Beers similar to Dark o' the Moon

Elysian Brewing

Stout·United States·6.5% ABV·One of 162 Stouts in hopIQ·

hopIQ found 10 beers that share Dark o' the Moon's chocolate and creamy character. Bittersweet dark chocolate and a little coffee lead, with brown sugar sweetness, a note of cinnamon spice and a creamy mouthfeel. Pumpkin goes into the mash, kettle and fermenter, with roasted pumpkin seeds in the mash, Magnum bitters it, and Saaz and crushed cinnamon finish it. A perennial pumpkin stout of Elysian's at 6.5 % ABV, brewed on pale, crystal, Munich, Cara-Vienne, roasted, chocolate and Special B malts and part of the brewery's Pumpkin Pack.

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10 beers like Dark o' the Moon

1

Alder Beer Co.

Italy · Stout · 5.9%

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87%

FLAVOUR MATCH

As with Dark o' the Moon, same sweetness and coffee notes; adds fullness, noticeably less bitter, no spiciness.

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Structure: less bitter

Compared to Dark o' the Moonfull-bodiednuttyspicy

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

Structure: less bitter

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2

Vault City Brewing

United Kingdom · Stout · 6%

CLOSE ALTERNATIVE

87%

FLAVOUR MATCH

Alongside Dark o' the Moon on sweetness and roasted notes: adds vanilla notes, drops spiciness.

What carries overchocolatesweetcreamyroastedcoffee

Structure: very close

Compared to Dark o' the Moonvanillanuttyspicy

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

Structure: very close

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3

Harviestoun Brewery

United Kingdom · Stout · 6%

CLOSE ALTERNATIVE

86%

FLAVOUR MATCH

Shares roasted notes and coffee notes with Dark o' the Moon; adds fullness, but drops spiciness.

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Structure: very close

Compared to Dark o' the Moonsmokyfull-bodiedbitterspicymalty

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

Structure: very close

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Espresso Martini Shake

Wiper and True

United Kingdom · Stout · 5.6%

86%

MATCH

Keeps sweetness and coffee notes like Dark o' the Moon, a notch softer, drops spiciness.

Structure: a notch softer

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Tennent's Stout

Tennent's Wellpark Brewery

United Kingdom · Stout · 4%

85%

MATCH

A touch more bitterness, a notch softer, no spiciness — roasted notes and coffee notes as with Dark o' the Moon.

Structure: a notch softer

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6

SALT Beer Factory

United Kingdom · Stout · 7%

85%

MATCH

Like Dark o' the Moon on sweetness and roasted notes — adds bitterness, but without the spiciness.

Structure: very close

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7

Special Double Cream Stout

Bell's Brewery

United States · Stout · 6.1%

84%

MATCH

Mirrors Dark o' the Moon's roasted notes and coffee notes — plus bitterness, minus sweetness.

Structure: very close

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8

Mountain Goat Beer

Australia · Stout · 5%

84%

MATCH

Same sweetness and roasted notes as Dark o' the Moon, adds nutty notes, a notch softer, but without the spiciness.

Structure: a notch softer

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Cloudwater Brew Co

United Kingdom · Stout · 4%

84%

MATCH

Softer — same sweetness and roasted notes as Dark o' the Moon, adds bitterness, a notch softer, but without the spiciness.

Structure: a notch softer

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Chocolate Honeycomb Stout

Seven Bro7hers Brewery

United Kingdom · Stout · 5.5%

84%

MATCH

Sweeter — same sweetness and roasted notes as Dark o' the Moon, adds honey notes, sweeter, but without the spiciness.

Structure: sweeter, a notch softer

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