagunitas Czech Pilsener.

Also Daisy Cutter from Half Acre

Alpine Nelson of course if you just worked out a protein shake is better for you

Haha well technically I mean a few hours after I work out; hours after I've had a post-workout protein shake.