Beers similar to Hawkshead Bitter

Ordinary Bitter·United Kingdom·3.6% ABV·One of 68 Ordinary Bitters in hopIQ·

hopIQ found 10 beers that share Hawkshead Bitter's hoppy and malty character. The brewery’s original bitter: hoppy and easy-going at 3.6%, with a slight elderflower aroma that comes from Slovenian Celeia hops, a gentle floral note on top of the bitterness. Hawkshead has brewed in Flookburgh in Cumbria since 2024, with water that falls on the Lake District hills.

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10 beers like Hawkshead Bitter

Griffin

Three Tuns Brewery

United Kingdom · Ordinary Bitter · 4.8%

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93%

FLAVOUR MATCH

Keeps cleanness and crispness like Hawkshead; adds fruit notes, a notch stronger.

What carries overmaltycleancrisphoppyrefreshing

Structure: a notch stronger

Compared to Hawksheadtropicalfruitybready

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

Structure: a notch stronger

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Norwich Bitter

Fat Cat Brewery

United Kingdom · Ordinary Bitter · 3.8%

TWIN

92%

FLAVOUR MATCH

Mirrors Hawkshead's cleanness and crispness, plus bread notes.

What carries overmaltycleancrisprefreshinghoppy

Structure: very close

Compared to Hawksheadbreadybitterearthy

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

Structure: very close

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I Like To Play

BeerRiff Brewing

United Kingdom · Pale Ale · 3.6%

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89%

FLAVOUR MATCH

Like Hawkshead on cleanness and crispness — adds fruit notes.

What carries overcleancrisphoppyrefreshingmalty

Structure: very close

Compared to Hawksheadjuicyfruitysmooth

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

Structure: very close

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Bass Pale Ale

Coors Brewing Company UK

United Kingdom · Pale Ale · 3.4%

89%

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As with Hawkshead, same cleanness and crispness, plus fruit notes.

Structure: very close

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Hart

Exmoor Ales

United Kingdom · Pale Ale · 4%

88%

MATCH

Same cleanness and crispness as Hawkshead, adds citrus notes.

Structure: very close

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Rantipole

Three Tuns Brewery

United Kingdom · Ordinary Bitter · 3.6%

88%

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Shares cleanness and crispness with Hawkshead; adds fruit notes.

Structure: very close

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La Bêtise

Skumenn

France · American Pale Ale · 4.5%

88%

MATCH

Alongside Hawkshead on cleanness and crispness: adds tropical notes, a notch stronger.

Structure: a notch stronger

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Pale Ale

Long Man Brewery

United Kingdom · Pale Ale · 4.2%

88%

MATCH

A touch more citrus notes, a notch stronger — cleanness and crispness as with Hawkshead.

Structure: a notch stronger

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Against the Grain

Tap Social Movement

United Kingdom · Pale Ale · 4.2%

88%

MATCH

Stronger — same cleanness and crispness as Hawkshead, adds wheat character, a notch stronger.

Structure: a notch stronger

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Tall Tales

Butcombe Brewing Co.

United Kingdom · Pale Ale · 4.5%

87%

MATCH

Stronger — same cleanness and crispness as Hawkshead, adds fruit notes, a notch stronger.

Structure: a notch stronger

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