Beers similar to Old Backus Barleywine

Free State Brewing Company

Barleywine·United States·10% ABV·One of 95 Barleywines in hopIQ·

hopIQ found 10 beers that share Old Backus Barleywine's malty and hoppy character. A barleywine built from huge amounts of hops and malt, conditioned for a long time before it is released, with Columbus and Crystal hops in the hop bill. The name honors a friend of the brewery, Richie Backus, and is not to be mistaken for Bacchus, the Roman god of wine. Brewed in Lawrence, Kansas, by Free State, the first legal brewery in the state in over 100 years.

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10 beers like Old Backus Barleywine

1

Jopen

Netherlands · Barleywine · 10.0%

ALTERNATIVE

77%

FLAVOUR MATCH

Mirrors Free State's resin notes and pine notes — plus citrus notes, noticeably less bitter, minus bitterness.

What carries overhoppycaramelmaltyrichboozy

Structure: less bitter, sweeter

Compared to Free Statecitrusyorangebitter

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

Structure: less bitter, sweeter

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2

Surly Brewing Co.

United States · Barleywine · 12.0%

ALTERNATIVE

76%

FLAVOUR MATCH

Keeps bitterness and resin notes like Free State, adds oak notes, noticeably less bitter, drops pine notes.

What carries overmaltyrichhoppybitterboozy

Structure: less bitter, crisper

Compared to Free Stateoakcitrusypiney

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

Structure: less bitter, crisper

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3

Sierra Nevada Brewing Co.

United States · Barleywine · 9.6%

ALTERNATIVE

73%

FLAVOUR MATCH

A touch more dryness, noticeably less bitter, no hop character — bitterness and resin notes as with Free State.

What carries overcaramelbitterfull-bodiedpineymalty

Structure: less bitter

Compared to Free Statecitrusydrybreadyhoppyrich

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

Structure: less bitter

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4

Tröegs Independent Brewing

United States · Barleywine · 9.5%

73%

MATCH

Alongside Free State on resin notes and booziness: adds chocolate notes, noticeably less bitter, drops bitterness.

Structure: less bitter, sweeter

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Real Ale Brewing Company

United States · Barleywine · 10.5%

71%

MATCH

Shares booziness and richness with Free State; adds citrus notes, noticeably less bitter, but drops bitterness.

Structure: less bitter

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6

Brouwerij De Hemel

Netherlands · Barleywine · 10.0%

70%

MATCH

Same booziness and bitterness as Free State, adds spiciness, noticeably less bitter, but without the resin notes.

Structure: less bitter, sweeter

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7

Lord Chambray

Malta · Barleywine · 10.0%

69%

MATCH

As with Free State, same bitterness and booziness; adds sweetness, noticeably less bitter, no resin notes.

Structure: less bitter, sweeter

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8

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Jopen

Netherlands · Barleywine · 10.0%

69%

MATCH

Like Free State on bitterness and booziness — adds citrus notes, noticeably less bitter, but without the resin notes.

Structure: less bitter, sweeter

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Frontaal Brewing Company

Netherlands · Barleywine · 10.0%

68%

MATCH

Less bitter — same booziness and richness as Free State, adds sweetness, noticeably less bitter, but without the bitterness.

Structure: less bitter, sweeter

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10

St-Ambroise Vintage Ale

McAuslan Brewing

Canada · Barleywine · 9.8%

67%

MATCH

Less bitter — same bitterness and booziness as Free State, adds sweetness, noticeably less bitter, but without the resin notes.

Structure: less bitter, sweeter

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