hopIQ found 10 beers that share Fruit Ballad's juicy and hazy character. Juicy raspberry and pineapple notes burst from this hazy 3.4% session IPA, which takes its flavour inspiration from a retro favourite and mimics the classic penny chew. Fruit Ballad is an exclusive, nostalgia-fuelled collaboration between SALT and New Century Music Hall.
Similar beers ranked by flavour match rather than popularity.Similar beers ranked by flavour, not popularity.
Mirrors Fruit Ballad's fruit notes and berry notes — plus a notch stronger, minus sweetness.
Structure: Same structure — body, sweetness, bitterness and texture all land on the same spot.
Structure: a notch stronger
Keeps fruit notes and tropical notes like Fruit Ballad, adds a notch stronger, drops berry notes.
Structure: Same structure — body, sweetness, bitterness and texture all land on the same spot.
Structure: a notch stronger
A touch more bitterness, a notch stronger, no berry notes — fruit notes and tropical notes as with Fruit Ballad.
Structure: Same structure — body, sweetness, bitterness and texture all land on the same spot.
Structure: a notch stronger
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