Beers similar to Old Man Winter Ale

Wee Heavy·Canada·7.8% ABV·One of 4 Wee Heavys in hopIQ·

hopIQ found 10 beers that share Old Man Winter Ale's caramel and sweet character. The winter entry in the brewery's Skeena seasonal series, a Scottish-style wee heavy. Caramelised sugar and toffee carry it, with toasted bread and a dark-fruit edge behind them, and the malt stays sweet rather than roasty right through to the finish. At 7.8 percent the body is thick and warming, and the hops do little more than keep the sweetness in check. Label art by Roy Henry Vickers.

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10 beers like Old Man Winter Ale

Kasō

Godspeed Brewery

Canada · Barleywine · 10.2%

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81%

FLAVOUR MATCH

As with Smithers, same fullness and malt character, plus smokiness, sweeter.

What carries overcarameltoastysweetdark fruitfull-bodied

Structure: sweeter, more bitter

Compared to Smitherssmoky

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

Structure: sweeter, more bitter

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The Longbowman Strong English Ale

Arrow Factory Brewing

China · English Strong Ale · 7.5%

ALTERNATIVE

79%

FLAVOUR MATCH

Alongside Smithers on toasty notes and malt character: adds bitterness.

What carries overcaramelmaltytoastysweetrich

Structure: very close

Compared to Smithersbitter

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

Structure: very close

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Yabai Yabai Strong Scotch Ale

Baird Brewing Company

Japan · Scottish Ale · 8%

ALTERNATIVE

76%

FLAVOUR MATCH

Shares fullness and malt character with Smithers; adds roasted notes, drier.

What carries overrichcarameltoastysweetfull-bodied

Structure: drier

Compared to Smithersroastedchocolate

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

Structure: drier

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Kross 5 Strong Ale

Kross Brewing

Chile · American Strong Ale · 8%

75%

MATCH

Keeps fullness and malt character like Smithers; adds nutty notes.

Structure: very close

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Boots Off

Sawdust City Brewing Company

Canada · Scotch Ale · 8.2%

75%

MATCH

A touch more bread notes, noticeably less bitter, no toasty notes — fullness and malt character as with Smithers.

Structure: less bitter

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Granat

Zillertal Bier

Austria · Barleywine · 8.6%

75%

MATCH

Like Smithers on fullness and dark fruit notes — adds banana notes, sweeter, but without the toasty notes.

Structure: sweeter, more bitter

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Absolvinator

Meinel-Bräu

Germany · Doppelbock · 8%

75%

MATCH

Mirrors Smithers's malt character and toasty notes, plus roasted notes, sweeter.

Structure: sweeter, less bitter

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Forst Sixtus

Birra Forst

Italy · Doppelbock · 8%

74%

MATCH

Same dark fruit notes and toasty notes as Smithers, sweeter, but without the sweetness.

Structure: sweeter, less bitter

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Testa del Moro

Rock Brewery

Italy · English Strong Ale · 7.5%

74%

MATCH

No toasty notes — dark fruit notes and fullness as with Smithers.

Structure: very close

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Ol' Fog Burner

Garrison Brewing Company

Canada · Barleywine · 10.2%

73%

MATCH

Sweeter — same fullness and malt character as Smithers, adds resin notes, sweeter, but without the toasty notes.

Structure: sweeter, more bitter

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