Beers similar to Holly Jolly

Winter Warmer·United States·7.5% ABV·One of 31 Winter Warmers in hopIQ·

hopIQ found 10 beers that share Holly Jolly's spicy and malty character. Holly Jolly is a festive spiced ale with ginger, honey and cinnamon over malt: a smooth amber ale of medium body, made for the fireside. Fat Head's set out to capture the flavors and aromas of Christmas Day, with HBC 637 hops and honey, wheat and CaraMunich malts under 7.5% ABV and 28 IBU. It is an October-to-December seasonal.

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10 beers like Holly Jolly

Christmas Crumble

Birrificio Lariano

Italy · Spiced Beer · 7.5%

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80%

FLAVOUR MATCH

Same sweetness and honey notes as Holly Jolly, adds wheat character.

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Structure: very close

Compared to Holly Jollywheat

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

Structure: very close

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Christmas Ale

Atwater Brewery

United States · Winter Warmer · 6.1%

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80%

FLAVOUR MATCH

Shares honey notes and sweetness with Holly Jolly; adds nutty notes, a notch softer, but drops clove notes.

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Structure: a notch softer

Compared to Holly Jollydark fruitnuttyclove

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

Structure: a notch softer

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Barrel-Aged Holiday Spice

Lakefront Brewery

United States · Winter Warmer · 10.5%

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79%

FLAVOUR MATCH

Alongside Holly Jolly on honey notes and clove notes: adds oak notes, fuller-bodied, drops sweetness.

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Structure: a touch fuller, less bitter

Compared to Holly Jollyoaknuttyfull-bodiedsweet

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

Structure: a touch fuller, less bitter

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Pickled Santa

Hop Back Brewery

United Kingdom · Winter Warmer · 6.0%

73%

MATCH

A touch more bread notes, a notch softer, no honey notes — caramel notes and clove notes as with Holly Jolly.

Structure: a notch softer

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Gourd Reaper

Narragansett Brewing Company

United States · Pumpkin Ale · 6.2%

72%

MATCH

Keeps caramel notes and sweetness like Holly Jolly, adds dryness, a notch softer, drops honey notes.

Structure: a notch softer

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La Sagra Miel y Anís

La Sagra

Spain · Spiced Beer · 6.4%

71%

MATCH

Mirrors Holly Jolly's honey notes and sweetness — plus floral notes, a notch softer, minus clove notes.

Structure: a notch softer

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Grolsch Winterbok

Grolsche Bierbrouwerij

Netherlands · Bock · 7.5%

71%

MATCH

Like Holly Jolly on honey notes and sweetness — adds vanilla notes, fuller-bodied.

Structure: a touch fuller, sweeter

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Yule Christmas Ale

The White Hag Irish Brewing Company

Ireland · Spiced Beer · 6.8%

71%

MATCH

As with Holly Jolly, same honey notes and sweetness; adds fullness, a notch softer, no clove notes.

Structure: a notch softer

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Bofferding Christmas

Brasserie Nationale

Luxembourg · Winter Warmer · 5.5%

71%

MATCH

Fuller — same caramel notes and sweetness as Holly Jolly, adds fullness, fuller-bodied.

Structure: a touch fuller, sweeter

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Nutcracker

Boulevard Brewing Company

United States · Winter Warmer · 7.8%

69%

MATCH

More bitter — same sweetness and caramel notes as Holly Jolly, adds fullness, noticeably more bitter, but without the honey notes.

Structure: more bitter

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