Beers similar to Kirin Good Ale

Pale Ale·Japan·5% ABV·One of 656 Pale Ales in hopIQ·

hopIQ found 10 beers that share Kirin Good Ale's fruity and citrusy character. 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.

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10 beers like Kirin Good Ale

1

Coopers Original Pale Ale

Coopers Brewery

Australia · Pale Ale · 4.5%

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85%

FLAVOUR MATCH

Mirrors Kirin's floral notes and yeast character — plus dryness, minus malt character.

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Structure: very close

Compared to Kirindrybreadylightmalty

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

Structure: very close

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Godt Øl - Økologisk Pale Ale

Hornbeer

Denmark · Pale Ale · 4.7%

CLOSE ALTERNATIVE

85%

FLAVOUR MATCH

Keeps floral notes and malt character like Kirin, adds orange notes, drops yeast character.

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Structure: very close

Compared to Kirinorangeyeasty

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

Structure: very close

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Hook Norton Brewery

United Kingdom · Pale Ale · 4.1%

CLOSE ALTERNATIVE

80%

FLAVOUR MATCH

A touch more spiciness, a notch softer, no yeast character — floral notes and hop character as with Kirin.

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Structure: a notch softer

Compared to Kirinspicyyeasty

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

Structure: a notch softer

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Pirate Life Brewing

Australia · Pale Ale · 4.4%

77%

MATCH

Alongside Kirin on malt character and hop character: adds tropical notes, drops floral notes.

Structure: very close

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5

Hop Nation Brewing Co.

Australia · Pale Ale · 4.6%

77%

MATCH

Shares floral notes and malt character with Kirin; adds bread notes, but drops fruit notes.

Structure: very close

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6

Mt Macedon Pale Ale

Holgate Brewhouse

Australia · Pale Ale · 4.5%

76%

MATCH

Same floral notes and malt character as Kirin, adds peach notes, but without the fruit notes.

Structure: very close

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Wayward Brewing Co.

Australia · Pale Ale · 4.2%

76%

MATCH

As with Kirin, same floral notes and hop character; adds dryness, a notch softer, no malt character.

Structure: a notch softer

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Kehrwieder Prototyp

Kehrwieder Kreativbrauerei

Germany · Pale Ale · 5.2%

76%

MATCH

Like Kirin on malt character and hop character — adds herbal notes.

Structure: very close

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Phillips Brewing & Malting Co.

Canada · Pale Ale · 4.7%

76%

MATCH

Same hop character and bitterness as Kirin, adds wheat character, but without the floral notes.

Structure: very close

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Saranac Pale Ale

F.X. Matt Brewing Company

United States · Pale Ale · 5.5%

76%

MATCH

Same floral notes and hop character as Kirin, adds caramel notes, but without the yeast character.

Structure: very close

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