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Wales·Pale Ale·4.2% ABV·One of 201 Pale Ales in hopIQ

hopIQ found 10 beers with the same crisp and refreshing character as Brains SA Gold. A lighter, golden evolution of the classic Brains SA. Crisp and refreshing with a subtle citrus hop aroma and clean malt finish. Wales's most popular golden ale. Ranked by flavour match rather than popularity.

Closest match: Kirkstall Pale Ale — 88%. No twin in the catalogue yet.

7 countries·matched across 56 flavour tags·best match 88%

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Closest match

No twin — yet

No beer in the catalogue yet — these come closest.

Brains SA Goldthis beer

Kirkstall Pale Ale

Kirkstall Brewery

United Kingdom · American Pale Ale · 4.3%

Close alternative

Similar profile — same cleanness, crispness, and hop character

What carries over

crisprefreshingcitrusycleanhoppymaltydryfruitylightbittersmooth

Structurally these are the same beer — body, sweetness, bitterness and texture all land on the same spot.

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Other beers that fit

Close on what matters, with one thing they do differently.

Pint

Marble Beers

United Kingdom · Pale Ale · 3.9%

Close alternative

Shares cleanness and crispness, adds bready

What carries over

crisphoppyrefreshingcleancitrusymaltydryfruitylightbitter

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Where they part

Only Brains SA Gold

smooth

Only Pint

bready

Two axes actually separate these:

BodyΔ 5

SweetnessΔ 5

The trade-off

You gain bready. You give up smooth.

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La Bêtise

Skumenn

France · American Pale Ale · 4.5%

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Same cleanness and crispness, with more tropical

What carries over

crisprefreshingcitrusycleanhoppymaltydryfruitylightbittersmooth

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Where they part

Only La Bêtise

tropical

Structurally these are the same beer — body, sweetness, bitterness and texture all land on the same spot.

The trade-off

You gain tropical.

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Boss Pale

Boss Brewing · United Kingdom · American Pale Ale · 4.5%

87%match

crisp · refreshing · citrusy

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Welde No.7 Pale Ale

Welde Braumanufaktur · Germany · Pale Ale · 5.2%

86%match

crisp · hoppy · refreshing

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Intuition Jon Boat Coastal Ale

Intuition Ale Works · United States · Pale Ale · 4.2%

85%match

crisp · refreshing · citrusy

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Tres Cordilleras Rosalé

Tres Cordilleras · Colombia · American Pale Ale · 5.2%

83%match

crisp · hoppy · refreshing

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Hobgoblin Gold

Wychwood Brewery · United Kingdom · Pale Ale · 4.2%

83%match

crisp · refreshing · clean

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Cierzo Pale Ale

Cierzo Brewing · Spain · American Pale Ale · 5%

82%match

crisp · refreshing · citrusy

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Heart of Darkness Impermanence Pale Ale

Heart of Darkness Brewery · Vietnam · American Pale Ale · 4.7%

82%match

crisp · refreshing · citrusy

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Closest match

No twin — yet

No beer in the catalogue yet — these come closest.

Brains SA Goldthis beer

Kirkstall Pale Ale

Kirkstall Brewery

United Kingdom · American Pale Ale · 4.3%

Close alternative

Similar profile — same cleanness, crispness, and hop character

What carries over

crisprefreshingcitrusycleanhoppymaltydryfruitylightbittersmooth

Structurally these are the same beer — body, sweetness, bitterness and texture all land on the same spot.

→View beer →Compare side by side

Other beers that fit

Close on what matters, with one thing they do differently.

Pint

Marble Beers

United Kingdom · Pale Ale · 3.9%

Close alternative

Shares cleanness and crispness, adds bready

What carries over

crisphoppyrefreshingcleancitrusymaltydryfruitylightbitter

Show details ▾Show less ▴

Where they part

Only Brains SA Gold

smooth

Only Pint

bready

Two axes actually separate these:

BodyΔ 5

SweetnessΔ 5

The trade-off

You gain bready. You give up smooth.

→View beer →Compare side by side

La Bêtise

Skumenn

France · American Pale Ale · 4.5%

Close alternative

Same cleanness and crispness, with more tropical

What carries over

crisprefreshingcitrusycleanhoppymaltydryfruitylightbittersmooth

Show details ▾Show less ▴

Where they part

Only La Bêtise

tropical

Structurally these are the same beer — body, sweetness, bitterness and texture all land on the same spot.

The trade-off

You gain tropical.

→View beer →Compare side by side

Also close

More matches

Same idea, less detail — open a beer to see the full comparison.

Boss Pale

Boss Brewing · United Kingdom · American Pale Ale · 4.5%

87%match

crisp · refreshing · citrusy

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Welde No.7 Pale Ale

Welde Braumanufaktur · Germany · Pale Ale · 5.2%

86%match

crisp · hoppy · refreshing

→View →Compare

Intuition Jon Boat Coastal Ale

Intuition Ale Works · United States · Pale Ale · 4.2%

85%match

crisp · refreshing · citrusy

→View →Compare

Tres Cordilleras Rosalé

Tres Cordilleras · Colombia · American Pale Ale · 5.2%

83%match

crisp · hoppy · refreshing

→View →Compare

Hobgoblin Gold

Wychwood Brewery · United Kingdom · Pale Ale · 4.2%

83%match

crisp · refreshing · clean

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Cierzo Pale Ale

Cierzo Brewing · Spain · American Pale Ale · 5%

82%match

crisp · refreshing · citrusy

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Heart of Darkness Impermanence Pale Ale

Heart of Darkness Brewery · Vietnam · American Pale Ale · 4.7%

82%match

crisp · refreshing · citrusy

→View →Compare