hopIQ found 10 beers that share Brutus's malty and caramel character. Clean, malty fruitiness and caramel meet a bitterness like grapefruit peel in this amber lager. It is hopped with Simcoe, Cascade and Northern Brewer. Brutus comes from the independent Maximus brewery in Utrecht and is brewed at 6% ABV. It is rated at 35 IBU.
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A touch more noble hop character, crisper carbonation, no citrus notes — fruit notes and hop character as with Brutus.
Structure: Very close — a touch more texture, a touch less body.
Structure: crisper, a touch lighter
Like Brutus on fruit notes and bitterness — adds berry notes, lighter-bodied, but without the citrus notes.
Structure: Very close — a touch less body, a touch more texture.
Structure: a touch lighter, crisper
Mirrors Brutus's citrus notes and hop character — plus lighter-bodied, minus fruit notes.
Structure: Very close — a touch less body, a touch more texture.
Structure: a touch lighter, crisper
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