Beers similar to Colonial Ale

Extra Special Bitter·United States·4% ABV·One of 20 Extra Special Bitters in hopIQ·

hopIQ found 10 beers that share Colonial Ale's earthy and bitter character. Earthy hops and a balanced bitterness mark Colonial Ale, a 4% ABV extra special bitter brewed as a recipe in honor of the 250th birthday of the USA. It is a recent addition from Long Trail, the Vermont brewery in Bridgewater Corners that has been brewing since 1989, and it has been poured on draft at the brewery itself.

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Holgate ESB

Holgate Brewhouse

Australia · Extra Special Bitter · 5%

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88%

FLAVOUR MATCH

Same hop character and caramel notes as Colonial Ale, adds orange notes, fuller-bodied.

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Structure: a touch fuller, sweeter

Compared to Colonial Aleorangecitrusyspicy

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

Structure: a touch fuller, sweeter

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Dark Star

Quidi Vidi Brewing Company

Canada · Extra Special Bitter · 6%

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87%

FLAVOUR MATCH

Shares hop character and caramel notes with Colonial Ale; adds toasty notes, a notch stronger.

What carries overearthycaramelbitterhoppymalty

Structure: a notch stronger

Compared to Colonial Aletoastynuttydry

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

Structure: a notch stronger

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Old Man

Tree House Brewing Company

United States · Extra Special Bitter · 5.4%

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87%

FLAVOUR MATCH

Alongside Colonial Ale on hop character and caramel notes: adds fruit notes, fuller-bodied.

What carries overearthycaramelbitterhoppymalty

Structure: a touch fuller, a notch stronger

Compared to Colonial Alenuttynoble-hopfruity

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

Structure: a touch fuller, a notch stronger

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My Wife's Bitter

Burleigh Brewing Company

Australia · Extra Special Bitter · 5.3%

83%

MATCH

A touch more dryness, fuller-bodied — hop character and caramel notes as with Colonial Ale.

Structure: a touch fuller, sweeter

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Furious Gnome

Wayward Brewing Co.

Australia · Extra Special Bitter · 5.6%

82%

MATCH

Keeps hop character and caramel notes like Colonial Ale; adds dark fruit notes, fuller-bodied.

Structure: a touch fuller, sweeter

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Homeward Bound

Brewpoint

United Kingdom · Extra Special Bitter · 4.6%

81%

MATCH

Mirrors Colonial Ale's hop character and caramel notes, plus floral notes, fuller-bodied.

Structure: a touch fuller

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Northern Pub Ale

Yukon Brewing

Canada · Extra Special Bitter · 5%

81%

MATCH

Like Colonial Ale on hop character and caramel notes — adds toasty notes, fuller-bodied.

Structure: a touch fuller, sweeter

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Extra Easy

Tennessee Brew Works

United States · Extra Special Bitter · 5%

77%

MATCH

As with Colonial Ale, same hop character and caramel notes, plus dryness, a notch stronger.

Structure: a notch stronger

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Bitch Creek ESB

Grand Teton Brewing

United States · Extra Special Bitter · 6%

76%

MATCH

Stronger — same hop character and caramel notes as Colonial Ale, adds dryness, a notch stronger.

Structure: a notch stronger

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Owl Original Ale

Matilda Bay Brewing Company

Australia · Golden Ale · 4.2%

76%

MATCH

Less bitter — same hop character and caramel notes as Colonial Ale, adds noble hop character, noticeably less bitter.

Structure: less bitter

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