Beers similar to Puffin Pale Ale

Pale Ale·United States·5.7% ABV·One of 670 Pale Ales in hopIQ·

hopIQ found 10 beers that share Puffin Pale Ale's malty and citrusy character. Caramel and Munich malts build a malty base, and hops add hints of pine and citrus for nose and palate. This pale ale carries 5.7% ABV and 30 IBU. Puffin Pale Ale was designed for a tour company that takes visitors on Alaskan adventures, and the recipe follows a pale ale tradition that dates back to the 1700s.

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10 beers like Puffin Pale Ale

Pure Fury

Rhinegeist Brewery

United States · Pale Ale · 6.2%

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95%

FLAVOUR MATCH

A touch more dankness — pine notes and caramel notes as with Puffin Pale Ale.

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Structure: very close

Compared to Puffin Pale Aledank

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

Structure: very close

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Hounds Pale Ale

Pittsburgh Brewing Company

United States · Pale Ale · 5.0%

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92%

FLAVOUR MATCH

Like Puffin Pale Ale on hop character and pine notes — adds tropical notes, noticeably more bitter.

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Structure: more bitter, a notch softer

Compared to Puffin Pale Aletropical

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

Structure: more bitter, a notch softer

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208 Citra Pale Ale

Grand Teton Brewing

United States · Pale Ale · 5.5%

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91%

FLAVOUR MATCH

Mirrors Puffin Pale Ale's pine notes and hop character — plus smoothness, minus caramel notes.

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Structure: very close

Compared to Puffin Pale Alesmoothcaramel

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

Structure: very close

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Whitstable Bay Pale Ale

Shepherd Neame

United Kingdom · Pale Ale · 4.0%

88%

MATCH

Same pine notes and hop character as Puffin Pale Ale, adds fruit notes, a notch softer, but without the caramel notes.

Structure: a notch softer

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Mosaic Pale Ale

Community Beer Company

United States · Pale Ale · 5.2%

86%

MATCH

As with Puffin Pale Ale, same pine notes and hop character; adds tropical notes, no caramel notes.

Structure: very close

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Cornish Trawler

Skinner's Brewery

United Kingdom · Pale Ale · 3.8%

86%

MATCH

Alongside Puffin Pale Ale on pine notes and hop character: adds floral notes, a notch softer, drops caramel notes.

Structure: a notch softer

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Cloudwater Brew Co

United Kingdom · Pale Ale · 5.5%

85%

MATCH

Shares caramel notes and hop character with Puffin Pale Ale; adds resin notes, but drops pine notes.

Structure: very close

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Howling Gale

Eight Degrees Brewing

Ireland · Pale Ale · 4.5%

85%

MATCH

Keeps pine notes and caramel notes like Puffin Pale Ale; adds bread notes, noticeably more bitter.

Structure: more bitter, a notch softer

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Pete's Pale Ale

Green Bench Brewing Co.

United States · Pale Ale · 4.7%

85%

MATCH

Softer — same hop character and pine notes as Puffin Pale Ale, adds dryness, a notch softer, but without the caramel notes.

Structure: a notch softer

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Beloved Brew

Philter Brewing

Australia · Pale Ale · 4.6%

84%

MATCH

Softer — same pine notes and hop character as Puffin Pale Ale, adds fruit notes, a notch softer, but without the caramel notes.

Structure: a notch softer

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