Beers similar to Basil Beer

Maibock·United States·6.8% ABV·One of 55 Maibocks in hopIQ·

hopIQ found 10 beers that share Basil Beer's malty and sweet character. A Maibock base meets sweet basil, the culinary herb of Italian cooking: its licorice-like flavour and aroma sit on the malty sweetness of the bock. The brewery finds that basil lends its nuances to beer very well. Brewed at Blind Tiger in Topeka, Kansas, the brewpub that opened in 1995 as the city's first craft brewery.

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10 beers like Basil Beer

Wittinger Bockbier

Privatbrauerei Wittingen

Germany · Maibock · 6.9%

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85%

FLAVOUR MATCH

Shares herbal notes and richness with Basil Beer; adds bread notes, noticeably less bitter, but drops spiciness.

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Structure: less bitter

Compared to Basil Beerbreadynoble-hopspicy

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

Structure: less bitter

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Lentekriebels

Naeckte Brouwers

Netherlands · Maibock · 6.5%

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84%

FLAVOUR MATCH

Same richness and fullness as Basil Beer, adds fruit notes, but without the herbal notes.

What carries overmaltysweetrichsmooth-drinkingfull-bodied

Structure: very close

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

Structure: very close

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Bamberger Hofbräu Maibock

Weyermann Braumanufaktur

Germany · Maibock · 7.2%

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83%

FLAVOUR MATCH

As with Basil Beer, same herbal notes and richness; adds honey notes, no sweetness.

What carries overherbalmaltycaramelrichsmooth-drinking

Structure: very close

Compared to Basil Beerhoneynoble-hopcrispsweetspicy

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

Structure: very close

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Eschenbräu Maibock

Hausbrauerei Eschenbräu

Germany · Maibock · 6.1%

83%

MATCH

Like Basil Beer on richness and fullness — adds honey notes, a notch softer, but without the herbal notes.

Structure: a notch softer

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Weltenburger Maibock

Klosterbrauerei Weltenburg

Germany · Maibock · 6.5%

82%

MATCH

Mirrors Basil Beer's spiciness and richness — plus noble hop character, minus herbal notes.

Structure: very close

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Hendrik 1

Bierbrouwerij Mommeriete

Netherlands · Maibock · 7.0%

82%

MATCH

Keeps richness and fullness like Basil Beer, adds hop character, drops herbal notes.

Structure: very close

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Zötler Maibock

Privat-Brauerei Zötler

Germany · Maibock · 6.5%

82%

MATCH

A touch more cleanness, no herbal notes — richness and fullness as with Basil Beer.

Structure: very close

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Oettinger Maibock

Oettinger Brauerei

Germany · Maibock · 6.8%

80%

MATCH

Alongside Basil Beer on spiciness and richness: adds bitterness, drops herbal notes.

Structure: very close

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Kurpfalzbräu Barbara Bock

Kurpfalzbräu

Germany · Maibock · 7.0%

79%

MATCH

Same spiciness and richness as Basil Beer, adds noble hop character, but without the herbal notes.

Structure: very close

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PaasIJ

Brouwerij 't IJ

Netherlands · Maibock · 7.0%

79%

MATCH

Same herbal notes and spiciness as Basil Beer, adds coriander notes, but without the sweetness.

Structure: very close

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