Beers similar to Christmas Ale

Scotch Ale·United States·7.5% ABV·One of 26 Scotch Ales in hopIQ·

hopIQ found 10 beers that share Christmas Ale's full-bodied and malty character. A traditional Scotch Ale, rich and malty with notes of caramel and a warm finish. Bell's lists it as full-bodied, slightly sweet and biscuity. At 7.5% ABV, 30 IBU and original gravity 1.075, it is a limited release made with water, malt, hops and house ale yeast, with a six-month shelf life, and the brewery recommends a nonic glass.

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10 beers like Christmas Ale

Boots Off

Sawdust City Brewing Company

Canada · Scotch Ale · 8.2%

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92%

FLAVOUR MATCH

Shares sweetness and caramel notes with Christmas Ale; adds dark fruit notes, noticeably less bitter.

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Structure: less bitter, a notch stronger

Compared to Christmas Aledark fruitchocolate

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

Structure: less bitter, a notch stronger

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Dirty Bastard

Founders Brewing Co.

United States · Scotch Ale · 8.5%

CLOSE ALTERNATIVE

86%

FLAVOUR MATCH

Same richness and sweetness as Christmas Ale, adds bitterness, noticeably more bitter, but without the bread notes.

What carries overcaramelfull-bodiedmaltyrichsweet

Structure: more bitter, a notch stronger

Compared to Christmas Alebitterdark fruitspicybready

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

Structure: more bitter, a notch stronger

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Kaiserdom Bockbier

Kaiserdom Specialitäten Brauerei

Germany · Heller Bock · 7.2%

CLOSE ALTERNATIVE

85%

FLAVOUR MATCH

As with Christmas Ale, same richness and sweetness, plus nutty notes.

What carries overmaltyfull-bodiedsweetrichcaramel

Structure: very close

Compared to Christmas Alenuttybitter

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

Structure: very close

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Scotch Ale du Nord

Les Brasseurs du Nord

Canada · Scotch Ale · 7.5%

85%

MATCH

Like Christmas Ale on sweetness and caramel notes — adds smokiness, noticeably less bitter, but without the bread notes.

Structure: less bitter

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Tennent's Scotch Ale

Tennent's Wellpark Brewery

United Kingdom · Scotch Ale · 9%

85%

MATCH

Mirrors Christmas Ale's sweetness and caramel notes — plus roasted notes, noticeably less bitter, minus bread notes.

Structure: less bitter, a notch stronger

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BeYOB

Wayfinder Beer

United States · Doppelbock · 7.7%

85%

MATCH

Keeps caramel notes and sweetness like Christmas Ale; adds chocolate notes, sweeter.

Structure: sweeter, less bitter

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Kaiserdom Strong

Kaiserdom Specialitäten Brauerei

Germany · Doppelbock · 8.2%

84%

MATCH

A touch more nutty notes, sweeter — caramel notes and sweetness as with Christmas Ale.

Structure: sweeter, less bitter

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Mönchshof Maibock

Mönchshof

Germany · Maibock · 6.9%

83%

MATCH

Alongside Christmas Ale on sweetness and caramel notes: adds creaminess.

Structure: very close

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Starkenberger Bergbock

Brauerei Schloss Starkenberg

Austria · Doppelbock · 7%

83%

MATCH

Sweeter — same sweetness and caramel notes as Christmas Ale, adds nutty notes, sweeter.

Structure: sweeter, less bitter

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Solpor Scotch Ale

Solpor Brewing

Spain · Scotch Ale · 7.5%

82%

MATCH

Less bitter — same caramel notes and richness as Christmas Ale, adds toasty notes, noticeably less bitter.

Structure: less bitter

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