Beers similar to 8.6 Extreme

Bavaria Brewery

Strong Lager·Netherlands·10.5% ABV·One of 48 Strong Lagers in hopIQ·

hopIQ found 10 beers that share 8.6 Extreme's full-bodied and boozy character. A full-bodied lager from the 8.6 range at 10.5% ABV, with a sturdy bite and a pleasantly bitter hop aroma. Honey and grapefruit come through in the taste, with hints of black pepper, yet the brewery calls it soft and smooth to drink. It is brewed in Lieshout, Noord-Brabant, by the family business Royal Swinkels.

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10 beers like 8.6 Extreme

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Tsingtao Strong

Tsingtao Brewery

China · Strong Lager · 8.9%

ALTERNATIVE

74%

FLAVOUR MATCH

Alongside 8.6 Extreme on honey notes and citrus notes: adds sweetness, fuller-bodied, drops hop character.

What carries overfull-bodiedhoneycitrusyspicyboozy

Structure: a touch fuller, softer

Compared to 8.6 Extremesweetmaltyfruitysmooth-drinkingsmooth

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

Structure: a touch fuller, softer

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Klosterbrauerei Neuzelle

Germany · Strong Lager · 6.3%

WORTH A TRY

64%

FLAVOUR MATCH

As with 8.6 Extreme, same honey notes and bitterness; adds roasted notes, fuller-bodied, no hop character.

What carries overfull-bodiedhoneybittersmoothspicy

Structure: a touch fuller, softer

Compared to 8.6 Extremeroastedcaramelmaltysmooth-drinkingcitrusy

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

Structure: a touch fuller, softer

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Birrificio Granda

Italy · Strong Lager · 8%

WORTH A TRY

64%

FLAVOUR MATCH

Same spiciness and drinkability as 8.6 Extreme, adds malt character, a notch softer, but without the honey notes.

What carries oversmooth-drinkingsmoothspicyboozy

Structure: a notch softer

Compared to 8.6 Extrememaltycleanfloralfull-bodiedhoney

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

Structure: a notch softer

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Cisk Super Strong

Simonds Farsons Cisk

Malta · Strong Lager · 12%

64%

MATCH

Mirrors 8.6 Extreme's smoothness and drinkability — plus sweetness, fuller-bodied, minus honey notes.

Structure: a touch fuller, softer

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Friesisches Brauhaus zu Jever

Germany · Strong Lager · 7.5%

60%

MATCH

Like 8.6 Extreme on honey notes and bitterness — adds malt character, lighter-bodied, but without the hop character.

Structure: a touch lighter, more bitter

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