hopIQ found 10 beers that share Empire Ale IPA's spicy and hoppy character. Spicy aromas and a clean bitterness come from a generous addition of Kohatu hops in this IPA at 5.5% ABV. Speight's brought Empire back as an old favourite. It is part of the Ale House range and pours on tap only, at the Speight's Ale Houses, the first of which opened in 1999.
Similar beers ranked by flavour match rather than popularity.Similar beers ranked by flavour, not popularity.
Keeps bitterness and spicy-hop notes like Empire Ale IPA; adds dark fruit notes.
Structure: Same structure — body, sweetness, bitterness and texture all land on the same spot.
Structure: very close
Mirrors Empire Ale IPA's spicy-hop notes and tropical notes, plus dryness, a notch stronger.
Structure: Same structure — body, sweetness, bitterness and texture all land on the same spot.
Structure: a notch stronger
Like Empire Ale IPA on bitterness and spicy-hop notes — adds fruit notes, a notch stronger, but without the spiciness.
Structure: Very close — a touch more body, a touch less sweetness.
Structure: a notch stronger
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