hopIQ found 10 beers that share Freedom of '78's bitter and fruity character. Pink guava is packed into this IPA, which runs from bitter through citrus to pine in what the brewery calls a triumphant trio. It is the original fruited IPA from Short's, built to be a beer you want to drink over and over. 7.5% ABV, 54 IBU, brewed in Michigan.
Similar beers ranked by flavour match rather than popularity.Similar beers ranked by flavour, not popularity.
Like Freedom of '78 on pine notes and citrus notes — adds resin notes.
Structure: Very close — a touch more bitterness, a touch less sweetness.
Structure: very close
A touch more tropical notes — pine notes and citrus notes as with Freedom of '78.
Structure: Same structure — body, sweetness, bitterness and texture all land on the same spot.
Structure: very close
Keeps pine notes and citrus notes like Freedom of '78; adds dryness, noticeably less bitter.
Structure: Very close — a touch less bitterness, a touch more sweetness.
Structure: less bitter
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