Beers similar to Bird On A Swing

Cloudwater Brew Co

Baltic Porter·United Kingdom·8% ABV·One of 27 Baltic Porters in hopIQ·

hopIQ found 10 beers that share Bird On A Swing's roasted and coffee character. Roasted malts give freshly roasted coffee, a thick molasses sweetness and a sprinkle of dried fruits, while Saaz offers a balanced bitterness and a lightly spicy herbaceousness; clean and crisp yet rich. Fermented cold and lagered for an extra four weeks, this 8% Baltic porter was made for Baltic Porter Day 2026.

Similar beers ranked by flavour match rather than popularity.Similar beers ranked by flavour, not popularity.

roastedcoffeerich

Explore 10 alternatives Compare with your taste

Learn about this style

What is a Porter?·Stout vs Porter — how do you tell them apart?

See all Baltic Porter in the ranking →

Also searched: alternatives to

Founders Baltic Porter

Find alternatives →

Find alternatives →

Devils Backbone Danzig Baltic Porter

Find alternatives →

Find alternatives →

10 beers like Bird On A Swing

1

Gl. Carlsberg Porter

Carlsberg

Denmark · Baltic Porter · 8.2%

ALTERNATIVE

76%

FLAVOUR MATCH

Keeps sweetness and bitterness like Bird On A Swing, adds chocolate notes, drops herbal notes.

What carries overroastedcoffeesweetrichbitter

Structure: very close

Compared to Bird On A Swingchocolatefull-bodiedboozycleancrisp

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

Structure: very close

View beer Alternatives to Gl. Carlsberg Porter

2

Absolutely Baltic Porter

Rascals Brewing Company

Ireland · Baltic Porter · 7%

WORTH A TRY

69%

FLAVOUR MATCH

Mirrors Bird On A Swing's dark fruit notes and richness — plus fullness, a notch softer, minus sweetness.

What carries overroastedcoffeerichdark fruitclean

Structure: a notch softer

Compared to Bird On A Swingfull-bodiedchocolatemaltysweetbitter

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

Structure: a notch softer

View beer Alternatives to Absolutely Baltic Porter

3

Porter Baltique

Les Trois Mousquetaires

Canada · Baltic Porter · 10%

WORTH A TRY

69%

FLAVOUR MATCH

Like Bird On A Swing on sweetness and dark fruit notes — adds chocolate notes, fuller-bodied, but without the bitterness.

What carries overroastedcoffeerichcleansweet

Structure: a touch fuller, a notch stronger

Compared to Bird On A Swingchocolatesmokyfull-bodiedcrispbitter

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

Structure: a touch fuller, a notch stronger

View beer Alternatives to Porter Baltique

Also close

More matches

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

4

Grand Baltic Porter

Garrison Brewing Company

Canada · Baltic Porter · 9.3%

68%

MATCH

As with Bird On A Swing, same sweetness and dark fruit notes; adds malt character, a notch stronger, no herbal notes.

Structure: a notch stronger

View Alternatives

5

Devils Backbone Danzig Baltic Porter

Devils Backbone Brewing Company

United States · Baltic Porter · 8%

68%

MATCH

Same richness and dark fruit notes as Bird On A Swing, adds chocolate notes, but without the sweetness.

Structure: very close

View Alternatives

6

Ghost Ship Baltic Porter

Adnams Brewery

United Kingdom · Baltic Porter · 5%

67%

MATCH

Shares richness and dark fruit notes with Bird On A Swing; adds chocolate notes, lighter-bodied, but drops sweetness.

Structure: a touch lighter, a notch softer

View Alternatives

7

Peregrine Porter

Bridge Brew Works

United States · Baltic Porter · 7%

66%

MATCH

Alongside Bird On A Swing on richness and dark fruit notes: adds chocolate notes, lighter-bodied, drops sweetness.

Structure: a touch lighter, a notch softer

View Alternatives

8

Alder Beer Co.

Italy · Baltic Porter · 10.5%

66%

MATCH

A touch more chocolate notes, a notch stronger, no sweetness — spiciness and richness as with Bird On A Swing.

Structure: a notch stronger

View Alternatives

9

Birrificio Eastside Brewing

Italy · Baltic Porter · 7.5%

66%

MATCH

Same richness and dark fruit notes as Bird On A Swing, adds smokiness, but without the sweetness.

Structure: very close

View Alternatives

10

Neuzeller Imperial Porter

Klosterbrauerei Neuzelle

Germany · Imperial Porter · 8.1%

66%

MATCH

More bitter — same sweetness and spiciness as Bird On A Swing, adds chocolate notes, noticeably more bitter, but without the bitterness.

Structure: more bitter

View Alternatives