hopIQ found 10 beers with the same caramel and fruity character as Esprit du Dragon. Two specialty barley malts and amber candi sugar lay down caramel and barley sugar, with biscuit and gingerbread alongside. The Flemish yeast contributes fruity esters and a spiced edge, and the finish turns warm and vinous, closer to rum and madeira than to anything from the hops. Bitterness stays low against the residual sugar, and at this strength the alcohol registers as heat rather than sharpness. Brewed since 2018. Ranked by flavour match rather than popularity.
Closest match: St. Bernardus Abt 12 — 79%. No twin in the catalogue yet.
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