Beer Alternatives
hopIQ found 10 beers with the same dark fruit and sour character as Ca' del Brado Ciliegia. A cherry fruit sour from the Bologna hills — Ca' del Brado's Ciliegia ('cherry' in Italian) is a barrel-aged wild ale refermented with whole Emilian cherries for deep, complex fruit character. Tart cherry, almond skin and stone fruit mingle with the barnyard Brettanomyces base and a soft oak finish at 7.8% ABV. Part of Ca' del Brado's annual fruit sour series alongside kiwi and apricot variants — intensely local, unmistakably Bolognese. Ranked by flavour match rather than popularity.
Top 10 of 16 Sour Ales·6 countries·best match 71%
Matched across 56 flavour tags
New Belgium Brewing Company · United States · Flanders Red Ale
Similar dark fruit notes and sourness; brings dry
Why it fits
✓ Same dark fruit intensity you already enjoy
✓ Same oak and tart character
✓ Same funky, earthy complexity
Difference
→ Offers pronounced dryness where Ca' del Brado leans nutty
→ Adds subtle bitter notes for extra complexity
Kemker Kultuur · Germany · Flanders-Style Sour Ale
Shares sourness and oak notes, adds fruity
Ca' del Brado · Italy · American Wild Ale
Same dark fruit notes and sourness, with more mineral
Fiddlehead Brewing Company · United States · Sour Ale
Similar sourness and oak notes; brings vanilla notes
Brouwerij 3 Fonteinen · Belgium · Lambic - Fruit
Shares sourness and oak notes, adds dry
Swinkels Family Brewers (Rodenbach) · Belgium · Flanders Red Ale
Same dark fruit notes and oak notes, with more rich
Swinkels Family Brewers (Rodenbach) · Belgium · Flanders Red Ale
Similar dark fruit notes and oak notes; brings dry
Brouwerij De Brabandere · Belgium · Lambic-Style Ale
Similar sourness and oak notes; brings dry
Burning Sky Brewery · United Kingdom · Farmhouse Ale
Similar oak notes and funk; brings dry
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