Beers similar to Moonlight

Ordinary Bitter·United Kingdom·4.1% ABV·One of 68 Ordinary Bitters in hopIQ·

hopIQ found 10 beers that share Moonlight's fruity and citrusy character. Lemony, with dark fruits and a copper colour: Moonlight began in 2003 as a special for Peter Arkell's 80th birthday. The name recalls his low-level flights over France in 1943, landing by the light of the moon to pick up agents, and the Lysander on the bottle label is a plane he actually flew. Now back as an Arkell's house beer at 4.1%.

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10 beers like Moonlight

Silver Stallion

Exmoor Ales

United Kingdom · Best Bitter · 4.3%

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86%

FLAVOUR MATCH

Keeps dark fruit notes and bitterness like Moonlight; adds fullness.

What carries overfruitymaltydark fruitcitrusybitter

Structure: very close

Compared to Moonlightfull-bodiedspicybready

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

Structure: very close

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Ruddles Best

Greene King Brewery

United Kingdom · Ordinary Bitter · 3.4%

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85%

FLAVOUR MATCH

Mirrors Moonlight's bitterness and caramel notes — plus hop character, a notch softer, minus dark fruit notes.

What carries overfruitycitrusybittercaramelmalty

Structure: a notch softer

Compared to Moonlighthoppycleansmooth-drinkingdark fruit

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

Structure: a notch softer

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Anchor Bitter

Cliff Quay Brewery

United Kingdom · Ordinary Bitter · 4%

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85%

FLAVOUR MATCH

Like Moonlight on bitterness and caramel notes — adds sweetness, lighter-bodied, but without the dark fruit notes.

What carries overfruitycitrusybittermaltycaramel

Structure: a touch lighter

Compared to Moonlightsweetroasteddark fruit

Structure: Very close — a touch less body, a touch less sweetness.

Structure: a touch lighter

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Hogs Back Brewery

United Kingdom · Ordinary Bitter · 3.7%

84%

MATCH

As with Moonlight, same bitterness and caramel notes; adds hop character, no dark fruit notes.

Structure: very close

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Anspach & Hobday Ordinary Bitter

Anspach & Hobday

United Kingdom · Ordinary Bitter · 3.4%

84%

MATCH

Same dark fruit notes and bitterness as Moonlight, adds spiciness, a notch softer, but without the citrus notes.

Structure: a notch softer

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Exmoor Ale

Exmoor Ales

United Kingdom · Ordinary Bitter · 3.8%

81%

MATCH

Shares bitterness and caramel notes with Moonlight; adds dryness, but drops dark fruit notes.

Structure: very close

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Moorhouse's Brewery

United Kingdom · Ordinary Bitter · 3.8%

81%

MATCH

Alongside Moonlight on bitterness and dark fruit notes: adds hop character, drops fruit notes.

Structure: very close

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Thwaites

United Kingdom · Ordinary Bitter · 3.4%

81%

MATCH

A touch more dryness, a notch softer, no dark fruit notes — bitterness and caramel notes as with Moonlight.

Structure: a notch softer

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Left Handed Giant Bitter

Left Handed Giant

United Kingdom · Ordinary Bitter · 4%

80%

MATCH

Same bitterness and caramel notes as Moonlight, adds sweetness, but without the dark fruit notes.

Structure: very close

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Copper

Palmers Brewery

United Kingdom · Ordinary Bitter · 3.7%

78%

MATCH

Same caramel notes and malt character as Moonlight, adds hop character, but without the dark fruit notes.

Structure: very close

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