Beers similar to Midnight Sunshine

Dark Lager·United States·8% ABV·One of 44 Dark Lagers in hopIQ·

hopIQ found 10 beers that share Midnight Sunshine's malty and roasted character. A dark lager at 8% ABV with a deep color, fine bubbles and a nutty character. Midnight Sunshine comes from Kodiak Island Brewing, the island's first brewery since 2003, which brews with organic base malts and imported specialty malts and serves its beer unfiltered and unpasteurized in its downtown Kodiak taproom.

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10 beers like Midnight Sunshine

Tuborg Julebryg

Tuborg

Denmark · Dark Lager · 5.6%

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84%

FLAVOUR MATCH

A touch more caramel notes, a notch softer, no dark fruit notes — nutty notes and toasty notes as with Kodiak Island.

What carries overnuttyroastedmaltysmoothtoasty

Structure: a notch softer

Compared to Kodiak Islandcaramelsweetbitterdark fruit

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

Structure: a notch softer

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Leinenkugel's Dark Lager

Jacob Leinenkugel Brewing Company

United States · Dark Lager · 4.9%

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81%

FLAVOUR MATCH

Like Kodiak Island on nutty notes and toasty notes — adds richness, lighter-bodied, but without the dark fruit notes.

What carries overnuttysmoothmaltyroastedtoasty

Structure: a touch lighter, a notch softer

Compared to Kodiak Islandcrisprichchocolatedark fruit

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

Structure: a touch lighter, a notch softer

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Zwergla

Fässla

Germany · Dunkel · 6.0%

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80%

FLAVOUR MATCH

Mirrors Kodiak Island's nutty notes and dark fruit notes, plus caramel notes, softer carbonation.

What carries overnuttytoastymaltysmoothdark fruit

Structure: softer, a notch softer

Compared to Kodiak Islandcaramelsweetchocolate

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

Structure: softer, a notch softer

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Stella Artois Midnight

Stella Artois

Belgium · Dark Lager · 5.4%

79%

MATCH

Same nutty notes and dark fruit notes as Kodiak Island, adds chocolate notes, a notch softer.

Structure: a notch softer

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Azul Oscura

La Cumbre Brewing Co.

United States · Dark Lager · 5.2%

79%

MATCH

As with Kodiak Island, same nutty notes and toasty notes; adds noble hop character, a notch softer, no dark fruit notes.

Structure: a notch softer

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Pan Tamni

Pan

Croatia · Dark Lager · 5.5%

79%

MATCH

Alongside Kodiak Island on dark fruit notes and toasty notes: adds sweetness, softer carbonation, drops nutty notes.

Structure: softer, a touch fuller

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Japan Black

Burleigh Brewing Company

Australia · Schwarzbier · 4.4%

77%

MATCH

Shares nutty notes and dark fruit notes with Kodiak Island; adds chocolate notes, a notch softer.

Structure: a notch softer

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Hornbeer

Denmark · Dark Lager · 5.5%

76%

MATCH

Keeps dark fruit notes and toasty notes like Kodiak Island, adds caramel notes, noticeably more bitter, drops nutty notes.

Structure: more bitter, a notch softer

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Eastside Dark

Lakefront Brewery

United States · Dark Lager · 5.6%

75%

MATCH

Softer — same dark fruit notes and toasty notes as Kodiak Island, adds fullness, a notch softer, but without the nutty notes.

Structure: a notch softer

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Efes Dark

Anadolu Efes

Turkey · Dark Lager · 6.1%

75%

MATCH

Softer — same toasty notes and dark fruit notes as Kodiak Island, adds caramel notes, softer carbonation, but without the nutty notes.

Structure: softer, a touch fuller

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