hopIQ found 10 beers that share Mad Bruin's oaky and dark-fruity character. A blend of some of the brewery's oldest barrels with just the right amount of fresh, malty beer. Rich ripe fruit holds the balance, with a heady perfume and a hint of oaky vanilla. At 7.7 percent, on seven malts, hopped with Hersbrucker.
Similar beers ranked by flavour match rather than popularity.Similar beers ranked by flavour, not popularity.
Like Mad Bruin on vanilla notes and sourness — adds tropical notes, a notch stronger, but without the fruit notes.
Structure: Same structure — body, sweetness, bitterness and texture all land on the same spot.
Structure: a notch stronger
A touch more dryness, no vanilla notes — fruit notes and sourness as with Mad Bruin.
Structure: Same structure — body, sweetness, bitterness and texture all land on the same spot.
Structure: very close
Keeps fruit notes and sourness like Mad Bruin, adds earthy notes, a notch softer, drops malt character.
Structure: Very close — a touch less body, a touch more sweetness.
Structure: a notch softer
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