Beers similar to Surf Bird

Allagash Brewing Company

Pale Lager·United States·5.4% ABV·One of 436 Pale Lagers in hopIQ·

hopIQ found 10 beers that share Surf Bird's floral and grassy character. Surf Bird is a pilsner-style lager hopped entirely with New Zealand varieties, Motueka, Nelson Sauvin and Riwaka, and fermented with a Belgian lager yeast. Maine-grown pilsner malt and flaked brown rice keep the body light. It pours pale straw with a tall white head. Citrus, grapefruit zest and tropical fruit such as mango lead, with grassy, floral and herbal hop notes and a hint of pear and white pepper over soft pale grain, finishing crisp, dry and lightly bittersweet.

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10 beers like Surf Bird

1

Loch Lomond Brewery

United Kingdom · Pale Lager · 5.2%

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81%

FLAVOUR MATCH

Alongside Surf Bird on citrus notes and dryness: adds spicy-hop notes, drops grass notes.

What carries overdrycrispcitrusymaltyfloral

Structure: very close

Compared to Surf Birdspicy-hopbreadytropicalgrassy

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

Structure: very close

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Black Sheep Brewery

United Kingdom · Helles Lager · 4.5%

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80%

FLAVOUR MATCH

As with Surf Bird, same dryness and herbal notes; adds sweetness, a notch softer, no citrus notes.

What carries overgrassyfloralherbaldrycrisp

Structure: a notch softer

Compared to Surf Birdsweetbreadycitrusytropical

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

Structure: a notch softer

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3

Modern Times Beer

United States · Pale Lager · 4.8%

CLOSE ALTERNATIVE

80%

FLAVOUR MATCH

Same dryness and herbal notes as Surf Bird, adds noble hop character, noticeably more bitter, but without the citrus notes.

What carries overcleancrispdryfloralgrassy

Structure: more bitter, a notch softer

Compared to Surf Birdnoble-hopbreadyspicycitrusytropical

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

Structure: more bitter, a notch softer

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4

Mill Street Original Organic Lager

Mill Street Brewery

Canada · Pale Lager · 4.2%

80%

MATCH

Mirrors Surf Bird's dryness and herbal notes — plus bread notes, noticeably less bitter, minus citrus notes.

Structure: less bitter, a notch softer

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Half Acre Beer Company

United States · Pale Lager · 5.2%

79%

MATCH

Like Surf Bird on herbal notes and malt character — adds toasty notes, but without the citrus notes.

Structure: very close

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Little Creatures Brewing

Australia · Pale Lager · 4.4%

79%

MATCH

noticeably less bitter, no tropical notes — dryness and citrus notes as with Surf Bird.

Structure: less bitter, a notch softer

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7

Fine Italian Style Pilsner

Wellington Brewery

Canada · Italian Pilsner · 5.5%

78%

MATCH

Keeps dryness and herbal notes like Surf Bird, adds hop character, noticeably more bitter, drops tropical notes.

Structure: more bitter

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8

Two Chefs Brewing

Netherlands · Pale Lager · 4.7%

78%

MATCH

Shares citrus notes and malt character with Surf Bird; adds hop character, a notch softer, but drops dryness.

Structure: a notch softer

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Three Rivers Lager

Bellfield Brewery

United Kingdom · Pale Lager · 4.2%

78%

MATCH

A touch more hop character, a notch softer, no tropical notes — dryness and citrus notes as with Surf Bird.

Structure: a notch softer

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Schammelsdorfer Lagerbier

Brauerei Knoblach

Germany · Pale Lager · 5.3%

78%

MATCH

Same dryness and herbal notes as Surf Bird, adds hop character, but without the citrus notes.

Structure: very close

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