Beers similar to Hoptic Nerve

Free State Brewing Company

American IPA·United States·4.8% ABV·One of 498 American IPAs in hopIQ·

hopIQ found 10 beers that share Hoptic Nerve's hoppy and tropical character. Late additions of Mosaic, Amarillo and Nelson Sauvin give this IPA plenty of hop aroma and flavor without bitterness. The name plays on the optic nerve. It comes from Free State in Lawrence, Kansas, the brewery that opened in 1989 as the first legal brewery in the state in over 100 years. Free State’s beers go from a 14-barrel brewhouse to Kansas, Nebraska and Missouri.

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10 beers like Hoptic Nerve

1

Harpoon Brewery

United States · American IPA · 4.8%

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87%

FLAVOUR MATCH

Shares citrus notes and bitterness with Hoptic Nerve; adds lightness, but drops floral notes.

What carries overhoppysmooth-drinkingcitrusytropicalcrisp

Structure: very close

Compared to Hoptic Nervelightrefreshingfloral

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

Structure: very close

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Southern Tier Brewing Company

United States · American IPA · 6.5%

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83%

FLAVOUR MATCH

Same citrus notes and floral notes as Hoptic Nerve, adds resin notes, noticeably less bitter.

What carries overhoppytropicalcitrusyfloralclean

Structure: less bitter, a notch stronger

Compared to Hoptic Nerveresinousdankdrysmooth-drinking

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

Structure: less bitter, a notch stronger

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Greene King Brewery

United Kingdom · American IPA · 4.0%

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83%

FLAVOUR MATCH

As with Hoptic Nerve, same citrus notes and floral notes, plus spiciness, noticeably more bitter.

What carries overhoppycitrusybittercleansmooth-drinking

Structure: more bitter, drier

Compared to Hoptic Nervespicy

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

Structure: more bitter, drier

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Last Chance IPA

Weyerbacher Brewing Company

United States · American IPA · 6.5%

83%

MATCH

Like Hoptic Nerve on citrus notes and bitterness — adds juiciness, noticeably less bitter, but without the floral notes.

Structure: less bitter, a notch stronger

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Southern Tier Brewing Company

United States · American IPA · 3.8%

82%

MATCH

Mirrors Hoptic Nerve's citrus notes and bitterness — plus noticeably more bitter, minus floral notes.

Structure: more bitter, a notch softer

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Garrison Brewing Company

Canada · American IPA · 6.5%

80%

MATCH

Keeps citrus notes and floral notes like Hoptic Nerve; adds sweetness, noticeably more bitter.

Structure: more bitter, a notch stronger

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Goose Island Beer Co.

United States · American IPA · 7.0%

79%

MATCH

A touch more resin notes, noticeably more bitter, no floral notes — citrus notes and bitterness as with Hoptic Nerve.

Structure: more bitter, drier

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Citra Slice IPA

Community Beer Company

United States · American IPA · 7.0%

79%

MATCH

Alongside Hoptic Nerve on citrus notes and floral notes: adds fruit notes, noticeably more bitter.

Structure: more bitter, a notch stronger

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Robinsons Brewery

United Kingdom · American IPA · 4.7%

79%

MATCH

More bitter — same citrus notes and floral notes as Hoptic Nerve, adds peach notes, noticeably more bitter.

Structure: more bitter, drier

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Little Whaleboat

Maine Beer Company

United States · American IPA · 6.5%

79%

MATCH

More bitter — same citrus notes and floral notes as Hoptic Nerve, adds pine notes, noticeably more bitter.

Structure: more bitter, drier

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