Beers similar to Trade Winds

American Wheat Ale·United Kingdom·4.3% ABV·One of 45 American Wheat Ales in hopIQ·

hopIQ found 10 beers that share Trade Winds's wheaty and citrusy character. Trade Winds pairs a high share of wheat with Perle hops and elderflower for a bouquet of fruit and citrus, at 4.3% ABV. It began as an IPA brewed for the 1997 Tall Ships Race in Aberdeen and came to Cairngorm with the Tomintoul Brewery brands in 2000. Sean Tomlinson, then Production Director, added the elderflower. In 2026 it won Silver at the SIBA awards for Scotland.

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10 beers like Trade Winds

The Booth Hoppy Wheat

The Booth Brewing

South Korea · American Wheat Ale · 4.3%

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91%

FLAVOUR MATCH

Alongside Trade Winds on floral notes and fruit notes: adds hop character.

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Structure: very close

Compared to Trade Windshoppymaltyyeasty

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

Structure: very close

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Loch Ness

Cairngorm Brewery

United Kingdom · Pale Ale · 4.3%

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89%

FLAVOUR MATCH

As with Trade Winds, same fruit notes and floral notes, plus hop character, softer carbonation.

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Structure: softer, drier

Compared to Trade Windshoppybittermalty

Structure: Very close — a touch less texture, a touch less sweetness.

Structure: softer, drier

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SunSetter Peach Wheat Ale

Stanley Park Brewing

Canada · American Wheat Ale · 4.8%

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89%

FLAVOUR MATCH

Same fruit notes and refreshment as Trade Winds, adds peach notes, but without the floral notes.

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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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White Rabbit

Kinnegar Brewing

Ireland · American Wheat Ale · 4.5%

88%

MATCH

Mirrors Trade Winds's fruit notes and cleanness — plus hop character, minus floral notes.

Structure: very close

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Kākāpō

Triple Point Brewing

United Kingdom · American Wheat Ale · 4.9%

87%

MATCH

Like Trade Winds on floral notes and fruit notes — adds pine notes, a notch stronger.

Structure: a notch stronger

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IBU American Wheat

Rye River Brewing Company

Ireland · American Wheat Ale · 5%

84%

MATCH

A touch more tropical notes, a notch stronger, no floral notes — fruit notes and refreshment as with Trade Winds.

Structure: a notch stronger

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Matilda Bay Aussie Wheat Ale

Matilda Bay Brewing Company

Australia · American Wheat Ale · 4.5%

83%

MATCH

Keeps fruit notes and refreshment like Trade Winds, adds orange notes, drops floral notes.

Structure: very close

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Goose Island 312 Urban Wheat Ale

Goose Island Beer Co.

United States · American Wheat Ale · 4.2%

83%

MATCH

Shares fruit notes and crispness with Trade Winds; adds hop character, but drops floral notes.

Structure: very close

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Odell Easy Street Wheat

Odell Brewing Company

United States · American Wheat Ale · 4.6%

82%

MATCH

Same fruit notes and crispness as Trade Winds, adds tartness, but without the floral notes.

Structure: very close

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Wheat Stroke

Coppertail Brewing Co.

United States · American Wheat Ale · 5%

82%

MATCH

Stronger — same fruit notes and refreshment as Trade Winds, adds bread notes, a notch stronger, but without the floral notes.

Structure: a notch stronger

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