Beers similar to Cosmic Little Thing

Sierra Nevada Brewing Co.

New England Double IPA·United States·8% ABV·One of 37 New England Double IPAs in hopIQ·

hopIQ found 10 beers that share Cosmic Little Thing's hazy and orange-y character. Introduced in 2024 as a limited release of the Little Thing series and kept in national distribution since, this hazy double IPA is built around hop varieties with space-themed names: Comet, Strata and Helios, joined by Eureka and Simcoe. Munich malt, oats and wheat give a soft, slightly bready body. The hops bring orange, passion fruit and lychee with notes of berries and citrus zest, and a clean snap of bitterness keeps the finish dry.

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10 beers like Cosmic Little Thing

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Cosmic Currents

Modern Times Beer

United States · New England Double IPA · 8.0%

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85%

FLAVOUR MATCH

As with Sierra Nevada, same tropical notes and hop character; adds resin notes, no dryness.

What carries overhazycitrusyorangetropicalhoppy

Structure: very close

Compared to Sierra Nevadaresinousdankfull-bodieddrybready

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

Structure: very close

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pFriem Hazy IPA

pFriem Family Brewers

United States · New England IPA · 6.8%

ALTERNATIVE

73%

FLAVOUR MATCH

Alongside Sierra Nevada on tropical notes and citrus notes: adds fullness, a notch softer, drops dryness.

What carries overhazytropicalcitrusyorangebitter

Structure: a notch softer

Compared to Sierra Nevadafull-bodiedpeachjuicydrybready

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

Structure: a notch softer

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The Bruery

United States · New England Double IPA · 8.6%

ALTERNATIVE

73%

FLAVOUR MATCH

Shares tropical notes and hop character with Sierra Nevada; adds fruit notes, noticeably more bitter, but drops dryness.

What carries overhazytropicalcitrusybittersmooth

Structure: more bitter

Compared to Sierra Nevadafruitycrispfull-bodieddrybready

Structure: Very close — a touch more bitterness, a touch less sweetness.

Structure: more bitter

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Interstellar Mist

Modern Times Beer

United States · New England Double IPA · 8.0%

73%

MATCH

Keeps tropical notes and hop character like Sierra Nevada, adds fullness, noticeably more bitter, drops dryness.

Structure: more bitter

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Stone ///Fear.Movie.Lions

Stone Brewing

United States · New England Double IPA · 8.5%

69%

MATCH

A touch more fruit notes, noticeably more bitter, no dryness — hop character and bitterness as with Sierra Nevada.

Structure: more bitter

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Stone Delicious Citrus IPA

Stone Brewing

United States · IPA · 7.7%

69%

MATCH

Like Sierra Nevada on tropical notes and hop character — adds fruit notes, noticeably more bitter, but without the dryness.

Structure: more bitter

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Modern Times West Coast IPA

Modern Times Beer

United States · West Coast IPA · 6.8%

67%

MATCH

Mirrors Sierra Nevada's dryness and tropical notes — plus pine notes, noticeably more bitter, minus haziness.

Structure: more bitter, a notch softer

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Fixation Brewing Co

Australia · Fruited IPA · 5.9%

67%

MATCH

Same tropical notes and hop character as Sierra Nevada, adds juiciness, noticeably more bitter, but without the berry notes.

Structure: more bitter, a notch softer

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Outer Range Brewing Co.

United States · Hazy IPA · 6.9%

67%

MATCH

More bitter — same tropical notes and hop character as Sierra Nevada, adds creaminess, noticeably more bitter, but without the dryness.

Structure: more bitter, a notch softer

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pFriem Krush West Coast IPA

pFriem Family Brewers

United States · West Coast IPA · 6.9%

67%

MATCH

More bitter — same dryness and tropical notes as Sierra Nevada, adds resin notes, noticeably more bitter, but without the haziness.

Structure: more bitter, a notch softer

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