Beers similar to Sapporo Premium Black

Sapporo Brewery

Dark Lager·Japan·5% ABV·One of 40 Dark Lagers in hopIQ·

hopIQ found 10 beers that share Sapporo Premium Black's roasted and chocolate character. Sapporo's first dark beer is a deep black lager with a creamy head, brewed from roasted dark malts with a restrained hop charge. The roast brings notes of coffee and dark chocolate, backed by caramel, toast and a sweet, rounded malt fullness. Despite the colour the body stays fairly light, and the finish turns clean and crisp with a light roasted bitterness and a faint hop spice.

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10 beers like Sapporo Premium Black

1

Cerveza Quilmes

Argentina · Dark Lager · 4.8%

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89%

FLAVOUR MATCH

As with Sapporo, same toasty notes and coffee notes, plus sweetness.

What carries overroastedtoastychocolatecoffeecreamy

Structure: very close

Compared to Sapporosweetsmoothcrisplight

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

Structure: very close

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Pécsi Premium Dark

Pécsi Sörfőzde

Hungary · Dark Lager · 5.8%

CLOSE ALTERNATIVE

83%

FLAVOUR MATCH

Alongside Sapporo on coffee notes and caramel notes: adds richness, fuller-bodied.

What carries overroastedchocolatecoffeecreamycaramel

Structure: a touch fuller, softer

Compared to Sappororichdark fruitsmoothcleancrisp

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

Structure: a touch fuller, softer

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4 Pines Dark Lager

4 Pines Brewing Company

Australia · Dark Lager · 4.5%

ALTERNATIVE

75%

FLAVOUR MATCH

Shares coffee notes and malt character with Sapporo; adds dryness, but drops caramel notes.

What carries overroastedchocolatecrispcoffeeclean

Structure: very close

Compared to Sapporodrybreadysmoothcaramellight

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

Structure: very close

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4

Smithers Brewing Company

Canada · Dark Lager · 5.2%

75%

MATCH

Keeps coffee notes and toasty notes like Sapporo, adds dryness, drops caramel notes.

Structure: very close

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Stella Artois Noire

Stella Artois

Belgium · Dark Lager · 5.4%

75%

MATCH

A touch more dryness, no chocolate notes — caramel notes and malt character as with Sapporo.

Structure: very close

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6

Ghost Trail Dark Lager

Okanagan Spring Brewery

Canada · Dark Lager · 5%

75%

MATCH

Like Sapporo on toasty notes and coffee notes — adds dryness, but without the caramel notes.

Structure: very close

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Stella Artois Midnight

Stella Artois

Belgium · Dark Lager · 5.4%

71%

MATCH

Mirrors Sapporo's coffee notes and toasty notes — plus earthy notes, minus caramel notes.

Structure: very close

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8

Hornbeer

Denmark · Dark Lager · 5.5%

69%

MATCH

Same caramel notes and malt character as Sapporo, adds hop character, noticeably more bitter, but without the coffee notes.

Structure: more bitter

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Asahi Nama Beer Kuronama

Asahi Breweries

Japan · Dunkel · 5%

68%

MATCH

Fuller — same caramel notes and malt character as Sapporo, adds sweetness, fuller-bodied, but without the coffee notes.

Structure: a touch fuller, softer

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10

Creemore Springs Schwarzbier

Creemore Springs Brewery

Canada · Schwarzbier · 4.7%

67%

MATCH

Same coffee notes and caramel notes as Sapporo, adds dryness, but without the toasty notes.

Structure: very close

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