Beers similar to Fade to Black

Left Hand Brewing Company

Foreign Extra Stout·United States·8.5% ABV·One of 31 Foreign Extra Stouts in hopIQ·

hopIQ found 10 beers that share Fade to Black's roasted and coffee character. Pours black with licorice, espresso bean, molasses and black cardamom notes. A foreign-style stout in bottles at 8.5 % ABV, made for a tulip glass, it won Great American Beer Festival gold in 2013. Left Hand pitches it for the time of year when the days grow shorter, as a bold companion for evenings when the light fades.

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10 beers like Fade to Black

1

Kinnegar Brewing

Ireland · Foreign Extra Stout · 6.5%

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85%

FLAVOUR MATCH

Mirrors Fade to Black's fullness and richness — plus toasty notes, a notch softer, minus sweetness.

What carries overroastedfull-bodiedcoffeerichsmooth

Structure: a notch softer

Compared to Fade to Blacktoastybittermaltyspicysweet

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

Structure: a notch softer

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Asahi Breweries

Japan · Foreign Extra Stout · 8%

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83%

FLAVOUR MATCH

Keeps sweetness and fullness like Fade to Black, adds bitterness, drops spiciness.

What carries overroastedsweetcoffeefull-bodiedrich

Structure: very close

Compared to Fade to Blackbittercaramelsourspicy

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

Structure: very close

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Guinness Special Export

Guinness

Ireland · Foreign Extra Stout · 8%

ALTERNATIVE

79%

FLAVOUR MATCH

A touch more bitterness, noticeably more bitter, no sweetness — fullness and richness as with Fade to Black.

What carries overroastedchocolatecoffeefull-bodiedrich

Structure: more bitter

Compared to Fade to Blackbittersmokyboozyspicysweet

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

Structure: more bitter

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4

Gjulia

Italy · Foreign Extra Stout · 8%

79%

MATCH

Alongside Fade to Black on fullness and chocolate notes: adds bitterness, drops sweetness.

Structure: very close

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pFriem Export Stout

pFriem Family Brewers

United States · Foreign Extra Stout · 7.5%

77%

MATCH

Shares richness and fullness with Fade to Black; adds toasty notes, a notch softer, but drops sweetness.

Structure: a notch softer

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Export Stout London 1890

The Kernel Brewery

United Kingdom · Foreign Extra Stout · 7.5%

76%

MATCH

Same fullness and chocolate notes as Fade to Black, adds smokiness, a notch softer, but without the sweetness.

Structure: a notch softer

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7

Fort George Brewery

United States · Stout · 8.8%

76%

MATCH

As with Fade to Black, same sweetness and fullness; adds malt character, no spiciness.

Structure: very close

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8

Philter Caribbean Stout

Philter Brewing

Australia · Foreign Extra Stout · 7%

76%

MATCH

Like Fade to Black on fullness and sweetness — adds earthy notes, a notch softer, but without the spiciness.

Structure: a notch softer

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AleBrowar

Poland · Foreign Extra Stout · 7%

75%

MATCH

Softer — same richness and fullness as Fade to Black, adds smokiness, a notch softer, but without the coffee notes.

Structure: a notch softer

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Pirate Life Export Stout

Pirate Life Brewing

Australia · Foreign Extra Stout · 7.2%

75%

MATCH

More bitter — same fullness and richness as Fade to Black, adds bitterness, noticeably more bitter, but without the sweetness.

Structure: more bitter, a notch softer

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