Beers similar to Best Bitter

Best Bitter·United Kingdom·3.7% ABV·One of 94 Best Bitters in hopIQ·

hopIQ found 10 beers that share Best Bitter's caramel and fruity character. A full-bodied ale with distinctive fruity, caramel notes. This traditional Best Bitter is brewed with Pale and Crystal malts and Goldings aroma hops, in a Suffolk brewery that draws its water from its own borehole, filtered through chalk, and has been brewing since 1996. Its home is the village of St. Peter South Elmham, near Bungay.

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Gem

Bath Ales

United Kingdom · Best Bitter · 4.1%

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86%

FLAVOUR MATCH

Shares malt character and noble hop character with Best Bitter; adds bitterness, crisper carbonation, but drops fullness.

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Structure: crisper, drier

Compared to Best Bitterbitterhoppywheatfull-bodied

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

Structure: crisper, drier

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Castle Bitter

Jennings Brewery

United Kingdom · Ordinary Bitter · 3.4%

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85%

FLAVOUR MATCH

Same fullness and malt character as Best Bitter, adds bitterness.

What carries overfull-bodiedfruitycaramelmaltynoble-hop

Structure: very close

Compared to Best Bitterbitterspicychocolate

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

Structure: very close

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Lancaster Bomber

Marston's Brewery

United Kingdom · Best Bitter · 4.4%

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84%

FLAVOUR MATCH

As with Best Bitter, same fullness and malt character; adds floral notes, a notch stronger, no fruit notes.

What carries overfull-bodiedcaramelmaltynoble-hopsmooth

Structure: a notch stronger

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

Structure: a notch stronger

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Dye Hard

Hydes Brewery

United Kingdom · Best Bitter · 4.5%

83%

MATCH

Like Best Bitter on malt character and noble hop character — adds spiciness, a notch stronger, but without the fullness.

Structure: a notch stronger

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Kirkstall Extra Bitter

Kirkstall Brewery

United Kingdom · Best Bitter · 4.4%

82%

MATCH

Mirrors Best Bitter's fullness and malt character — plus hop character, a notch stronger, minus noble hop character.

Structure: a notch stronger

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Wadworth 6X

Wadworth

United Kingdom · Best Bitter · 4.1%

78%

MATCH

Keeps fullness and malt character like Best Bitter, adds bitterness, drops noble hop character.

Structure: very close

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Silver Stallion

Exmoor Ales

United Kingdom · Best Bitter · 4.3%

78%

MATCH

A touch more spiciness, no noble hop character — fullness and malt character as with Best Bitter.

Structure: very close

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Original Schlüssel

Brauerei Schlüssel

Germany · Altbier · 5%

77%

MATCH

Alongside Best Bitter on fullness and noble hop character: adds toasty notes, a notch stronger, drops fruit notes.

Structure: a notch stronger

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Wandle

Sambrook's Brewery

United Kingdom · Best Bitter · 3.8%

76%

MATCH

Same noble hop character and malt character as Best Bitter, adds nutty notes, but without the fruit notes.

Structure: very close

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Calon Lân

Purple Moose Brewery

United Kingdom · Best Bitter · 4%

76%

MATCH

Same fullness and malt character as Best Bitter, adds roasted notes, but without the noble hop character.

Structure: very close

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