hopIQ found 10 beers that share NZ Pale's piney and citrusy character. Tropical, grapefruit, citrus and pine notes galore come from a formidable trio of hops, Nectaron, Nelson Sauvin and Riwaka, delicately chucked into a fermenter with super-pale malt. Pilot's reasoning: New Zealand is a bit like Scotland, but with nicer hops. A pale ale at 4.5%.
Similar beers ranked by flavour match rather than popularity.Similar beers ranked by flavour, not popularity.
Mirrors NZ Pale's tropical notes and hop character — plus dryness, a notch stronger, minus malt character.
Structure: Same structure — body, sweetness, bitterness and texture all land on the same spot.
Structure: a notch stronger
Keeps hop character and resin notes like NZ Pale, adds smoothness, drops tropical notes.
Structure: Same structure — body, sweetness, bitterness and texture all land on the same spot.
Structure: very close
A touch more fruit notes, no resin notes — tropical notes and hop character as with NZ Pale.
Structure: Same structure — body, sweetness, bitterness and texture all land on the same spot.
Structure: very close
Same idea, less detail — open a beer to see the full comparison.
