Beers similar to Gale's HSB

Fuller's Griffin Brewery

Strong Bitter·United Kingdom·4.8% ABV·One of 36 Strong Bitters in hopIQ·

hopIQ found 10 beers that share Gale's HSB's malty and dark-fruity character. HSB, short for Horndean Special Bitter, was launched in 1959 as the flagship of the Gale's brewery in Hampshire and is now brewed at the Griffin Brewery. It is made from Pale, light Crystal and Chocolate malt and hopped with Challenger, Fuggles and Goldings. The beer pours a tawny russet, with malt and raisin on the nose. Rich soft-fruit flavours recall a traditional Dundee cake, and a gentle sweetness lingers into a silky, smooth finish.

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10 beers like Gale's HSB

1

Felinfoel Brewery

United Kingdom · Best Bitter · 4.5%

ALTERNATIVE

78%

FLAVOUR MATCH

As with Gale's HSB, same fruit notes and caramel notes; adds creaminess, no richness.

What carries overmaltysmoothfruitydark fruitcaramel

Structure: very close

Compared to Gale's HSBcreamyhoppyrichsweet

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

Structure: very close

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2

Hook Norton Brewery

United Kingdom · Amber Ale · 4.2%

WORTH A TRY

69%

FLAVOUR MATCH

Alongside Gale's HSB on richness and fruit notes: adds fullness, drops sweetness.

What carries overrichfruitysmoothmaltydark fruit

Structure: very close

Compared to Gale's HSBfull-bodieddrynuttysweetchocolate

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

Structure: very close

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3

Printshop Baker Creek

Printshop Beer Co.

United States · American Brown Ale · 5.5%

WORTH A TRY

66%

FLAVOUR MATCH

Shares chocolate notes and richness with Gale's HSB; adds nutty notes, a notch stronger, but drops sweetness.

What carries oversmoothrichmaltydark fruitchocolate

Structure: a notch stronger

Compared to Gale's HSBnuttytoastybreadyfruitysweet

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

Structure: a notch stronger

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4

Wild Heaven Ode to Mercy

Wild Heaven Beer

United States · Brown Ale · 7.2%

63%

MATCH

Keeps caramel notes and smoothness like Gale's HSB, adds roasted notes, fuller-bodied, drops richness.

Structure: a touch fuller, more bitter

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5

Yabai Yabai Strong Scotch Ale

Baird Brewing Company

Japan · Scottish Ale · 8.0%

63%

MATCH

A touch more fullness, fuller-bodied, no fruit notes — richness and sweetness as with Gale's HSB.

Structure: a touch fuller, a notch stronger

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6

Jackie O's Pub & Brewery

United States · Brown Ale · 6.5%

63%

MATCH

Like Gale's HSB on richness and chocolate notes — adds nutty notes, sweeter, but without the sweetness.

Structure: sweeter, a notch stronger

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Voodoo Wynona's Big Brown Ale

Voodoo Brewing Co.

United States · American Brown Ale · 7.5%

62%

MATCH

Mirrors Gale's HSB's richness and chocolate notes — plus nutty notes, fuller-bodied, minus sweetness.

Structure: a touch fuller, a notch stronger

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8

Bruno Ribadi

Italy · Belgian Pale Ale · 6.0%

62%

MATCH

Same sweetness and richness as Gale's HSB, adds bitterness, crisper carbonation.

Structure: crisper, a notch stronger

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9

Abbaye de Leffe

Belgium · Brown Ale · 6.5%

61%

MATCH

Crisper — same sweetness and fruit notes as Gale's HSB, adds roasted notes, crisper carbonation, but without the richness.

Structure: crisper, a touch fuller

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Felinfoel Brewery

United Kingdom · Brown Ale · 4.3%

61%

MATCH

Same fruit notes and sweetness as Gale's HSB, adds nutty notes, but without the richness.

Structure: very close

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