Beers similar to Driftwood Ale

English Pale Ale·United States·6% ABV·One of 17 English Pale Ales in hopIQ·

hopIQ found 10 beers that share Driftwood Ale's bready and malty character. Toasty, nutty and biscuity flavours come from Victory malts in this English-style pale ale, known for its dark copper colour and easy drinkability. It is hopped with Magnum and Tettnang, weighs in at 6.0% ABV and runs as a seasonal from November through March. The brewery calls it the one that started it all.

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10 beers like Driftwood Ale

Printshop Baker Creek

Printshop Beer Co.

United States · American Brown Ale · 5.5%

WORTH A TRY

68%

FLAVOUR MATCH

Alongside Driftwood Ale on nutty notes and toasty notes: adds chocolate notes, sweeter, drops noble hop character.

What carries overtoastynuttymaltybreadysmooth-drinking

Structure: sweeter, a touch fuller

Compared to Driftwood Alechocolatecaramelsmoothnoble-hoprefreshing

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

Structure: sweeter, a touch fuller

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Greifenklau Lager

Brauerei Greifenklau

Germany · Pale Lager · 4.9%

WORTH A TRY

66%

FLAVOUR MATCH

As with Driftwood Ale, same noble hop character and hop character; adds herbal notes, noticeably less bitter, no toasty notes.

What carries overbreadycleannoble-hopmaltysmooth-drinking

Structure: less bitter, a touch lighter

Compared to Driftwood Aleherbalspicy-hoptoastynutty

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

Structure: less bitter, a touch lighter

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Woodsetton Pale Ale

Holden's Brewery

United Kingdom · English Pale Ale · 4.5%

WORTH A TRY

66%

FLAVOUR MATCH

Same noble hop character and hop character as Driftwood Ale, adds dryness, a notch softer, but without the toasty notes.

What carries overhoppynoble-hopmaltybreadycrisp

Structure: a notch softer

Compared to Driftwood Aledrybittercarameltoastynutty

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

Structure: a notch softer

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Honolulu Beerworks Makakilo Brown Ale

Honolulu Beerworks

United States · American Brown Ale · 6%

65%

MATCH

Mirrors Driftwood Ale's toasty notes and nutty notes — plus caramel notes, fuller-bodied, minus noble hop character.

Structure: a touch fuller

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Bucktown Brown

RAR Brewing

United States · American Brown Ale · 5.4%

65%

MATCH

Like Driftwood Ale on toasty notes and nutty notes — adds caramel notes, sweeter, but without the noble hop character.

Structure: sweeter, a touch fuller

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Spitting Feathers' Lager

Spitting Feathers Brewery

United Kingdom · Kölsch · 4%

63%

MATCH

A touch more floral notes, noticeably less bitter, no toasty notes — nutty notes and noble hop character as with Driftwood Ale.

Structure: less bitter, a notch softer

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UrBadisch Pilsener

Hausbrauerei Eschenbräu

Germany · Pale Lager · 5.2%

63%

MATCH

Keeps noble hop character and drinkability like Driftwood Ale, adds sweetness, noticeably less bitter, drops toasty notes.

Structure: less bitter, crisper

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Anzac

Pilot Beer

United Kingdom · Pale Ale · 6%

63%

MATCH

Shares toasty notes and nutty notes with Driftwood Ale; adds fruit notes, but drops bread notes.

Structure: very close

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Kraus Lagerbier

Brauerei Kraus

Germany · Pale Lager · 4.7%

63%

MATCH

Less bitter — same toasty notes and drinkability as Driftwood Ale, adds richness, noticeably less bitter, but without the nutty notes.

Structure: less bitter, a touch lighter

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Kodiak Island Wing-Nut Brown

Kodiak Island Brewing Company

United States · American Brown Ale · 6%

63%

MATCH

Fuller — same nutty notes and toasty notes as Driftwood Ale, adds caramel notes, fuller-bodied, but without the noble hop character.

Structure: a touch fuller, sweeter

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