Beers similar to 8 Wired iStout

8 Wired Brewing

Imperial Stout·New Zealand·10% ABV·One of 208 Imperial Stouts in hopIQ·

hopIQ found 10 beers that share 8 Wired iStout's roasted and chocolate character. New Zealand's benchmark Imperial Stout — 8 Wired built their name on this beer, and it holds the weight easily. Pitch-black, dense, 10% ABV, yet the dark chocolate, coffee and molasses arrive clean and well-integrated, not muddled or hot. The alcohol warms without burning. Serious drinking; serious beer.

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10 beers like 8 Wired iStout

1

Bierol

Austria · Imperial Stout · 10.5%

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91%

FLAVOUR MATCH

A touch more bitterness — coffee notes and fullness as with 8 Wired.

What carries overroastedchocolaterichcoffeefull-bodied

Structure: very close

Compared to 8 Wiredbitterclean

Structure: Same structure — body, sweetness, bitterness and texture all land on the same spot.

Structure: very close

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2

Great Divide Yeti Imperial Stout

Great Divide Brewing Company

United States · Imperial Stout · 9.2%

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90%

FLAVOUR MATCH

Like 8 Wired on coffee notes and fullness — adds hop character, a notch softer, but without the malt character.

What carries overroastedchocolatecoffeefull-bodiedsmooth

Structure: a notch softer

Compared to 8 Wiredhoppybittercleanmalty

Structure: Same structure — body, sweetness, bitterness and texture all land on the same spot.

Structure: a notch softer

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3

CRAK Imperial Stout

CRAK Brewery

Italy · Imperial Stout · 11%

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89%

FLAVOUR MATCH

Mirrors 8 Wired's coffee notes and fullness, plus bitterness, a notch stronger.

What carries overroastedchocolatecoffeefull-bodiedsmooth

Structure: a notch stronger

Compared to 8 Wiredbittervanillaclean

Structure: Same structure — body, sweetness, bitterness and texture all land on the same spot.

Structure: a notch stronger

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4

A. Le Coq Imperial Extra Double Stout

A. Le Coq

Estonia · Imperial Stout · 9.5%

89%

MATCH

Same coffee notes and dark fruit notes as 8 Wired, adds toasty notes.

Structure: very close

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5

Black Chocolate Stout

Brooklyn Brewery

United States · Imperial Stout · 10%

89%

MATCH

As with 8 Wired, same coffee notes and fullness; adds earthy notes, noticeably less bitter, no dark fruit notes.

Structure: less bitter

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6

Brauhaus Riegele

Germany · Imperial Stout · 10%

89%

MATCH

Alongside 8 Wired on coffee notes and dark fruit notes: adds toasty notes.

Structure: very close

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7

Verdi Imperial Stout

Birrificio del Ducato

Italy · Imperial Stout · 8.2%

88%

MATCH

Shares coffee notes and dark fruit notes with 8 Wired; adds bitterness, a notch softer.

Structure: a notch softer

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Bodebrown Perigosa

Cervejaria Bodebrown

Brazil · Imperial Stout · 11%

88%

MATCH

Keeps coffee notes and fullness like 8 Wired, adds bitterness, a notch stronger, drops malt character.

Structure: a notch stronger

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Oskar Blues Ten FIDY Imperial Stout

Oskar Blues Brewery

United States · Imperial Stout · 10.5%

88%

MATCH

Same coffee notes and dark fruit notes as 8 Wired, adds bitterness.

Structure: very close

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10

DDC (Double Dark Chocolate)

Fabbrica della Birra Perugia

Italy · Imperial Stout · 10.5%

87%

MATCH

Same coffee notes and fullness as 8 Wired, adds sweetness, but without the malt character.

Structure: very close

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