hopIQ found 10 beers that share Hop Drop IPA's fruity and hoppy character. Hop Drop is Arkell's latest Indian Pale Ale, a beautifully light-bodied session beer with a dominant fruity aroma. At 3.4% it is gluten-free and comes refreshing and crisp, on draught and in bottles. It heads the brewery's list of house beers and was first listed in November 2025.
Similar beers ranked by flavour match rather than popularity.Similar beers ranked by flavour, not popularity.
Shares tropical notes and citrus notes with Hop Drop IPA; adds orange notes, sweeter.
Structure: Very close — a touch more sweetness, a touch more body.
Structure: sweeter, a notch stronger
Same tropical notes and citrus notes as Hop Drop IPA, adds orange notes, sweeter.
Structure: Very close — a touch more sweetness, a touch more body.
Structure: sweeter, a notch stronger
As with Hop Drop IPA, same tropical notes and citrus notes, plus peach notes, a notch stronger.
Structure: Same structure — body, sweetness, bitterness and texture all land on the same spot.
Structure: a notch stronger
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