hopIQ found 10 beers that share Honest John's caramel and sweet character. Caramel-toffee flavours carry this 4% best bitter, which pairs the soft texture of a cask-conditioned ale with a gentle pour through a keg tap. Honest John is named in honour of John Arkell, the pioneering founder of the brewery, and is served on draught and nitro.
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Shares malt character and drinkability with Honest John; adds fruit notes.
Structure: Same structure — body, sweetness, bitterness and texture all land on the same spot.
Structure: very close
Same malt character and drinkability as Honest John, adds toasty notes.
Structure: Same structure — body, sweetness, bitterness and texture all land on the same spot.
Structure: very close
As with Honest John, same malt character and drinkability, plus nutty notes.
Structure: Same structure — body, sweetness, bitterness and texture all land on the same spot.
Structure: very close
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