Beers similar to Alpha King

Pale Ale·United States·6.7% ABV·One of 600 Pale Ales in hopIQ·

hopIQ found 10 beers that share Alpha King's hoppy and citrusy character. Slight caramel sweetness meets pronounced citrus hoppiness in the first beer 3 Floyds ever brewed, back in 1996. Alpha King is an American pale ale built on seven different malts, with Centennial hops in the spotlight, and the brewery calls it bold and assertive. 6.66% ABV, 68 IBU, year-round, with artwork by Phineas Jones.

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Hounds Pale Ale

Pittsburgh Brewing Company

United States · Pale Ale · 5%

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89%

FLAVOUR MATCH

Keeps bitterness and caramel notes like Alpha King; adds tropical notes, noticeably less bitter.

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Structure: less bitter, a notch softer

Compared to Alpha Kingtropicalpiney

Structure: Very close — a touch less bitterness, a touch more sweetness.

Structure: less bitter, a notch softer

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Drying Out Place

Cloudwater Brew Co

United Kingdom · Pale Ale · 5.5%

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88%

FLAVOUR MATCH

Mirrors Alpha King's bitterness and caramel notes, plus resin notes, noticeably less bitter.

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Structure: less bitter, sweeter

Compared to Alpha Kingresinous

Structure: Very close — a touch less bitterness, a touch more sweetness.

Structure: less bitter, sweeter

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Tom Paine

Harvey's Brewery

United Kingdom · Pale Ale · 5.5%

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86%

FLAVOUR MATCH

Like Alpha King on bitterness and caramel notes — adds floral notes, noticeably less bitter.

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Structure: less bitter, sweeter

Compared to Alpha Kingfloralfull-bodied

Structure: Very close — a touch less bitterness, a touch more sweetness.

Structure: less bitter, sweeter

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Heathen

Abbeydale Brewery

United Kingdom · American Pale Ale · 4.1%

83%

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As with Alpha King, same bitterness and caramel notes, plus tropical notes, noticeably less bitter.

Structure: less bitter, a notch softer

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Old Mate

Moon Dog Brewing

Australia · Pale Ale · 4.5%

83%

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Same caramel notes and bitterness as Alpha King, adds dryness, noticeably less bitter, but without the malt character.

Structure: less bitter, sweeter

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Pacific Breeze

Stewart Brewing

United Kingdom · Pale Ale · 5.4%

83%

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Shares bitterness and caramel notes with Alpha King; adds tropical notes, noticeably less bitter, but drops malt character.

Structure: less bitter, a notch softer

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McMullen Pale Ale

McMullen Brewery

United Kingdom · Pale Ale · 3.9%

82%

MATCH

Alongside Alpha King on caramel notes and bitterness: adds spiciness, noticeably less bitter.

Structure: less bitter, sweeter

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Guayabera

Cigar City Brewing

United States · Pale Ale · 5.5%

82%

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A touch more berry notes, noticeably less bitter, no caramel notes — bitterness and malt character as with Alpha King.

Structure: less bitter, sweeter

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Saranac Pale Ale

F.X. Matt Brewing Company

United States · Pale Ale · 5.5%

81%

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Less bitter — same caramel notes and bitterness as Alpha King, adds floral notes, noticeably less bitter.

Structure: less bitter, sweeter

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Blue Lady Pale

Pilot Beer

United Kingdom · Pale Ale · 5%

81%

MATCH

Less bitter — same bitterness and malt character as Alpha King, adds floral notes, noticeably less bitter, but without the caramel notes.

Structure: less bitter, sweeter

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