Beers similar to Original Beer Company Sonnet XVIII

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hopIQ found 10 beers that share Original Beer Company Sonnet XVIII's dry and floral character. A pale ale using fresh basil as a secondary ingredient — the herb character runs alongside, not instead of, the Citra hop note. Floral at the front, citrus-clear through the middle, with a dry-hoppy bitter finish. The name Sonnet XVIII refers to Shakespeare's 'Shall I compare thee to a summer's day?' — brewing as literary allusion.

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10 beers like Original Beer Company Sonnet XVIII

Zmaj Pale Ale

Zmajska Pivovara

Croatia · American Pale Ale · 5.0%

ALTERNATIVE

72%

FLAVOUR MATCH

Mirrors Original Beer's hop character and citrus notes — plus fruit notes, minus herbal notes.

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Structure: very close

Compared to Original Beerrefreshingfruitymaltyherbal

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

Structure: very close

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Man Man Lai Extra Pale Ale

Arrow Factory Brewing

China · Extra Pale Ale · 4.4%

ALTERNATIVE

71%

FLAVOUR MATCH

Keeps herbal notes and hop character like Original Beer, adds fruit notes, drops bitterness.

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Structure: very close

Compared to Original Beerrefreshingfruitysmooth-drinkingbitterclean

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

Structure: very close

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Dénari

Istmo Brew Pub

Panama · American Pale Ale · 5.0%

ALTERNATIVE

70%

FLAVOUR MATCH

A touch more malt character — hop character and citrus notes as with Original Beer.

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Structure: very close

Compared to Original Beerrefreshingmaltyfruity

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

Structure: very close

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Einstök Arctic Pale Ale

Einstök Ölgerð

Iceland · Pale Ale · 6.0%

69%

MATCH

Alongside Original Beer on herbal notes and hop character: adds malt character, a notch stronger.

Structure: a notch stronger

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Hannöversch Pale Ale

Brauhaus Ernst-August

Germany · Pale Ale · 5.2%

69%

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Shares hop character and bitterness with Original Beer; adds malt character, but drops citrus notes.

Structure: very close

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Jake New Zealand Pale Ale

Birra Bellazzi

Italy · American Pale Ale · 5.0%

69%

MATCH

Same hop character and citrus notes as Original Beer, adds tropical notes, but without the herbal notes.

Structure: very close

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Protokoll Pale Ale

Protokoll Brewery

Germany · Pale Ale · 5.0%

69%

MATCH

As with Original Beer, same hop character and citrus notes; adds malt character, no herbal notes.

Structure: very close

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Edward

Hill Farmstead Brewery

United States · American Pale Ale · 5.2%

68%

MATCH

Like Original Beer on hop character and citrus notes — adds pine notes, but without the herbal notes.

Structure: very close

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Theresianer Pale Ale

Theresianer Antica Birreria di Trieste

Italy · English Pale Ale · 5.0%

68%

MATCH

Same herbal notes and hop character as Original Beer, adds bread notes, but without the citrus notes.

Structure: very close

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High Wire

Magic Rock Brewing

United Kingdom · Pale Ale · 5.5%

68%

MATCH

Same hop character and citrus notes as Original Beer, adds tropical notes, but without the herbal notes.

Structure: very close

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