Beers similar to ESMA

Stout·Netherlands·9.5% ABV·One of 171 Stouts in hopIQ·

hopIQ found 10 beers that share ESMA's chocolate and coffee character. A stout modelled on the espresso martini: intense coffee, dark chocolate and a touch of vanilla, deep black with a soft head. Jopen describes the 9.5% body as sturdy but surprisingly smooth; Flex and Magnum are the hops. ESMA is named after its Espresso Martini inspiration and belongs to the Small Batch series.

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10 beers like ESMA

1

Wonder, Excitement And... Wonder

Roam Brewing Company

United Kingdom · Stout · 6%

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83%

FLAVOUR MATCH

Shares roasted notes and vanilla notes with ESMA; adds malt character, a notch softer, but drops booziness.

What carries overroastedcoffeechocolatesmoothrich

Structure: a notch softer

Compared to ESMAmaltyboozy

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

Structure: a notch softer

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2

Lough Gill Brewery

Ireland · Stout · 7.5%

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83%

FLAVOUR MATCH

Same fullness and roasted notes as ESMA, adds caramel notes, a notch softer, but without the vanilla notes.

What carries overroastedcoffeechocolatefull-bodiedsmooth

Structure: a notch softer

Compared to ESMAmaltycaramelvanilla

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

Structure: a notch softer

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3

Irish Whiskey Finish

Innis & Gunn

United Kingdom · Stout · 7.4%

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83%

FLAVOUR MATCH

As with ESMA, same fullness and booziness; adds oak notes, a notch softer, no vanilla notes.

What carries overchocolatecoffeesmoothrichfull-bodied

Structure: a notch softer

Compared to ESMAoakvanilla

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

Structure: a notch softer

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4

Brouwerij Verhaeghe Vichte

Belgium · Stout · 9%

80%

MATCH

Like ESMA on fullness and roasted notes — adds dryness, but without the vanilla notes.

Structure: very close

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Irish Whiskey Cask

Innis & Gunn

United Kingdom · Stout · 6.1%

80%

MATCH

Mirrors ESMA's vanilla notes and roasted notes — plus bitterness, a notch softer, minus fullness.

Structure: a notch softer

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6

Lacada Brewery

United Kingdom · Stout · 7%

79%

MATCH

Keeps fullness and roasted notes like ESMA, adds malt character, a notch softer, drops vanilla notes.

Structure: a notch softer

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7

Birrificio Eastside Brewing

Italy · Imperial Stout · 10%

79%

MATCH

A touch more bitterness, sweeter, no creaminess — vanilla notes and fullness as with ESMA.

Structure: sweeter

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8

Gluten Free Cream Stout

St. Peter's Brewery

United Kingdom · Stout · 6.5%

78%

MATCH

Alongside ESMA on vanilla notes and roasted notes: adds sweetness, a notch softer, drops fullness.

Structure: a notch softer

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9

Out of the Dark

Jopen

Netherlands · Imperial Stout · 9.5%

78%

MATCH

noticeably more bitter — vanilla notes and fullness as with ESMA.

Structure: more bitter, sweeter

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St. Peter's Brewery

United Kingdom · Stout · 6.5%

78%

MATCH

Softer — same vanilla notes and roasted notes as ESMA, adds bitterness, a notch softer, but without the fullness.

Structure: a notch softer

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