Beers similar to Driftin' IPA

IPA·New Zealand·5% ABV·One of 477 IPAs in hopIQ·

hopIQ found 10 beers that share Driftin' IPA's citrusy and tropical character. Chinook and Citra bring grapefruit and lime with a spicy undercurrent, while New Zealand's Nectaron hop adds tropical notes. A smooth malt bed balances a lingering bitterness in this 5% ABV IPA from Monteith's, which comes in cans and on keg. The brewery has been on New Zealand's West Coast since 1868.

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10 beers like Driftin' IPA

1

Moersleutel Craft Brewery

Netherlands · IPA · 5.5%

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88%

FLAVOUR MATCH

As with Driftin' IPA, same hop character and spiciness; adds peach notes, no malt character.

What carries overcitrusytropicalspicybittersmooth

Structure: very close

Compared to Driftin' IPAjuicypeachdankmalty

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

Structure: very close

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Birmingham Brewing Company

United Kingdom · IPA · 5.5%

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88%

FLAVOUR MATCH

Alongside Driftin' IPA on spiciness and bitterness: adds resin notes.

What carries overcitrusybittertropicalspicyhoppy

Structure: very close

Compared to Driftin' IPAresinouspineyfull-bodiedsmooth

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

Structure: very close

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3

Kinnegar Brewing

Ireland · IPA · 5.1%

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87%

FLAVOUR MATCH

Shares spiciness and hop character with Driftin' IPA; adds fullness.

What carries overcitrusytropicalspicybittermalty

Structure: very close

Compared to Driftin' IPAfull-bodiedsmooth

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

Structure: very close

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4

Enville Ales

United Kingdom · IPA · 4.8%

86%

MATCH

Keeps spiciness and malt character like Driftin' IPA; adds earthy notes.

Structure: very close

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Skinner's Brewery

United Kingdom · IPA · 4%

86%

MATCH

A touch more juiciness, a notch softer — hop character and spiciness as with Driftin' IPA.

Structure: a notch softer

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Pirate Life IPA

Pirate Life Brewing

Australia · IPA · 6.8%

85%

MATCH

Like Driftin' IPA on bitterness and hop character — adds fullness, sweeter.

Structure: sweeter, a notch stronger

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Riedenburger Brauhaus

Germany · IPA · 6.5%

84%

MATCH

Mirrors Driftin' IPA's bitterness and hop character, plus fruit notes, a notch stronger.

Structure: a notch stronger

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Moonwake Beer Co.

United Kingdom · IPA · 6%

84%

MATCH

Same hop character and malt character as Driftin' IPA, adds fruit notes, a notch stronger, but without the spiciness.

Structure: a notch stronger

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Founders Brewing Co.

United States · IPA · 6.6%

84%

MATCH

More bitter — same spiciness and bitterness as Driftin' IPA, adds dryness, noticeably more bitter.

Structure: more bitter, a notch stronger

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Three Tuns Brewery

United Kingdom · IPA · 5%

84%

MATCH

Same spiciness and bitterness as Driftin' IPA, adds floral notes.

Structure: very close

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