hopIQ found 10 beers with the same malty and caramel character as Holgate ESB. One of the two beers Holgate launched with in 1999, built on the founder's Lancashire background and barely altered since. English crystal and roast malts give a copper-red colour and a biscuity, toffee-heavy malt character with candied citrus alongside. Fuggles and Goldings add a pithy orange bitterness and a touch of peppery earthiness. The beer stays malt-led, with the bitterness arriving late and holding. Ranked by flavour match rather than popularity.
Closest match: Second Street Boneshaker Amber — 71%. No twin in the catalogue yet.
4 countriesmatched across 56 flavour tagsbest match 71%
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