Beers similar to Voodoo Child

Free State Brewing Company

Imperial Stout·United States·9.8% ABV·One of 407 Imperial Stouts in hopIQ·

hopIQ found 10 beers that share Voodoo Child's chocolate and coffee character. An imperial coffee stout with a coffee-forward character, brewed with ancho chile, Vietnamese cinnamon and cacao. Chocolate and a warm cinnamon spice come through in the glass. 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, and it is one of the dark, strong beers of the house.

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10 beers like Voodoo Child

1

The Aztec Mystic

Van Moll

Netherlands · Imperial Stout · 10.0%

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91%

FLAVOUR MATCH

Like Voodoo Child on roasted notes and spiciness — adds sweetness, noticeably more bitter.

What carries overchocolatecoffeeroastedrichspicy

Structure: more bitter

Compared to Voodoo Childsweet

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

Structure: more bitter

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Emelisse Espresso Stout

Brouwerij Emelisse

Netherlands · Imperial Stout · 9.5%

CLOSE ALTERNATIVE

90%

FLAVOUR MATCH

A touch more bitterness, no spiciness — roasted notes and richness as with Voodoo Child.

What carries overcoffeechocolateroastedfull-bodiedrich

Structure: very close

Compared to Voodoo Childbitterspicy

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

Structure: very close

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Frontaal Brewing Company

Netherlands · Imperial Stout · 10.5%

CLOSE ALTERNATIVE

89%

FLAVOUR MATCH

Keeps fullness and richness like Voodoo Child, adds caramel notes, a notch stronger, drops spiciness.

What carries overchocolatecoffeerichfull-bodiedroasted

Structure: a notch stronger

Compared to Voodoo Childcaramelmaltycreamyspicy

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

Structure: a notch stronger

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Frontaal Brewing Company

Netherlands · Imperial Stout · 10.0%

88%

MATCH

Shares roasted notes and fullness with Voodoo Child; adds malt character, noticeably more bitter, but drops spiciness.

Structure: more bitter

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5

Everything Naughty

Brewery Ommegang

United States · Imperial Stout · 9.5%

88%

MATCH

Alongside Voodoo Child on roasted notes and fullness: adds malt character, noticeably more bitter, drops spiciness.

Structure: more bitter

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6

Sometimes You're A Nut

Lough Gill Brewery

Ireland · Imperial Stout · 10.0%

88%

MATCH

As with Voodoo Child, same roasted notes and fullness; adds sweetness, no spiciness.

Structure: very close

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Emelisse Imperial Stout

Brouwerij Emelisse

Netherlands · Imperial Stout · 11.0%

87%

MATCH

Same roasted notes and fullness as Voodoo Child, adds bitterness, a notch stronger, but without the spiciness.

Structure: a notch stronger

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Birrificio Eastside Brewing

Italy · Imperial Stout · 10.0%

86%

MATCH

Mirrors Voodoo Child's fullness and richness — plus vanilla notes, noticeably more bitter, minus spiciness.

Structure: more bitter

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Dutch Bargain

Netherlands · Imperial Stout · 10.0%

86%

MATCH

More bitter — same roasted notes and fullness as Voodoo Child, adds creaminess, noticeably more bitter, but without the spiciness.

Structure: more bitter

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Father of all Tsunamis

Pelican Brewing Company

United States · Imperial Stout · 11.2%

86%

MATCH

More bitter — same roasted notes and spiciness as Voodoo Child, adds toasty notes, noticeably more bitter.

Structure: more bitter, drier

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