Beers similar to Zuidwester

Belgian Tripel·Netherlands·8.5% ABV·One of 58 Belgian Tripels in hopIQ·

hopIQ found 10 beers that share Zuidwester's fruity and spicy character. Zuidwester channels a southwesterly storm rolling over the Zeeland coast: it has the face of a traditional Tripel in Dutch Bargain's style, with the fruity character of a classic Belgian Tripel, a tropical touch from Amarillo hops, hop bitterness and coriander. It pours at 8.5% ABV and 34 IBU, brewed in Groede.

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10 beers like Zuidwester

Angus Triple

Bronckhorster Brewing Company

Netherlands · Belgian Tripel · 8.5%

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84%

FLAVOUR MATCH

Shares coriander notes and hop character with Zuidwester; adds peach notes, noticeably more bitter, but drops tropical notes.

What carries overfruitycorianderhoppybitterboozy

Structure: more bitter

Compared to Zuidwesterpeachorangesmoothtropical

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

Structure: more bitter

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Thai Thai – Spicy Tripel

Oedipus Brewing

Netherlands · Belgian Tripel · 8.0%

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82%

FLAVOUR MATCH

Same coriander notes and hop character as Zuidwester, adds herbal notes, but without the tropical notes.

What carries overspicyfruitycorianderhoppyboozy

Structure: very close

Compared to Zuidwesterherbalorangecitrusytropicalbitter

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

Structure: very close

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Leffe Triple

Abbaye de Leffe

Belgium · Belgian Tripel · 8.5%

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82%

FLAVOUR MATCH

As with Zuidwester, same coriander notes and booziness; adds richness, lighter-bodied, no tropical notes.

What carries overfruityspicycorianderboozyhoney

Structure: a touch lighter

Compared to Zuidwesterrichorangeyeastytropicalhoppy

Structure: Very close — a touch less body, a touch less sweetness.

Structure: a touch lighter

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Gouden Gans

Slot Oostende

Netherlands · Belgian Tripel · 8.0%

78%

MATCH

Like Zuidwester on tropical notes and bitterness — adds sweetness, but without the coriander notes.

Structure: very close

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De Prael Tripel

Brouwerij De Prael

Netherlands · Belgian Tripel · 7.5%

78%

MATCH

Mirrors Zuidwester's coriander notes and booziness — plus malt character, a notch softer, minus tropical notes.

Structure: a notch softer

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Orabelle

Great Divide Brewing Company

United States · Belgian Tripel · 8.3%

77%

MATCH

Keeps coriander notes and honey notes like Zuidwester, adds banana notes, noticeably less bitter, drops tropical notes.

Structure: less bitter

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Erastus

Schilling Beer Co.

United States · Belgian Tripel · 9.0%

77%

MATCH

A touch more yeast character, no tropical notes — booziness and coriander notes as with Zuidwester.

Structure: very close

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Tongerlo Tripel

Brouwerij Haacht

Belgium · Belgian Tripel · 9.0%

76%

MATCH

Alongside Zuidwester on hop character and bitterness: adds banana notes, drops coriander notes.

Structure: very close

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Zware Jongen

Brouwerij Maallust

Netherlands · Belgian Tripel · 8.7%

75%

MATCH

Same hop character and bitterness as Zuidwester, adds malt character, but without the coriander notes.

Structure: very close

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Moeder Overste

Lefebvre Brewery

Belgium · Belgian Tripel · 8.0%

74%

MATCH

Same bitterness and booziness as Zuidwester, adds oak notes, but without the coriander notes.

Structure: very close

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