Beers similar to Amber Ale

Amber Ale·United States·5.8% ABV·One of 121 Amber Ales in hopIQ·

hopIQ found 10 beers that share Amber Ale's caramel and malty character. Toasted and sweet caramel malts meet herbal and citrus hop aromas, capped by a clean bitterness. Bell's calls Amber Ale the beer that helped build its brewery in Kalamazoo, and finds it versatile with food. At 5.8% ABV and 184 calories per 12 oz, it is brewed year round with water, malt, hops and the brewery's house ale yeast.

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1892 Traditional Ale

Quidi Vidi Brewing Company

Canada · Amber Ale · 5%

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91%

FLAVOUR MATCH

Mirrors Amber Ale's toasty notes and herbal notes — plus nutty notes, noticeably less bitter, minus citrus notes.

What carries overcarameltoastymaltyherbalclean

Structure: less bitter, a notch softer

Compared to Amber Alenuttysweetfloralcitrusy

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

Structure: less bitter, a notch softer

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Sapporo Reserve

Sapporo Brewery

Japan · Pale Lager · 5%

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87%

FLAVOUR MATCH

Keeps toasty notes and herbal notes like Amber Ale; adds dryness, lighter-bodied.

What carries overcaramelmaltytoastybitterherbal

Structure: a touch lighter, crisper

Compared to Amber Aledrycrisp

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

Structure: a touch lighter, crisper

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All In

Georgetown Brewing Company

United States · Amber Ale · 5.7%

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87%

FLAVOUR MATCH

A touch more dryness, no herbal notes — toasty notes and citrus notes as with Amber Ale.

What carries overcarameltoastybittermaltycitrusy

Structure: very close

Compared to Amber Aledrybreadypineyherbal

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

Structure: very close

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Original 16 Canadian Copper Ale

Great Western Brewing Company

Canada · Amber Ale · 5.2%

84%

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Alongside Amber Ale on toasty notes and herbal notes: adds nutty notes, noticeably less bitter, drops citrus notes.

Structure: less bitter

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Philter Pale Ale

Philter Brewing

Australia · Pale Ale · 4.8%

84%

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Shares toasty notes and herbal notes with Amber Ale; adds dryness, lighter-bodied.

Structure: a touch lighter, a notch softer

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Boréale Rousse

Les Brasseurs du Nord

Canada · Amber Ale · 5%

83%

MATCH

Same toasty notes and bitterness as Amber Ale, adds dryness, a notch softer, but without the herbal notes.

Structure: a notch softer

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Yukon Red

Yukon Brewing

Canada · Amber Ale · 5.5%

83%

MATCH

As with Amber Ale, same toasty notes and bitterness; adds resin notes, no herbal notes.

Structure: very close

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Shore Leave

BrewDog

United Kingdom · Amber Ale · 4.3%

82%

MATCH

Like Amber Ale on toasty notes and citrus notes — adds fruit notes, a notch softer, but without the herbal notes.

Structure: a notch softer

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Nine Tales

James Squire

Australia · Amber Ale · 5%

79%

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Less bitter — same citrus notes and herbal notes as Amber Ale, adds sweetness, noticeably less bitter, but without the toasty notes.

Structure: less bitter, a notch softer

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Pure UBU

Purity Brewing Co.

United Kingdom · Amber Ale · 4.5%

79%

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More bitter — same toasty notes and citrus notes as Amber Ale, adds sweetness, noticeably more bitter, but without the herbal notes.

Structure: more bitter, a notch softer

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