Beers similar to Otter Head

Old Ale·United Kingdom·5.8% ABV·One of 18 Old Ales in hopIQ·

hopIQ found 10 beers that share Otter Head's malty and boozy character. Fruit cake, port and alcohol on the nose, then a malty, fruity, slightly sweet body with warming sherry notes and a long, dry bittersweet finish. Otter Head has a barley wine and old ale character at 5.8%, yet stays light to drink thanks to a carefully balanced use of hops, classic English ones among them.

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Holden's Old Ale

Holden's Brewery

United Kingdom · Old Ale · 7.2%

ALTERNATIVE

73%

FLAVOUR MATCH

As with Otter, same bitterness and dark fruit notes; adds roasted notes, fuller-bodied, no fruit notes.

What carries overmaltysmooth-drinkingboozybitterdark fruit

Structure: a touch fuller, a notch stronger

Compared to Otterroastedrichfull-bodiedfruitydry

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

Structure: a touch fuller, a notch stronger

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Hahn Special Vintage 1999

Hahn Brewing

Australia · Old Ale · 8%

ALTERNATIVE

70%

FLAVOUR MATCH

Alongside Otter on dryness and sweetness: adds oak notes, fuller-bodied, drops fruit notes.

What carries overmaltydark fruitsweetcarameldry

Structure: a touch fuller, sweeter

Compared to Otteroakrichspicyfruitysmooth-drinking

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

Structure: a touch fuller, sweeter

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Old Timer

Wadworth

United Kingdom · Old Ale · 5.8%

WORTH A TRY

68%

FLAVOUR MATCH

Shares dryness and bitterness with Otter; adds fullness, fuller-bodied, but drops fruit notes.

What carries overmaltycarameldrysmoothdark fruit

Structure: a touch fuller

Compared to Otterfull-bodiedroastedrichfruitysmooth-drinking

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

Structure: a touch fuller

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Broadside Strong Original

Adnams Brewery

United Kingdom · Strong Ale · 6%

67%

MATCH

Keeps fruit notes and sweetness like Otter, adds richness, fuller-bodied, drops dryness.

Structure: a touch fuller

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Wadworth 6X 1923

Wadworth

United Kingdom · English Strong Ale · 6%

67%

MATCH

A touch more fullness, fuller-bodied, no dryness — fruit notes and sweetness as with Otter.

Structure: a touch fuller

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Bathams XXX

Bathams Brewery

United Kingdom · English Strong Ale · 6.5%

66%

MATCH

Like Otter on fruit notes and sweetness — adds richness, fuller-bodied, but without the dryness.

Structure: a touch fuller, a notch stronger

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Marston's Owd Rodger

Marston's Brewery

United Kingdom · Strong Ale · 7.4%

66%

MATCH

Mirrors Otter's fruit notes and dryness — plus richness, fuller-bodied, minus sweetness.

Structure: a touch fuller, a notch stronger

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Traquair House Ale

Traquair House Brewery

United Kingdom · Scotch Ale · 7.2%

66%

MATCH

Same fruit notes and dryness as Otter, adds oak notes, fuller-bodied, but without the sweetness.

Structure: a touch fuller, sweeter

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Winter Ale

St. Peter's Brewery

United Kingdom · Strong Ale · 6.5%

65%

MATCH

Fuller — same sweetness and bitterness as Otter, adds hop character, fuller-bodied, but without the fruit notes.

Structure: a touch fuller, a notch stronger

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Füchschen Weihnachtsbier

Füchschen

Germany · Altbier · 5.5%

65%

MATCH

Same dryness and sweetness as Otter, adds bread notes, but without the fruit notes.

Structure: very close

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