Beers similar to Cuillin Beast

Scotch Ale·United Kingdom·7% ABV·One of 22 Scotch Ales in hopIQ·

hopIQ found 10 beers that share Cuillin Beast's sweet and fruity character. Sweet, fruity and smooth, despite its strength. At 7% it is the strongest ale of the Isle of Skye Brewing Company and is made with live yeast. That is well above the 3.8% to 5.5% of the brewery's other beers, and it comes from Uig, on the pier of the Isle of Skye. The brewery jokes that drinkers will live to tell of meeting the beast.

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10 beers like Cuillin Beast

Tennent's Scotch Ale

Tennent's Wellpark Brewery

United Kingdom · Scotch Ale · 9%

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87%

FLAVOUR MATCH

Same fullness and booziness as Cuillin Beast, adds roasted notes, a notch stronger.

What carries oversweetfruityfull-bodiedsmoothcaramel

Structure: a notch stronger

Compared to Cuillin Beastroasted

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

Structure: a notch stronger

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Traquair House Ale

Traquair House Brewery

United Kingdom · Scotch Ale · 7.2%

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87%

FLAVOUR MATCH

Shares booziness and fullness with Cuillin Beast; adds oak notes, but drops sweetness.

What carries overfruitymaltysmoothfull-bodiedboozy

Structure: very close

Compared to Cuillin Beastoakdark fruitvanillasweet

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

Structure: very close

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Boots Off

Sawdust City Brewing Company

Canada · Scotch Ale · 8.2%

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85%

FLAVOUR MATCH

Alongside Cuillin Beast on fullness and booziness: adds bread notes, a notch stronger, drops fruit notes.

What carries oversweetcaramelsmoothfull-bodiedmalty

Structure: a notch stronger

Compared to Cuillin Beastbreadydark fruitchocolatefruity

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

Structure: a notch stronger

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Scotch Ale du Nord

Les Brasseurs du Nord

Canada · Scotch Ale · 7.5%

84%

MATCH

A touch more smokiness, no fruit notes — fullness and malt character as with Cuillin Beast.

Structure: very close

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Skull Splitter

Orkney Brewery

United Kingdom · Scotch Ale · 8.5%

83%

MATCH

Keeps booziness and malt character like Cuillin Beast, adds spiciness, drier, drops sweetness.

Structure: drier, a notch stronger

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Berliner Kindl Bock Hell

Berliner-Kindl-Schultheiss-Brauerei

Germany · Maibock · 7%

81%

MATCH

Mirrors Cuillin Beast's fullness and booziness, plus honey notes.

Structure: very close

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Black Isle Scotch Ale

Black Isle Brewery

United Kingdom · Scotch Ale · 6.8%

81%

MATCH

Like Cuillin Beast on fullness and malt character — adds roasted notes, but without the caramel notes.

Structure: very close

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San Zen

Birra Mastino

Italy · Doppelbock · 7.5%

79%

MATCH

As with Cuillin Beast, same malt character and richness, plus bread notes, sweeter.

Structure: sweeter

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Solpor Scotch Ale

Solpor Brewing

Spain · Scotch Ale · 7.5%

79%

MATCH

Same fullness and malt character as Cuillin Beast, adds toasty notes, but without the fruit notes.

Structure: very close

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Hurricane High Gravity

Anheuser-Busch

United States · Malt Liquor · 8.1%

79%

MATCH

More bitter — same booziness and fullness as Cuillin Beast, adds noticeably more bitter.

Structure: more bitter, a notch stronger

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