Beers similar to Strongarm

Red Ale·United Kingdom·4% ABV·One of 40 Red Ales in hopIQ·

hopIQ found 10 beers that share Strongarm's creamy and bitter character. Camerons' flagship is a ruby red ale with a tight, creamy head. Malt, hops and bitterness sit in good balance, and the brewery sums the taste up as sweet and bitter. The recipe has stayed the same since 1955, and the hammer-wielding man on the label is its face. On cask it pours at 4.0 %, in the bottle at 4.3 %.

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10 beers like Strongarm

Hawkshead Red

Hawkshead Brewery

United Kingdom · Red Ale · 4.2%

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85%

FLAVOUR MATCH

Shares sweetness and malt character with Strongarm; adds richness, but drops creaminess.

What carries overmaltysweetbitterhoppysmooth

Structure: very close

Compared to Strongarmrichnoble-hopcreamy

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

Structure: very close

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Red Ember

Hop Back Brewery

United Kingdom · Red Ale · 4.6%

CLOSE ALTERNATIVE

81%

FLAVOUR MATCH

Same malt character and caramel notes as Strongarm, adds bread notes, but without the sweetness.

What carries overmaltycreamybittersmoothcaramel

Structure: very close

Compared to Strongarmsmooth-drinkingbreadyspicysweethoppy

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

Structure: very close

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Glasgow Red

Shilling Brewing Co.

United Kingdom · Red Ale · 4.4%

ALTERNATIVE

78%

FLAVOUR MATCH

As with Strongarm, same sweetness and malt character; adds dark fruit notes, noticeably less bitter, no creaminess.

What carries overbittercaramelsweethoppymalty

Structure: less bitter

Compared to Strongarmdark fruitcreamy

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

Structure: less bitter

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Hitachino Nest Red Rice Ale

Kiuchi Brewery

Japan · Red Ale · 7%

78%

MATCH

Like Strongarm on malt character and sweetness — adds fullness, fuller-bodied.

Structure: a touch fuller, a notch stronger

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Wildfire

Wicklow Wolf

Ireland · Irish Red Ale · 4.6%

78%

MATCH

Mirrors Strongarm's sweetness and hop character, plus chocolate notes.

Structure: very close

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Tetley's Smooth Flow

Marston's Brewery

United Kingdom · Ordinary Bitter · 3.6%

77%

MATCH

Keeps hop character and sweetness like Strongarm; adds fullness.

Structure: very close

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Bluebird Bitter

Coniston Brewing Co.

United Kingdom · Ordinary Bitter · 3.4%

76%

MATCH

A touch more tartness, a notch softer, no sweetness — hop character and malt character as with Strongarm.

Structure: a notch softer

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Rabosa

Cervezas Althaia

Spain · Pumpkin Ale · 6.5%

76%

MATCH

Alongside Strongarm on sweetness and malt character: adds roasted notes, fuller-bodied, drops hop character.

Structure: a touch fuller, a notch stronger

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Robinsons Smooth

Robinsons Brewery

United Kingdom · Ordinary Bitter · 3.4%

76%

MATCH

Softer — same malt character and sweetness as Strongarm, adds spicy-hop notes, a notch softer.

Structure: a notch softer

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Belhaven 80 Shilling

Belhaven Brewery

United Kingdom · Scottish Export Ale · 3.9%

75%

MATCH

Same sweetness and malt character as Strongarm, adds fruit notes, but without the hop character.

Structure: very close

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