Beers similar to Lake Bait

Surly Brewing Co.

West Coast IPA·United States·7% ABV·One of 210 West Coast IPAs in hopIQ·

hopIQ found 10 beers that share Lake Bait's resinous and tropical character. Lake Bait is a 7% West Coast-style IPA brewed with Firestone Walker, who made the trek to Minnesota. Cryo Krush, Anchovy, Mosaic and Warrior hops deliver aromas of tangerine, mixed berries and watermelon hard candy, with tropical guava and fresh mango. It finishes dry yet balanced with a resinous hop character and a smooth bitterness. Pale gold, brewed with Pilsner malt, Carafoam and flaked oats.

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10 beers like Lake Bait

1

Adnams Brewery

United Kingdom · West Coast IPA · 6.7%

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88%

FLAVOUR MATCH

A touch more dark fruit notes — fruit notes and hop character as with Lake Bait.

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Structure: very close

Compared to Lake Baitdark fruitsmooth

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

Structure: very close

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Wayfinder Beer

United States · West Coast IPA · 6.8%

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86%

FLAVOUR MATCH

Like Lake Bait on dryness and fruit notes — adds earthy notes, but without the berry notes.

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Structure: very close

Compared to Lake Baitearthybreadyfloralberrysmooth

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

Structure: very close

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London Brewing Co.

United Kingdom · West Coast IPA · 6%

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85%

FLAVOUR MATCH

Mirrors Lake Bait's hop character and bitterness — plus a notch softer, minus fruit notes.

What carries overresinousdrytropicalbitterhoppy

Structure: a notch softer

Compared to Lake Baitcleancrispfruitysmooth

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

Structure: a notch softer

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Firestone Walker Brewing Company

United States · West Coast IPA · 7%

84%

MATCH

Same dryness and hop character as Lake Bait, adds orange notes, noticeably more bitter, but without the fruit notes.

Structure: more bitter

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Feral Brewing Company

Australia · West Coast IPA · 7.5%

84%

MATCH

As with Lake Bait, same fruit notes and hop character; adds malt character, no berry notes.

Structure: very close

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pFriem Krush West Coast IPA

pFriem Family Brewers

United States · West Coast IPA · 6.9%

84%

MATCH

Alongside Lake Bait on dryness and hop character: adds peach notes, noticeably less bitter, drops fruit notes.

Structure: less bitter

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Wicked Weed Brewing

United States · West Coast IPA · 7.3%

84%

MATCH

Shares dryness and fruit notes with Lake Bait; drops berry notes.

Structure: very close

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pFriem Fresh Hop West Coast IPA

pFriem Family Brewers

United States · West Coast IPA · 6.8%

84%

MATCH

Keeps hop character and citrus notes like Lake Bait, adds floral notes, noticeably less bitter, drops fruit notes.

Structure: less bitter

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pFriem Cosmic Guava West Coast IPA

pFriem Family Brewers

United States · West Coast IPA · 7.2%

83%

MATCH

Same dryness and fruit notes as Lake Bait, adds peach notes, but without the berry notes.

Structure: very close

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Rhinegeist Brewery

United States · West Coast IPA · 7.2%

82%

MATCH

No berry notes — dryness and fruit notes as with Lake Bait.

Structure: very close

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