Beers similar to Summer Swallow

Pale Ale·United Kingdom·3.9% ABV·One of 600 Pale Ales in hopIQ·

hopIQ found 10 beers that share Summer Swallow's hoppy and citrusy character. A light, golden pale ale – crisp, dry, refreshing and thirst-quenching, with a lush lemon flavour and resinous hints at 3.9%. Maris Otter and pale cara malts form the base; the late hopping with Chinook and Bramling Cross is what brings the resin and the lemon. Summer Swallow is available in August.

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10 beers like Summer Swallow

Hog APA

Hogs Back Brewery

United Kingdom · Pale Ale · 4.5%

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91%

FLAVOUR MATCH

Shares dryness and resin notes with Summer Swallow; adds floral notes, a notch stronger.

What carries overdrycrisprefreshingcitrusyresinous

Structure: a notch stronger

Compared to Summer Swallowfloral

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

Structure: a notch stronger

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Tweed

SALT Beer Factory

United Kingdom · Pale Ale · 4%

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90%

FLAVOUR MATCH

Same resin notes and dryness as Summer Swallow, adds pine notes.

What carries overresinousdrycrisphoppyrefreshing

Structure: very close

Compared to Summer Swallowpiney

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

Structure: very close

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Evergreen

Sambrook's Brewery

United Kingdom · Pale Ale · 4.3%

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86%

FLAVOUR MATCH

As with Summer Swallow, same dryness and resin notes, plus pine notes.

What carries overdrycrisprefreshingcitrusybitter

Structure: very close

Compared to Summer Swallowpineytropicallight

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

Structure: very close

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Oracle

Salopian Brewery

United Kingdom · Pale Ale · 4%

86%

MATCH

Like Summer Swallow on dryness and bitterness — adds drinkability, but without the resin notes.

Structure: very close

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Elevation

Wicklow Wolf

Ireland · Pale Ale · 4.8%

86%

MATCH

Mirrors Summer Swallow's resin notes and bitterness — plus dankness, a notch stronger, minus dryness.

Structure: a notch stronger

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Original Schlüssel Summer Ale

Brauerei Schlüssel

Germany · Pale Ale · 5%

85%

MATCH

Keeps resin notes and bitterness like Summer Swallow, adds fruit notes, a notch stronger, drops dryness.

Structure: a notch stronger

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Brainstorm

Spitting Feathers Brewery

United Kingdom · Pale Ale · 4%

85%

MATCH

No resin notes — dryness and bitterness as with Summer Swallow.

Structure: very close

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Gower West Coast Pale Ale

Gower Brewery

United Kingdom · Pale Ale · 4.8%

85%

MATCH

Alongside Summer Swallow on dryness and resin notes: adds orange notes, a notch stronger.

Structure: a notch stronger

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Go Easy

Fierce Beer

United Kingdom · Pale Ale · 4.2%

84%

MATCH

A touch more pine notes, no dryness — resin notes and bitterness as with Summer Swallow.

Structure: very close

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Spruce Tip Ale

Yukon Brewing

Canada · Pale Ale · 5.7%

84%

MATCH

Stronger — same resin notes and malt character as Summer Swallow, adds pine notes, a notch stronger, but without the dryness.

Structure: a notch stronger

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