Beers similar to Original Reaper

Half Acre Beer Company

Stout·United States·6.8% ABV·One of 180 Stouts in hopIQ·

hopIQ found 10 beers that share Original Reaper's chocolate and coffee character. Roasted cocoa bitterness, toffee and dark fruit carry this dark, delicate stout, with chocolate, roast and coffee in the mix. Original Reaper is a jet-black, silky smooth 6.8% stout under a frothy foam topper, a beer to carve out some time for. It comes from Half Acre, one of Chicago's pioneering breweries, founded in 2007.

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10 beers like Original Reaper

1

Ossett Brewery

United Kingdom · Stout · 4.3%

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90%

FLAVOUR MATCH

A touch more vanilla notes, a notch softer — roasted notes and caramel notes as with Original Reaper.

What carries overroastedchocolatecoffeesmoothdark fruit

Structure: a notch softer

Compared to Original Reapervanilla

Structure: Very close — a touch less body, a touch less sweetness.

Structure: a notch softer

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Allagash Brewing Company

United States · Stout · 7.5%

CLOSE ALTERNATIVE

89%

FLAVOUR MATCH

Like Original Reaper on roasted notes and dark fruit notes — adds dryness, a notch stronger, but without the caramel notes.

What carries overroastedchocolatecoffeesmoothdark fruit

Structure: a notch stronger

Compared to Original Reaperdrysweetyeastycaramel

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

Structure: a notch stronger

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3

Merula Nitro Stout

Hook Norton Brewery

United Kingdom · Stout · 4.2%

CLOSE ALTERNATIVE

89%

FLAVOUR MATCH

Mirrors Original Reaper's roasted notes and richness, plus dryness, a notch softer.

What carries overroastedchocolatecoffeecreamysmooth

Structure: a notch softer

Compared to Original Reaperdrysmoky

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

Structure: a notch softer

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4

Pace Car Nitro Coffee Stout

AleSmith Brewing Company

United States · Stout · 6%

89%

MATCH

Same roasted notes and richness as Original Reaper, a notch softer, but without the bitterness.

Structure: a notch softer

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Lough Gill Brewery

Ireland · Stout · 7.5%

88%

MATCH

As with Original Reaper, same roasted notes and richness; adds fullness, a notch stronger, no bitterness.

Structure: a notch stronger

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6

Harviestoun Brewery

United Kingdom · Stout · 6%

88%

MATCH

Alongside Original Reaper on roasted notes and bitterness: adds fullness, a notch softer, drops caramel notes.

Structure: a notch softer

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Mountain Goat Beer

Australia · Stout · 5%

88%

MATCH

Shares roasted notes and caramel notes with Original Reaper; adds nutty notes, a notch softer, but drops bitterness.

Structure: a notch softer

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SALT Beer Factory

United Kingdom · Stout · 7%

87%

MATCH

Keeps roasted notes and bitterness like Original Reaper, adds sweetness, drops caramel notes.

Structure: very close

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Dark o' the Moon

Elysian Brewing

United States · Stout · 6.5%

87%

MATCH

Same roasted notes and richness as Original Reaper, adds sweetness, but without the caramel notes.

Structure: very close

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Westporter Stout

Mescan Brewery

Ireland · Stout · 5%

87%

MATCH

Softer — same roasted notes and bitterness as Original Reaper, adds sweetness, a notch softer.

Structure: a notch softer

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