Beers similar to The Craft IPA

Orion Breweries

American IPA·Japan·6.5% ABV·One of 476 American IPAs in hopIQ·

hopIQ found 10 beers that share The Craft IPA's bitter and hoppy character. A dank, herbal, weighty top aroma opens, followed by citrus and tropical notes in the aftertaste. Bitterness is strong (IBU 60) and the finish dry, with body from hops and alcohol at 6.5% ABV. American-style IPA with Mosaic, Citra, Motueka, Strata, Cryo Sabro and Okinawan-grown hops, added in the cooling stage to keep their aroma intact.

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10 beers like The Craft IPA

1

Polly's Brew Co.

United Kingdom · American IPA · 6.2%

ALTERNATIVE

78%

FLAVOUR MATCH

As with The Craft IPA, same tropical notes and herbal notes; adds peach notes, sweeter, no dryness.

What carries overtropicalcitrusyherbalhoppybitter

Structure: sweeter

Compared to The Craft IPAfruitypeachdryresinous

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

Structure: sweeter

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2

Saltaire Brewery

United Kingdom · American IPA · 6%

ALTERNATIVE

77%

FLAVOUR MATCH

Alongside The Craft IPA on dryness and tropical notes: adds richness, drops herbal notes.

What carries overtropicalresinoushoppybitterdry

Structure: very close

Compared to The Craft IPAmaltyrichherbaldank

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

Structure: very close

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3

Moersleutel Craft Brewery

Netherlands · American IPA · 7%

ALTERNATIVE

77%

FLAVOUR MATCH

Shares dryness and tropical notes with The Craft IPA; adds berry notes, but drops herbal notes.

What carries overtropicalhoppycitrusybitterdank

Structure: very close

Compared to The Craft IPAberryfloraldark fruitherbalresinous

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

Structure: very close

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4

Printshop Hop Pusher

Printshop Beer Co.

United States · American IPA · 6.3%

77%

MATCH

Keeps resin notes and dryness like The Craft IPA, adds pine notes, drops tropical notes.

Structure: very close

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Southern Tier Brewing Company

United States · American IPA · 6.5%

76%

MATCH

A touch more floral notes, noticeably less bitter, no herbal notes — dankness and dryness as with The Craft IPA.

Structure: less bitter, sweeter

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6

Sierra Nevada Brewing Co.

United States · American IPA · 7.2%

75%

MATCH

Like The Craft IPA on herbal notes and dryness — adds pine notes, a notch stronger, but without the dankness.

Structure: a notch stronger

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Sticky Icky Icky

Short's Brewing Company

United States · American IPA · 7.1%

75%

MATCH

Mirrors The Craft IPA's dankness and citrus notes — noticeably more bitter, minus herbal notes.

Structure: more bitter

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Alder Beer Co.

Italy · American IPA · 6.5%

75%

MATCH

Same dryness and tropical notes as The Craft IPA, adds peach notes, but without the herbal notes.

Structure: very close

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Heart of Darkness Kurtz's Insane IPA

Heart of Darkness Brewery

Vietnam · American IPA · 6.8%

75%

MATCH

Same resin notes and tropical notes as The Craft IPA, adds pine notes, but without the dryness.

Structure: very close

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Breakside Brewery

United States · American IPA · 6.4%

74%

MATCH

Same citrus notes and resin notes as The Craft IPA, adds pine notes, but without the tropical notes.

Structure: very close

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