Beers similar to XI

Imperial Stout·Australia·11.8% ABV·One of 321 Imperial Stouts in hopIQ·

hopIQ found 10 beers that share XI's chocolate and vanilla character. Brewed for the brewery's eleventh birthday with coffee from a local roaster, then aged in ex-whisky and bourbon barrels and finished on amburana wood. Espresso and dark chocolate carry it, with vanilla, coconut and a cinnamon-like spice arriving from the amburana. Dense and sweet, the alcohol warmth folded into the coffee rather than standing apart from it.

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10 beers like XI

1

Founders Brewing Co.

United States · Imperial Stout · 11.7%

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89%

FLAVOUR MATCH

Shares coffee notes and roasted notes with XI; adds toasty notes, noticeably less bitter, but drops spiciness.

What carries overchocolatecoffeesweetroastedoak

Structure: less bitter

Compared to XItoastyspicy

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

Structure: less bitter

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2

The Kalash Whisky Edition

Hop Nation Brewing Co.

Australia · Imperial Stout · 12%

CLOSE ALTERNATIVE

89%

FLAVOUR MATCH

Same roasted notes and oak notes as XI, adds malt character, but without the sweetness.

What carries overchocolateroastedoakvanillaspicy

Structure: very close

Compared to XImaltysmoothcoffeesweet

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

Structure: very close

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3

Into The 'Wood Whiskey Barrel-Aged Imperial Stout

Stomping Ground Brewing Co.

Australia · Imperial Stout · 10%

CLOSE ALTERNATIVE

89%

FLAVOUR MATCH

As with XI, same coffee notes and sweetness; adds a notch softer, no spiciness.

What carries overchocolatecoffeesweetoakvanilla

Structure: a notch softer

Compared to XIsmoothspicy

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

Structure: a notch softer

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4

Trillium Brewing Company

United States · Imperial Stout · 11.5%

87%

MATCH

Like XI on coffee notes and spiciness — adds smoothness, but without the oak notes.

Structure: very close

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Déjeuner Impérial

Les Trois Mousquetaires

Canada · Imperial Stout · 11.5%

87%

MATCH

Mirrors XI's coffee notes and roasted notes — plus bitterness, drier, minus sweetness.

Structure: drier, more bitter

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Darkstar November

Bottle Logic Brewing

United States · Imperial Stout · 14.2%

85%

MATCH

Keeps sweetness and roasted notes like XI, adds dryness, drier, drops coffee notes.

Structure: drier, a notch stronger

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Deschutes Brewery

United States · Imperial Stout · 11.4%

84%

MATCH

A touch more bitterness, drier, no vanilla notes — coffee notes and sweetness as with XI.

Structure: drier

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Hop Nation Brewing Co.

Australia · Imperial Stout · 10.1%

83%

MATCH

Alongside XI on roasted notes and oak notes: adds smokiness, a notch softer, drops sweetness.

Structure: a notch softer

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Barrel Aged Blackout

Great Lakes Brewing Company

United States · Imperial Stout · 12.5%

83%

MATCH

Less bitter — same roasted notes and oak notes as XI, adds dryness, noticeably less bitter, but without the spiciness.

Structure: less bitter, a notch stronger

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Bottle Logic Brewing

United States · Imperial Stout · 13.7%

83%

MATCH

Drier — same sweetness and oak notes as XI, adds caramel notes, drier, but without the coffee notes.

Structure: drier, a notch stronger

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