Beers similar to Hawke's Mid-Lager

Hawke's Brewing Co.

Mid-Strength Lager·Australia·3.5% ABV·One of 27 Mid-Strength Lagers in hopIQ·

hopIQ found 10 beers that share Hawke's Mid-Lager's dry and bready character. Hawke's Mid-Lager is a 3.5 per cent mid-strength lager that was sold as Hawke's Underdog, a nod to Australia's 1983 America's Cup win, until the brewery renamed it in 2025 with the recipe unchanged. A single addition of Amarillo hops gives a gentle, sweet citrus of orange and tangerine on the nose and palate, set against light, bready pale malt. The body is crisp and lean, the carbonation lively, and the finish dry and clean with a light grainy note.

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10 beers like Hawke's Mid-Lager

1

East Coast Crisp

Black Hops Brewing

Australia · Mid-Strength Lager · 3.3%

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82%

FLAVOUR MATCH

Same citrus notes and malt character as Hawke's, adds bitterness, but without the orange notes.

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Structure: very close

Compared to Hawke'sbitterherbalorangesweet

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

Structure: very close

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2

Wayward Brewing Co.

Australia · Pale Lager · 4.2%

ALTERNATIVE

79%

FLAVOUR MATCH

Shares citrus notes and sweetness with Hawke's; adds tropical notes, a notch stronger, but drops orange notes.

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Structure: a notch stronger

Compared to Hawke'sbittertropicalorange

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

Structure: a notch stronger

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3

Iron Jack Crisp Australian Lager

The Legendary Brewing Co.

Australia · Mid-Strength Lager · 3.3%

ALTERNATIVE

76%

FLAVOUR MATCH

Alongside Hawke's on malt character and cleanness: adds toasty notes, drops citrus notes.

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Structure: very close

Compared to Hawke'stoastyroastedbittercitrusyorange

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

Structure: very close

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4

Philter Brewing

Australia · Mid-Strength Lager · 3.5%

76%

MATCH

A touch more berry notes, no bread notes — citrus notes and malt character as with Hawke's.

Structure: very close

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Your Mates Middy Lager

Your Mates Brewing Co.

Australia · Mid-Strength Lager · 3.5%

76%

MATCH

Keeps sweetness and malt character like Hawke's, adds bitterness, drops dryness.

Structure: very close

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6

St-Ambroise Blonde

McAuslan Brewing

Canada · Blonde Ale · 4.5%

75%

MATCH

Mirrors Hawke's's citrus notes and orange notes, plus hop character, fuller-bodied.

Structure: a touch fuller, softer

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7

Coopers Dry 3.5

Coopers Brewery

Australia · Mid-Strength Lager · 3.5%

75%

MATCH

Like Hawke's on citrus notes and malt character — adds floral notes, but without the bread notes.

Structure: very close

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Burleigh Brewing Company

Australia · Mid-Strength Lager · 3.0%

75%

MATCH

As with Hawke's, same malt character and crispness; adds herbal notes, no citrus notes.

Structure: very close

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Carlton & United Breweries

Australia · Mid-Strength Lager · 3.0%

75%

MATCH

Same malt character and cleanness as Hawke's, adds bitterness, but without the citrus notes.

Structure: very close

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10

Balter Brewing Company

Australia · Mexican Lager · 4.0%

75%

MATCH

Less bitter — same citrus notes and sweetness as Hawke's, adds grass notes, noticeably less bitter, but without the orange notes.

Structure: less bitter

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