Beers similar to Maximus

Double IPA·United States·9% ABV·One of 264 Double IPAs in hopIQ·

hopIQ found 10 beers that share Maximus's hoppy and bitter character. A massive dry-hop bill of Simcoe and Cascade brings spice, floral and berry notes over rich malted barley, with a bed of malted wheat, biscuity Munich malt and English crystal underneath. A colossal double IPA at 9 % and part of the permanent range, built on the idea that with big IPAs, balance is everything.

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10 beers like Maximus

Diesel Thunder

Firestone Walker Brewing Company

United States · Double IPA · 8%

WORTH A TRY

69%

FLAVOUR MATCH

A touch more resin notes, a notch softer, no malt character — floral notes and berry notes as with Maximus.

What carries overhoppybittercitrusyfloralberry

Structure: a notch softer

Compared to Maximusresinousdankpineymaltyspicy-hop

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

Structure: a notch softer

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Double Actuator

Bottle Logic Brewing

United States · Double IPA · 8.5%

WORTH A TRY

65%

FLAVOUR MATCH

Like Maximus on berry notes and malt character — adds pine notes, but without the spicy-hop notes.

What carries overbitterhoppycitrusymaltyberry

Structure: very close

Compared to Maximuspineytropicalsweetspicy-hopfloral

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

Structure: very close

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Bake & Break

Trillium Brewing Company

United States · Double IPA · 8.5%

WORTH A TRY

65%

FLAVOUR MATCH

Mirrors Maximus's berry notes and bread notes — plus dryness, sweeter, minus malt character.

What carries overhoppyberrycitrusybreadybitter

Structure: sweeter

Compared to Maximusdrytropicalsmoothmaltyspicy-hop

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

Structure: sweeter

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Apocalypse Cow

3 Floyds Brewing

United States · Double IPA · 9.8%

63%

MATCH

Same floral notes and malt character as Maximus, adds creaminess, a notch stronger, but without the spicy-hop notes.

Structure: a notch stronger

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Foothills Brewing

United States · Double IPA · 8.3%

63%

MATCH

As with Maximus, same spicy-hop notes and fruit notes; adds pine notes, noticeably more bitter, no malt character.

Structure: more bitter, a notch softer

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Goblin Sauce

Bellwoods Brewery

Canada · Double IPA · 8.5%

63%

MATCH

Alongside Maximus on berry notes and fruit notes: adds juiciness, sweeter, drops malt character.

Structure: sweeter

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Boogie Monster

Bellwoods Brewery

Canada · Double IPA · 8%

62%

MATCH

Shares berry notes and fruit notes with Maximus; adds haziness, sweeter, but drops malt character.

Structure: sweeter, a notch softer

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Danger Pay

Yukon Brewing

Canada · Double IPA · 8%

62%

MATCH

Keeps floral notes and malt character like Maximus, adds resin notes, sweeter, drops spicy-hop notes.

Structure: sweeter, a notch softer

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Return of the Lake Erie Monster

Great Lakes Brewing Company

United States · Double IPA · 9.5%

62%

MATCH

Less bitter — same berry notes and fruit notes as Maximus, adds pine notes, noticeably less bitter, but without the malt character.

Structure: less bitter

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O'Hara's Double IPA

Carlow Brewing Company

Ireland · Double IPA · 7.5%

61%

MATCH

Softer — same malt character and floral notes as Maximus, adds caramel notes, a notch softer, but without the spicy-hop notes.

Structure: a notch softer

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