Beers similar to The Cortina

Brown Ale·United Kingdom·3.8% ABV·One of 62 Brown Ales in hopIQ·

hopIQ found 10 beers that share The Cortina's malty and caramel character. The Cortina is a brown ale at 3.8% ABV from Hydes, with a malty body, caramel notes and a bitter edge. It comes from the Beer Studio near MediaCityUK in Salford, where the brewery, begun by brothers Alfred and Ralph Hyde in 1863, has brewed since December 2012. Over a third of its energy comes from solar panels.

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10 beers like The Cortina

Nut Brown Ale

Felinfoel Brewery

United Kingdom · Brown Ale · 4.3%

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93%

FLAVOUR MATCH

Mirrors The Cortina's bitterness and toasty notes, plus fullness.

What carries overnuttycaramelmaltybittertoasty

Structure: very close

Compared to The Cortinafull-bodiedvanillafruity

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

Structure: very close

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Bambrick's Brown Ale

Ballykilcavan Brewery

Ireland · Brown Ale · 5.8%

TWIN

92%

FLAVOUR MATCH

Keeps bitterness and toasty notes like The Cortina; adds chocolate notes, a notch stronger.

What carries overmaltycaramelbittertoastynutty

Structure: a notch stronger

Compared to The Cortinachocolaterichroasted

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

Structure: a notch stronger

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Adriaen Brouwer

Brouwerij Roman

Belgium · Brown Ale · 5%

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91%

FLAVOUR MATCH

A touch more roasted notes, a notch stronger — bitterness and toasty notes as with The Cortina.

What carries overcaramelmaltysmoothtoastybitter

Structure: a notch stronger

Compared to The Cortinaroastedfruity

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

Structure: a notch stronger

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Danelaw

Anspach & Hobday

United Kingdom · Brown Ale · 5.5%

91%

MATCH

Alongside The Cortina on toasty notes and nutty notes: adds sweetness, a notch stronger, drops bitterness.

Structure: a notch stronger

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Kernel Brown Ale

The Kernel Brewery

United Kingdom · Brown Ale · 5.2%

90%

MATCH

Shares bitterness and toasty notes with The Cortina; adds smokiness, a notch stronger.

Structure: a notch stronger

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Riedenburger Historisches Emmerbier

Riedenburger Brauhaus

Germany · Brown Ale · 5.1%

90%

MATCH

Same toasty notes and nutty notes as The Cortina, adds fullness, a notch stronger, but without the bitterness.

Structure: a notch stronger

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Higsons Brown Ale

Higsons

United Kingdom · Brown Ale · 3.4%

90%

MATCH

As with The Cortina, same bitterness and toasty notes, plus clove notes.

Structure: very close

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Rebels Brew

Traquair House Brewery

United Kingdom · Brown Ale · 4.2%

90%

MATCH

Like The Cortina on toasty notes and nutty notes — adds dark fruit notes, but without the bitterness.

Structure: very close

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Manns Brown Ale

Marston's Brewery

United Kingdom · Brown Ale · 2.8%

90%

MATCH

Softer — same toasty notes and nutty notes as The Cortina, adds fullness, a notch softer, but without the bitterness.

Structure: a notch softer

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Landlord Dark

Timothy Taylor's Brewery

United Kingdom · Brown Ale · 4.3%

89%

MATCH

Same toasty notes and nutty notes as The Cortina, adds richness, but without the bitterness.

Structure: very close

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