Beers similar to Garrison Irish Red

Irish Red·Canada·5% ABV·One of 14 Irish Reds in hopIQ·

hopIQ found 10 beers that share Garrison Irish Red's malty and caramel character. The beer Garrison opened with in August 1997. Munich and pale malt, rounded out with darker caramel malt, give a ruby-red colour and a malt-forward palate of toffee, light toast and a trace of dried fruit. Brewers Gold sits in the background at 20 IBU, adding a faint earthy, spicy edge that keeps the caramel sweetness from turning heavy. The finish is smooth and gently malty.

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10 beers like Garrison Irish Red

Vintage Brown

Kilter Brewing Co.

Canada · Brown Ale · 5%

ALTERNATIVE

76%

FLAVOUR MATCH

Alongside Garrison on toasty notes and sweetness: adds dryness, noticeably more bitter, drops spiciness.

What carries overtoastycaramelmaltyearthysmooth

Structure: more bitter

Compared to Garrisondrynuttyspicy

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

Structure: more bitter

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Gjulia Ovest

Gjulia

Italy · American Amber Ale · 7%

WORTH A TRY

66%

FLAVOUR MATCH

As with Garrison, same toasty notes and earthy notes; adds fullness, noticeably more bitter, no spiciness.

What carries overcaramelmaltysmoothtoastyearthy

Structure: more bitter, a notch stronger

Compared to Garrisonfull-bodiedrichhoppyspicy

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

Structure: more bitter, a notch stronger

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Riverbank Red

Ghost River Brewing

United States · Irish Red · 5.3%

WORTH A TRY

65%

FLAVOUR MATCH

Same toasty notes and sweetness as Garrison, adds dryness, noticeably more bitter, but without the earthy notes.

What carries overcaramelmaltysmoothtoastysweet

Structure: more bitter

Compared to Garrisoncleandrycrispearthyspicy

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

Structure: more bitter

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Flapdoodle

Sawdust City Brewing Company

Canada · Best Bitter · 4.4%

63%

MATCH

Mirrors Garrison's toasty notes and earthy notes — plus dryness, noticeably more bitter, minus sweetness.

Structure: more bitter

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Great Craic

Smithers Brewing Company

Canada · Irish Red · 5.4%

62%

MATCH

Like Garrison on toasty notes and smoothness — adds bread notes, noticeably more bitter, but without the sweetness.

Structure: more bitter

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Dragon's Heart

Felinfoel Brewery

United Kingdom · Best Bitter · 4.5%

62%

MATCH

A touch more fruit notes, noticeably more bitter, no toasty notes — dark fruit notes and smoothness as with Garrison.

Structure: more bitter

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Four Winds Red

Four Winds Brewing Co.

Canada · Irish Red · 4.5%

62%

MATCH

Keeps spiciness and smoothness like Garrison, adds roasted notes, drops toasty notes.

Structure: very close

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Broken Rudder

Drekker Brewing Company

United States · Irish Red · 5%

61%

MATCH

Shares sweetness and toasty notes with Garrison; adds honey notes, noticeably more bitter, but drops earthy notes.

Structure: more bitter

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Smoke on the Water

Smithers Brewing Company

Canada · Smoked Amber Ale · 6%

61%

MATCH

More bitter — same toasty notes and earthy notes as Garrison, adds smokiness, noticeably more bitter, but without the sweetness.

Structure: more bitter, a notch stronger

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Kodiak Island North Pacific Scottish Ale

Kodiak Island Brewing Company

United States · Scottish Ale · 4.5%

60%

MATCH

Fuller — same toasty notes and dark fruit notes as Garrison, adds bread notes, fuller-bodied, but without the sweetness.

Structure: a touch fuller

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