Beers similar to Mainstay

Green Beacon Brewing Co.

American Amber Ale·Australia·5.2% ABV·One of 58 American Amber Ales in hopIQ·

hopIQ found 10 beers that share Mainstay's caramel and malty character. Mainstay is Green Beacon's American amber ale, a long-running beer that is still poured at the Teneriffe brewpub. Caramel and biscuit malts form the backbone and give the beer its amber tone. Toffee, toasted malt sweetness and a touch of burnt caramel lead the palate, while American hops add a firm bitterness with a woody, piney edge. At 5.2 % ABV the body is medium, and the finish keeps malt and bitterness in balance.

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10 beers like Mainstay

1

Molson

Canada · Amber Ale · 5.2%

ALTERNATIVE

75%

FLAVOUR MATCH

Same toasty notes and sweetness as Mainstay, adds bread notes, but without the pine notes.

What carries overcarameltoastyroastedbittermalty

Structure: very close

Compared to Mainstaybreadypiney

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

Structure: very close

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Alexander Keith's Red Amber Ale

Alexander Keith's

Canada · Amber Ale · 5.0%

ALTERNATIVE

74%

FLAVOUR MATCH

Shares bitterness and hop character with Mainstay; adds herbal notes, but drops toasty notes.

What carries overcaramelbittermaltyhoppysmooth

Structure: very close

Compared to Mainstayherbalcrispspicytoastypiney

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

Structure: very close

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3

Corfu Microbrewery

Greece · Red Ale · 5.8%

ALTERNATIVE

72%

FLAVOUR MATCH

Alongside Mainstay on toasty notes and sweetness: adds dryness, drops pine notes.

What carries overcaramelmaltytoastybittersweet

Structure: very close

Compared to Mainstaydryrichcleanpiney

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

Structure: very close

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4

Hop Nation Brewing Co.

Australia · American Amber Ale · 6.0%

72%

MATCH

A touch more floral notes, a notch stronger, no toasty notes — pine notes and bitterness as with Mainstay.

Structure: a notch stronger

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Marble Brewery

United States · American Amber Ale · 5.5%

72%

MATCH

Keeps toasty notes and hop character like Mainstay, adds richness, drops pine notes.

Structure: very close

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6

Rushmore Amber Ale

Firehouse Brewing Company

United States · American Amber Ale · 5.4%

71%

MATCH

Mirrors Mainstay's toasty notes and sweetness — plus bread notes, minus pine notes.

Structure: very close

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Freistädter Rotschopf

Braucommune Freistadt

Austria · American Amber Ale · 5.4%

71%

MATCH

Like Mainstay on toasty notes and hop character — adds richness, but without the pine notes.

Structure: very close

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Iron Hill Brewery

United States · American Amber Ale · 5.5%

71%

MATCH

As with Mainstay, same toasty notes and sweetness; adds citrus notes, no pine notes.

Structure: very close

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9

Georgetown Brewing Company

United States · Amber Ale · 5.7%

71%

MATCH

Same toasty notes and bitterness as Mainstay, adds dryness, but without the sweetness.

Structure: very close

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Michard Ambrée

Bières Michard

France · American Amber Ale · 5.5%

70%

MATCH

Same sweetness and hop character as Mainstay, adds richness, but without the pine notes.

Structure: very close

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