Beers similar to Captain Sensible

Balter Brewing Company

Mid-Strength Pale Ale·Australia·3.5% ABV·One of 21 Mid-Strength Pale Ales in hopIQ·

hopIQ found 10 beers that share Captain Sensible's malty and caramel character. A mid-strength ale at 3.5 percent that gets its weight from malt rather than alcohol. Bready, faintly caramel malt sits beneath bright hop notes of citrus and stone fruit, and the bitterness stays reined in. The mouthfeel is fuller than the strength would suggest, which is the trait that has kept it in the reduced-alcohol medals at the Australian International Beer Awards nearly every year since 2019.

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10 beers like Captain Sensible

1

La bière des Pharaons

Bacho Brewery

France · Spiced Ale · 3.5%

WORTH A TRY

68%

FLAVOUR MATCH

Same dark fruit notes and hop character as Captain Sensible, adds honey notes, crisper carbonation, but without the malt character.

What carries overdark fruitsmooth-drinkingcaramelcleanhoppy

Structure: crisper, a touch fuller

Compared to Captain Sensiblehoneyfloralspicymaltycitrusy

Structure: Very close — a touch more texture, a touch more body.

Structure: crisper, a touch fuller

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2

Little Creatures Rogers' Amber Ale

Little Creatures Brewing

Australia · Amber Ale · 3.8%

WORTH A TRY

65%

FLAVOUR MATCH

Shares hop character and bread notes with Captain Sensible; adds earthy notes, fuller-bodied, but drops fullness.

What carries overmaltybreadysmooth-drinkingbitterhoppy

Structure: a touch fuller, more bitter

Compared to Captain Sensibleearthycrisplightcitrusyfull-bodied

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

Structure: a touch fuller, more bitter

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3

Mountain Goat Beer

Australia · Mid-Strength Pale Ale · 3.5%

WORTH A TRY

65%

FLAVOUR MATCH

Alongside Captain Sensible on fullness and citrus notes: adds dryness, drops bread notes.

What carries overhoppymaltycaramelcitrusyfull-bodied

Structure: very close

Compared to Captain Sensibledrycrisppineybreadysmooth-drinking

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

Structure: very close

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4

Beau's Brewing Co.

Canada · Amber Ale · 5.5%

63%

MATCH

A touch more toasty notes, fuller-bodied, no fullness — bread notes and bitterness as with Captain Sensible.

Structure: a touch fuller, a notch stronger

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SPA - Special Pale Ale

Wellington Brewery

Canada · English Pale Ale · 4.5%

63%

MATCH

Keeps citrus notes and bread notes like Captain Sensible, adds toasty notes, a notch stronger, drops fullness.

Structure: a notch stronger

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6

Young Henrys

Australia · Mid-Strength Pale Ale · 3.5%

63%

MATCH

Mirrors Captain Sensible's citrus notes and bitterness — plus tropical notes, minus fullness.

Structure: very close

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7

Printshop Baker Creek

Printshop Beer Co.

United States · American Brown Ale · 5.5%

62%

MATCH

Like Captain Sensible on bread notes and dark fruit notes — adds nutty notes, fuller-bodied, but without the fullness.

Structure: a touch fuller, more bitter

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Pompous Ass English Ale

Great Lakes Brewery

Canada · English Pale Ale · 4.2%

61%

MATCH

As with Captain Sensible, same citrus notes and hop character; adds earthy notes, a notch stronger, no fullness.

Structure: a notch stronger

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Iron Hill Brewery

United States · American Amber Ale · 5.5%

61%

MATCH

Fuller — same citrus notes and hop character as Captain Sensible, adds toasty notes, fuller-bodied, but without the fullness.

Structure: a touch fuller, more bitter

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10

Bissell Brothers Brewing Company

United States · Red Ale · 5.4%

60%

MATCH

Fuller — same bread notes and citrus notes as Captain Sensible, adds fuller-bodied, but without the fullness.

Structure: a touch fuller, more bitter

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