hopIQ found 10 beers with the same clean and fruity character as Kirin Good Ale. Kirin Good Ale (グッドエール) arrived on 7 October 2025 and, unlike the bottom-fermented lagers usual in Japan, is fermented with a top-fermenting ale yeast. It is made from malt only and hopped with three aroma varieties plus pellets of concentrated lupulin, which steep in the beer during fermentation and are then filtered out. The aroma is bright and fruity, with a soft citrus note reminiscent of mandarin and floral hints from the yeast over a malty base. Bitterness stays low, and the finish is light and clean. Ranked by flavour match rather than popularity.
Closest match: Coopers Original Pale Ale — 85%. No twin in the catalogue yet.
6 countriesmatched across 56 flavour tagsbest match 85%
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