Beers similar to 1554

Brown Ale·United States·6% ABV·One of 86 Brown Ales in hopIQ·

hopIQ found 10 beers that share 1554's chocolate and malty character. Dry and chocolatey in the finish: 1554 is a dark ale that is neither porter, stout, schwarzbier nor bock. It revives zwert, a lost Flemish black beer style bittered with gruit, using a dash of licorice root and a lager yeast fermented at ale temperatures. First brewed in 1998, it took Gold at the 2011 U.S. Open Beer Championship (Schwarzbier) and at the 2025 Great American Beer Festival (Historical Beer).

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10 beers like 1554

Danelaw

Anspach & Hobday

United Kingdom · Brown Ale · 5.5%

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85%

FLAVOUR MATCH

As with 1554, same roasted notes and herbal notes; adds sweetness, no dryness.

What carries overmaltycaramelroastedherbaldark fruit

Structure: very close

Compared to 1554sweetearthydrychocolate

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

Structure: very close

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Bambrick's Brown Ale

Ballykilcavan Brewery

Ireland · Brown Ale · 5.8%

CLOSE ALTERNATIVE

81%

FLAVOUR MATCH

Alongside 1554 on roasted notes and toasty notes: adds richness, drops dryness.

What carries overchocolatemaltyroastedsmoothtoasty

Structure: very close

Compared to 1554richbittersmooth-drinkingdryherbal

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

Structure: very close

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The Smoked Brown

Anspach & Hobday

United Kingdom · Brown Ale · 5.5%

CLOSE ALTERNATIVE

80%

FLAVOUR MATCH

Shares roasted notes and dark fruit notes with 1554; adds smokiness, but drops dryness.

What carries overdark fruitcaramelroastedmaltysmooth

Structure: very close

Compared to 1554smokyrichdrychocolate

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

Structure: very close

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Calverley's Brown Ale

Calverley's Brewery

United Kingdom · Brown Ale · 5.1%

80%

MATCH

Keeps dark fruit notes and toasty notes like 1554, adds fruit notes, a notch softer, drops dryness.

Structure: a notch softer

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Vanilla Maduro

Cigar City Brewing

United States · Brown Ale · 5.5%

79%

MATCH

A touch more sweetness, no dryness — roasted notes and toasty notes as with 1554.

Structure: very close

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Nog

Woodforde's Brewery

United Kingdom · Brown Ale · 4.6%

79%

MATCH

Like 1554 on dark fruit notes and toasty notes — adds creaminess, a notch softer, but without the dryness.

Structure: a notch softer

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Devil's Washtub

Lacada Brewery

United Kingdom · Brown Ale · 5.2%

78%

MATCH

Mirrors 1554's roasted notes and dark fruit notes — plus richness, a notch softer, minus dryness.

Structure: a notch softer

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Oatmeal Raisin Cookie

Cigar City Brewing

United States · Brown Ale · 5.5%

78%

MATCH

Same dryness and dark fruit notes as 1554, adds vanilla notes, but without the roasted notes.

Structure: very close

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Maduro

Cigar City Brewing

United States · Brown Ale · 5.5%

77%

MATCH

Same dryness and roasted notes as 1554, adds coffee notes, but without the herbal notes.

Structure: very close

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Jacobsen Brown Ale

Jacobsen Brewhouse

Denmark · Brown Ale · 6%

77%

MATCH

Same dryness and dark fruit notes as 1554, adds coffee notes, but without the roasted notes.

Structure: very close

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