Beers similar to Griswald's Holiday Ale

Spiced Ale·United States·8.5% ABV·One of 8 Spiced Ales in hopIQ·

hopIQ found 10 beers that share Griswald's Holiday Ale's spicy and clove character. Orange peel, cinnamon and ginger lead a warming spiced ale packed with five spices: cinnamon, clove, coriander, ginger and orange peel. It is Red Rock's annual holiday release at 8.5% ABV and 15 IBU, a holiday classic of the brewery that it likens to a gingerbread man in a bottle.

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10 beers like Griswald's Holiday Ale

Heimathafen Winter-Bock

Heimathafen Erfurter Braumanufaktur

Germany · Bock · 7.5%

ALTERNATIVE

71%

FLAVOUR MATCH

Mirrors Red Rock's orange notes and coriander notes, plus fullness, fuller-bodied.

What carries overcorianderclovespicyorangeboozy

Structure: a touch fuller, sweeter

Compared to Red Rockmaltyfull-bodiedcaramel

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

Structure: a touch fuller, sweeter

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Panty Peeler

Midnight Sun Brewing Company

United States · Belgian Tripel · 8.5%

ALTERNATIVE

71%

FLAVOUR MATCH

Keeps coriander notes and orange notes like Red Rock, adds citrus notes, crisper carbonation, drops booziness.

What carries overcorianderclovespicyorangesweet

Structure: crisper, a touch fuller

Compared to Red Rockcitrusycaramelearthyboozy

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

Structure: crisper, a touch fuller

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Gouden Carolus Imperial Blond

Brouwerij Het Anker

Belgium · Belgian Strong Golden Ale · 10.0%

ALTERNATIVE

70%

FLAVOUR MATCH

A touch more fruit notes, crisper carbonation, no clove notes — coriander notes and orange notes as with Red Rock.

What carries overcorianderspicyorangeboozy

Structure: crisper, a touch fuller

Compared to Red Rockfruityfull-bodiedherbalclovesweet

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

Structure: crisper, a touch fuller

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Confluence

Allagash Brewing Company

United States · Belgian Strong Golden Ale · 7.5%

69%

MATCH

Alongside Red Rock on orange notes and coriander notes: adds banana notes, crisper carbonation, drops sweetness.

Structure: crisper, more bitter

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Say It Wit Love

Jopen

Netherlands · Witbier · 7.5%

69%

MATCH

Shares coriander notes and orange notes with Red Rock; adds fruit notes, crisper carbonation, but drops booziness.

Structure: crisper, a notch softer

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Witte Winter

Jopen

Netherlands · Witbier · 7.5%

69%

MATCH

Same coriander notes and orange notes as Red Rock, adds haziness, crisper carbonation, but without the sweetness.

Structure: crisper, a notch softer

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Gerardus Tripel

Gulpener Bierbrouwerij

Netherlands · Tripel · 8.5%

68%

MATCH

As with Red Rock, same orange notes and coriander notes; adds fullness, crisper carbonation, no sweetness.

Structure: crisper, a touch fuller

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Don de Dieu

Unibroue

Canada · Belgian-Style Imperial Wheat Ale · 9.0%

68%

MATCH

Like Red Rock on sweetness and coriander notes — adds banana notes, crisper carbonation, but without the booziness.

Structure: crisper, a touch fuller

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Big Mother Pumpkin

Blue Point Brewing Company

United States · Pumpkin Ale · 9.0%

67%

MATCH

Fuller — same sweetness and booziness as Red Rock, adds caramel notes, fuller-bodied, but without the coriander notes.

Structure: a touch fuller, more bitter

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Imperial Pumpkin Ale

Weyerbacher Brewing Company

United States · Pumpkin Ale · 8.0%

67%

MATCH

Crisper — same booziness and sweetness as Red Rock, adds caramel notes, crisper carbonation, but without the coriander notes.

Structure: crisper, sweeter

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