Beers similar to The Surf Beer

Golden Ale·United States·4.5% ABV·One of 174 Golden Ales in hopIQ·

hopIQ found 10 beers that share The Surf Beer's malty and grassy character. Malty and grassy, this golden ale is hopped with Motueka and comes in at 4.5% ABV. The brewery counts it among its flagship beers, calls it crisp, light and as easy-drinking as it gets, and pours it on tap year round. JetBlue began serving it on all of its flights in February 2025. Its pitch: keep it simple and enjoy the No-Frills Good Life.

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10 beers like The Surf Beer

Exmoor Gold

Exmoor Ales

United Kingdom · Golden Ale · 4.5%

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85%

FLAVOUR MATCH

Shares hop character and crispness with The Surf Beer; adds floral notes.

What carries overgrassymaltycrisplighthoppy

Structure: very close

Compared to The Surf Beerfloralcitrusycaramelsmooth-drinking

Structure: Same structure — body, sweetness, bitterness and texture all land on the same spot.

Structure: very close

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Twisted Spire

Hobsons Brewery

United Kingdom · Golden Ale · 3.4%

CLOSE ALTERNATIVE

84%

FLAVOUR MATCH

Same hop character and crispness as The Surf Beer, adds dryness, a notch softer.

What carries overgrassycrisphoppymaltylight

Structure: a notch softer

Compared to The Surf Beerdrycitrusybittersmooth-drinking

Structure: Same structure — body, sweetness, bitterness and texture all land on the same spot.

Structure: a notch softer

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Golden Champion

Hall & Woodhouse

United Kingdom · Golden Ale · 4.5%

CLOSE ALTERNATIVE

83%

FLAVOUR MATCH

As with The Surf Beer, same hop character and drinkability; adds floral notes, no grass notes.

What carries overrefreshingmaltycrisplightsmooth-drinking

Structure: very close

Compared to The Surf Beerfloralhoneygrassy

Structure: Same structure — body, sweetness, bitterness and texture all land on the same spot.

Structure: very close

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Tennent's Lager

Tennent's Wellpark Brewery

United Kingdom · Pale Lager · 4%

83%

MATCH

Like The Surf Beer on hop character and drinkability — adds bread notes, crisper carbonation.

Structure: crisper, a touch lighter

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Three Rivers Lager

Bellfield Brewery

United Kingdom · Pale Lager · 4.2%

82%

MATCH

Mirrors The Surf Beer's hop character and crispness — plus dryness, crisper carbonation, minus malt character.

Structure: crisper, a touch lighter

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Founders Easy Drinking Beer

Founders Brewing Co.

United States · Golden Ale · 5%

81%

MATCH

Keeps hop character and crispness like The Surf Beer, adds fruit notes, drops grass notes.

Structure: very close

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Adnams English Lager

Adnams Brewery

United Kingdom · Pale Lager · 3.4%

81%

MATCH

A touch more herbal notes, lighter-bodied, no hop character — drinkability and crispness as with The Surf Beer.

Structure: a touch lighter, crisper

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Glasshopper

Hop Back Brewery

United Kingdom · Golden Ale · 3.8%

80%

MATCH

Alongside The Surf Beer on hop character and drinkability: adds tropical notes, a notch softer, drops grass notes.

Structure: a notch softer

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Simple Things German Ale

Simple Things Fermentations

United Kingdom · Kölsch · 5%

80%

MATCH

Same drinkability and lightness as The Surf Beer, adds fruit notes, but without the hop character.

Structure: very close

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Yma O Hyd

Tiny Rebel

United Kingdom · Pale Lager · 4.4%

80%

MATCH

Crisper — same hop character and lightness as The Surf Beer, adds floral notes, crisper carbonation.

Structure: crisper

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