Beers similar to Bitter Now Than Never

Best Bitter·Denmark·4% ABV·One of 118 Best Bitters in hopIQ·

hopIQ found 10 beers that share Bitter Now Than Never's malty and bitter character. Soft notes of biscuit, toasted bread and a touch of caramel meet the earthy, gently spicy character of East Kent Goldings. A pleasant bitterness and a rounded malt profile keep this traditional English Best Bitter balanced and very drinkable. It brings English pub vibes into a Copenhagen can, made with just water, barley malt, hops and yeast.

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Cornish Best

St Austell Brewery

United Kingdom · Best Bitter · 3.4%

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83%

FLAVOUR MATCH

Like Flying Couch on spicy-hop notes and caramel notes — adds fullness, a notch softer, but without the earthy notes.

What carries overcaramelbreadybittermaltytoasty

Structure: a notch softer

Compared to Flying Couchfull-bodiedearthy

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

Structure: a notch softer

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Camerons Best Bitter

Camerons Brewery

United Kingdom · Best Bitter · 3.9%

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81%

FLAVOUR MATCH

A touch more dryness, no bread notes — toasty notes and earthy notes as with Flying Couch.

What carries oversmoothtoastyearthysmooth-drinkingbitter

Structure: very close

Compared to Flying Couchdrysweetbreadyspicy-hop

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

Structure: very close

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Biscuit

Moorhouse's Brewery

United Kingdom · Best Bitter · 3.9%

ALTERNATIVE

77%

FLAVOUR MATCH

Keeps bread notes and toasty notes like Flying Couch, adds nutty notes, drops earthy notes.

What carries overmaltybreadybittertoastysmooth-drinking

Structure: very close

Compared to Flying Couchlightnuttyearthyspicy-hop

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

Structure: very close

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Black Sheep Best Bitter

Black Sheep Brewery

United Kingdom · Best Bitter · 3.8%

77%

MATCH

Shares earthy notes and spicy-hop notes with Flying Couch; adds grass notes, lighter-bodied, but drops toasty notes.

Structure: a touch lighter

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Boltmaker

Timothy Taylor

United Kingdom · Best Bitter · 4.0%

74%

MATCH

Alongside Flying Couch on spicy-hop notes and toasty notes: adds citrus notes, drops earthy notes.

Structure: very close

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Murphy's Irish Red

Lady's Well Brewery

Ireland · Irish Red Ale · 5.0%

74%

MATCH

As with Flying Couch, same toasty notes and earthy notes; adds sweetness, a notch stronger, no spicy-hop notes.

Structure: a notch stronger

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Hobsons Best Bitter

Hobsons Brewery

United Kingdom · Best Bitter · 3.8%

72%

MATCH

Same earthy notes and bread notes as Flying Couch, adds herbal notes, but without the toasty notes.

Structure: very close

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Flapdoodle

Sawdust City Brewing Company

Canada · Best Bitter · 4.4%

70%

MATCH

Mirrors Flying Couch's toasty notes and earthy notes — plus dryness, minus bread notes.

Structure: very close

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HooDoo Best Bitter

HooDoo Brewing Company

United States · Best Bitter · 5.0%

70%

MATCH

Stronger — same earthy notes and bread notes as Flying Couch, adds floral notes, a notch stronger, but without the toasty notes.

Structure: a notch stronger

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Chronic Ale

Pizza Port Brewing Company

United States · Amber Ale · 4.9%

69%

MATCH

Stronger — same toasty notes and earthy notes as Flying Couch, adds herbal notes, a notch stronger, but without the bitterness.

Structure: a notch stronger

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