Beers similar to Wintervrund

Winter Warmer·Netherlands·8.5% ABV·One of 28 Winter Warmers in hopIQ·

hopIQ found 10 beers that share Wintervrund's caramel and spicy character. A dark, red-brown winter ale, unfiltered, brewed from barley and wheat with juniper berries and liquorice. Cocoa, caramel and warm spice carry the palate, and the finish brings liquorice and juniper. The brewery likens it to a warm hug by the fireplace after a long, cold bike ride. 8.5% ABV, brewed in Gulpen.

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10 beers like Wintervrund

Heimdall

Walhalla

Netherlands · Doppelbock · 8.5%

ALTERNATIVE

73%

FLAVOUR MATCH

Mirrors Wintervrund's chocolate notes and richness — plus dark fruit notes, sweeter, minus wheat character.

What carries overchocolatecaramelfull-bodiedrichspicy

Structure: sweeter

Compared to Wintervrunddark fruitcoffeewheatherbal

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

Structure: sweeter

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Christmas Ale

Breckenridge Brewery

United States · Winter Warmer · 7.1%

ALTERNATIVE

73%

FLAVOUR MATCH

Keeps chocolate notes and richness like Wintervrund, a notch softer, drops spiciness.

What carries overfull-bodiedmaltychocolatecaramelrich

Structure: a notch softer

Compared to Wintervrundwheatspicy

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

Structure: a notch softer

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Noorderwiend

Texels

Netherlands · Winter Warmer · 7.5%

ALTERNATIVE

71%

FLAVOUR MATCH

A touch more fruit notes, a notch softer, no chocolate notes — fullness and richness as with Wintervrund.

What carries overcaramelfull-bodiedspicyboozyrich

Structure: a notch softer

Compared to Wintervrundfruityorangebitterchocolatewheat

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

Structure: a notch softer

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Kolos

Budelse Brouwerij

Netherlands · Strong Ale · 7.5%

69%

MATCH

Alongside Wintervrund on wheat character and fullness: adds coriander notes, a notch softer, drops chocolate notes.

Structure: a notch softer

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Gulpener IJsbock

Gulpener Bierbrouwerij

Netherlands · Eisbock · 9%

68%

MATCH

Shares chocolate notes and wheat character with Wintervrund; adds clove notes, but drops spiciness.

Structure: very close

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Winter Solstice Ale

Anderson Valley Brewing Company

United States · Winter Warmer · 6.9%

68%

MATCH

Same richness and fullness as Wintervrund, adds creaminess, noticeably less bitter, but without the chocolate notes.

Structure: less bitter, sweeter

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Réserve de Noël

Les Trois Mousquetaires

Canada · Winter Warmer · 10.5%

67%

MATCH

As with Wintervrund, same fullness and wheat character; adds resin notes, a notch stronger, no chocolate notes.

Structure: a notch stronger

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Nutcracker

Boulevard Brewing Company

United States · Winter Warmer · 7.8%

67%

MATCH

Like Wintervrund on richness and fullness — adds spicy-hop notes, lighter-bodied, but without the chocolate notes.

Structure: a touch lighter, drier

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Kurpfalzbräu Eisbock

Kurpfalzbräu

Germany · Eisbock · 8.5%

67%

MATCH

Same richness and fullness as Wintervrund, adds sweetness, but without the chocolate notes.

Structure: very close

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Captain of the Coast

Pelican Brewing Company

United States · Scotch Ale · 9.5%

66%

MATCH

Less bitter — same chocolate notes and richness as Wintervrund, adds oak notes, noticeably less bitter, but without the wheat character.

Structure: less bitter, a notch stronger

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