hopIQ found 10 beers that share Carousel's citrusy and bitter character. An amber bitter at 4.2%, late-hopped with three American hops that give a citrus aroma and a tropical fruit finish. Carousel takes the October slot in the seasonal calendar of Charnwood Brewery in Loughborough and is also sold in mini kegs.
Similar beers ranked by flavour match rather than popularity.Similar beers ranked by flavour, not popularity.
As with Carousel, same tropical notes and hop character, plus floral notes, a notch softer.
Structure: Same structure — body, sweetness, bitterness and texture all land on the same spot.
Structure: a notch softer
Alongside Carousel on hop character and tropical notes: adds pine notes, drops fruit notes.
Structure: Same structure — body, sweetness, bitterness and texture all land on the same spot.
Structure: very close
Shares hop character and fruit notes with Carousel; adds drier, but drops tropical notes.
Structure: Very close — a touch less sweetness, a touch less body.
Structure: drier
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