hopIQ found 10 beers that share Abyssus Kriek 2023's dark-fruity and sour character. After an extended slumber in antique foudres, Abyssus aged another full year on sour cherries. The result is smooth and complex at once. At 6.5 percent, built on seven malts — pilsner through Caramunich to pale chocolate — and hopped with Hersbrucker.
Similar beers ranked by flavour match rather than popularity.Similar beers ranked by flavour, not popularity.
Shares chocolate notes and tartness with Driftwood; adds bitterness, a notch stronger, but drops malt character.
Structure: Same structure — body, sweetness, bitterness and texture all land on the same spot.
Structure: a notch stronger
Same malt character and tartness as Driftwood, adds fruit notes, a notch stronger, but without the chocolate notes.
Structure: Very close — a touch more body, a touch less sweetness.
Structure: a notch stronger
As with Driftwood, same caramel notes and tartness; adds fruit notes, a notch softer, no malt character.
Structure: Very close — a touch more sweetness, a touch more bitterness.
Structure: a notch softer
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