Beers similar to Fur Christmas Ale

Belgian Strong Dark·Denmark·9.4% ABV·One of 25 Belgian Strong Darks in hopIQ·

hopIQ found 10 beers that share Fur Christmas Ale's dark-fruity and fruity character. A sweetish, aromatic Christmas ale with flavours of prune and date, dark in the glass. Brewed from water, barley malt, hops, muscovado sugar and yeast, with American hops among them, it is described as complex and is expected to develop over many years, during which a light, natural sediment can appear.

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10 beers like Fur Christmas Ale

Pimp My Sleigh

Fat Head's Brewery

United States · Belgian Strong Dark · 10.5%

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92%

FLAVOUR MATCH

Like Fur on sweetness and malt character — adds richness, a notch stronger.

What carries overdark fruitsweetspicymaltyboozy

Structure: a notch stronger

Compared to Furrichvanilla

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

Structure: a notch stronger

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Charles Quint Robijnrood

Brouwerij Haacht

Belgium · Belgian Strong Dark · 8.5%

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89%

FLAVOUR MATCH

A touch more richness, a notch softer, no sweetness — malt character and booziness as with Fur.

What carries overmaltydark fruitfruityboozydry

Structure: a notch softer

Compared to Furrichsmooth-drinkingsweet

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

Structure: a notch softer

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Noel de Calabaza

Jolly Pumpkin Artisan Ales

United States · Belgian Strong Dark · 9.0%

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88%

FLAVOUR MATCH

Keeps sweetness and malt character like Fur, adds nutty notes, drops yeast character.

What carries overmaltydark fruitsweetfruityboozy

Structure: very close

Compared to Furnuttyfull-bodiedrichyeasty

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

Structure: very close

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Martinus Quadrupel

Brouwerij Martinus

Netherlands · Quadrupel · 9.0%

88%

MATCH

Shares sweetness and malt character with Fur; adds richness, sweeter.

Structure: sweeter

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Brok in de Keel

Bronckhorster Brewing Company

Netherlands · Belgian Strong Dark · 8.5%

86%

MATCH

Alongside Fur on malt character and booziness: adds caramel notes, a notch softer, drops sweetness.

Structure: a notch softer

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Quad Schaft De Pot

Brouwerij Halve Tamme

Netherlands · Belgian Quadrupel · 11.0%

85%

MATCH

As with Fur, same malt character and booziness, plus richness, sweeter.

Structure: sweeter, a notch stronger

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Sixth Glass

Boulevard Brewing Company

United States · Quadrupel · 10.2%

85%

MATCH

Same sweetness and malt character as Fur, adds fullness, sweeter.

Structure: sweeter, a notch stronger

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Salvation

Russian River Brewing Company

United States · Belgian Strong Dark · 9.9%

83%

MATCH

Mirrors Fur's booziness and dryness — plus chocolate notes, minus sweetness.

Structure: very close

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Maredsous Triple

Maredsous

Belgium · Tripel · 10.0%

83%

MATCH

Same sweetness and booziness as Fur, adds banana notes, but without the malt character.

Structure: very close

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Brother Thelonious

North Coast Brewing Company

United States · Belgian Strong Dark · 9.4%

81%

MATCH

Same sweetness and malt character as Fur, adds richness, but without the dark fruit notes.

Structure: very close

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