Beers similar to Otter Claus

Brown Ale·United Kingdom·5% ABV·One of 79 Brown Ales in hopIQ·

hopIQ found 10 beers that share Otter Claus's malty and nutty character. Malty, with a bittersweet honey-chocolate edge and earthy, fruity tones; Fuggles hops add a bitterness that makes it hard to stop at one. Otter Claus is the brewery's Christmas beer, a dark ruby brew at 5.0% that balances malt against that bittersweet edge and is sold in 500 ml bottles by the case while stocks last.

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10 beers like Otter Claus

Charlie Brewn

Charnwood Brewery

United Kingdom · Brown Ale · 5.2%

CLOSE ALTERNATIVE

83%

FLAVOUR MATCH

As with Otter, same fruit notes and earthy notes; adds richness, no chocolate notes.

What carries overmaltyfruityearthysmoothtoasty

Structure: very close

Compared to Otterrichdark fruitspicychocolatebitter

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%

CLOSE ALTERNATIVE

81%

FLAVOUR MATCH

Alongside Otter on fruit notes and chocolate notes: adds citrus notes, drops honey notes.

What carries overmaltyfruitychocolatetoastynutty

Structure: very close

Compared to Ottercitrusydark fruitsmooth-drinkingbitterhoney

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%

ALTERNATIVE

79%

FLAVOUR MATCH

Shares chocolate notes and bitterness with Otter; adds richness, a notch stronger, but drops fruit notes.

What carries overchocolatemaltybittertoastynutty

Structure: a notch stronger

Compared to Otterrichroastedsmooth-drinkingfruityhoney

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

Structure: a notch stronger

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Kingsdown

Arkell's Brewery

United Kingdom · Brown Ale · 5%

78%

MATCH

Keeps fruit notes and bitterness like Otter, adds dark fruit notes, drops chocolate notes.

Structure: very close

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Danelaw

Anspach & Hobday

United Kingdom · Brown Ale · 5.5%

77%

MATCH

A touch more sweetness, no fruit notes — earthy notes and toasty notes as with Otter.

Structure: very close

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Thwaites

United Kingdom · Brown Ale · 4.5%

75%

MATCH

Like Otter on fruit notes and bitterness — adds hop character, but without the chocolate notes.

Structure: very close

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Skye Black

Isle of Skye Brewing Company

United Kingdom · Brown Ale · 4.5%

75%

MATCH

Mirrors Otter's fruit notes and honey notes — plus roasted notes, minus chocolate notes.

Structure: very close

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Coronation Ale

Arkell's Brewery

United Kingdom · Brown Ale · 4.5%

75%

MATCH

Same chocolate notes and toasty notes as Otter, adds richness, but without the fruit notes.

Structure: very close

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Riedenburger Historisches Emmerbier

Riedenburger Brauhaus

Germany · Brown Ale · 5.1%

75%

MATCH

Same earthy notes and toasty notes as Otter, adds fullness, but without the fruit notes.

Structure: very close

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Sweet Earth

Birrificio Eastside Brewing

Italy · Brown Ale · 6%

74%

MATCH

Stronger — same bitterness and earthy notes as Otter, adds roasted notes, a notch stronger, but without the fruit notes.

Structure: a notch stronger

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