Beers similar to City of Cake

Hammerton Brewery

Milk Stout·United Kingdom·5.5% ABV·One of 28 Milk Stouts in hopIQ·

hopIQ found 10 beers that share City of Cake's chocolate and roasted character. Roasted coffee and chocolate notes meet sweetness and caramel aromas in this deep, rich milk stout. Roasted malts and milk sugars make it taste like a fudge brownie in a glass. It won Gold in the cask competition at the national SIBA Indie Beer Awards 2024 and, in 2022, Gold for speciality and flavoured beer in the South East bottle and can awards. A 440 ml can at 5.5 %.

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10 beers like City of Cake

1

Wiper and True

United Kingdom · Milk Stout · 5.6%

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94%

FLAVOUR MATCH

Shares caramel notes and richness with City of Cake; adds vanilla notes.

What carries overroastedchocolatecoffeecaramelrich

Structure: very close

Compared to City of Cakevanilla

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

Structure: very close

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Driftwood Brewery

Canada · Milk Stout · 6.3%

TWIN

94%

FLAVOUR MATCH

Same caramel notes and richness as City of Cake, and a notch stronger.

What carries oversweetroastedchocolatecoffeecaramel

Structure: a notch stronger

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

Structure: a notch stronger

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Beerfarm Milk Stout

Beerfarm

Australia · Milk Stout · 5.5%

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91%

FLAVOUR MATCH

As with City of Cake, same coffee notes and sweetness; adds fullness, no malt character.

What carries overroastedchocolatecoffeecaramelcreamy

Structure: very close

Compared to City of Cakefull-bodiedbreadymalty

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

Structure: very close

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Autocrat Coffee Milk Stout

Narragansett Brewing Company

United States · Milk Stout · 5.3%

90%

MATCH

Like City of Cake on coffee notes and sweetness — adds bitterness, noticeably more bitter, but without the malt character.

Structure: more bitter

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Charnwood Brewery

United Kingdom · Milk Stout · 5.4%

89%

MATCH

Mirrors City of Cake's coffee notes and richness, minus caramel notes.

Structure: very close

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Garrison Brewing Company

Canada · Milk Stout · 5%

88%

MATCH

Keeps coffee notes and sweetness like City of Cake, adds fullness, noticeably more bitter, drops malt character.

Structure: more bitter

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Espresso Martini

Bristol Beer Factory

United Kingdom · Milk Stout · 4.5%

85%

MATCH

A touch more bitterness, a notch softer, no caramel notes — coffee notes and sweetness as with City of Cake.

Structure: a notch softer

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Karma Chocolate Stout

Hop Nation Brewing Co.

Australia · Milk Stout · 5%

83%

MATCH

Alongside City of Cake on sweetness and coffee notes: adds vanilla notes, drops caramel notes.

Structure: very close

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Drygate Brewing Co.

United Kingdom · Milk Stout · 6%

83%

MATCH

Same coffee notes and richness as City of Cake, adds fullness, but without the caramel notes.

Structure: very close

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Bristol Beer Factory Milk Stout

Bristol Beer Factory

United Kingdom · Milk Stout · 4.5%

83%

MATCH

Softer — same sweetness and coffee notes as City of Cake, adds fullness, a notch softer, but without the caramel notes.

Structure: a notch softer

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