Beers similar to Swan Draught

Australian Lager·Australia·4.5% ABV·One of 45 Australian Lagers in hopIQ·

hopIQ found 10 beers that share Swan Draught's bready and bitter character. The house beer of the Western Australian bar trade, built on a pale lager grist with a small share of roasted malt, hopped with Super Pride and fermented with the brewery's own Australian lager yeast. Cane sugar in the kettle takes body out and dries the close. It pours clear gold under a short white head. Grain and fresh bread crust lead, backed by a thin line of toast and honey, with a resinous, faintly earthy bitterness that holds steady into a dry finish.

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10 beers like Swan Draught

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Victoria Bitter

Victoria Bitter

Australia · Australian Lager · 4.9%

ALTERNATIVE

73%

FLAVOUR MATCH

Shares resin notes and earthy notes with Swan; adds fruit notes, but drops dryness.

What carries overresinousbreadybitterearthymalty

Structure: very close

Compared to Swanfull-bodiedfruitysmooth-drinkingdrytoasty

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

Structure: very close

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XXXX

Australia · Australian Lager · 4.4%

ALTERNATIVE

73%

FLAVOUR MATCH

Same dryness and resin notes as Swan, adds herbal notes, but without the bread notes.

What carries overresinouscleandrycrispbitter

Structure: very close

Compared to Swanherbalhoppybreadytoasty

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

Structure: very close

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Melbourne Bitter

Carlton & United Breweries

Australia · Australian Lager · 4.6%

ALTERNATIVE

71%

FLAVOUR MATCH

As with Swan, same resin notes and earthy notes; adds fruit notes, no dryness.

What carries overbitterresinousbreadymaltyearthy

Structure: very close

Compared to Swanfruityhoppysweetdrytoasty

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

Structure: very close

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Carlton Draught

Carlton & United Breweries

Australia · Australian Lager · 4.6%

66%

MATCH

Like Swan on dryness and malt character — adds fullness, but without the resin notes.

Structure: very close

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Resch's Draught

Carlton & United Breweries

Australia · Australian Lager · 5%

65%

MATCH

Mirrors Swan's dryness and malt character — plus lightness, minus resin notes.

Structure: very close

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Hahn Brewing

Australia · Australian Lager · 4.6%

65%

MATCH

Keeps dryness and malt character like Swan, adds grass notes, drops resin notes.

Structure: very close

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7

Beerfarm

Australia · Australian Lager · 4.2%

65%

MATCH

A touch more herbal notes, no resin notes — dryness and malt character as with Swan.

Structure: very close

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Tooheys

Australia · Australian Lager · 4.6%

64%

MATCH

Alongside Swan on dryness and malt character: adds floral notes, drops resin notes.

Structure: very close

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Cascade Brewery Co.

Australia · Australian Lager · 4.4%

64%

MATCH

Same toasty notes and earthy notes as Swan, adds caramel notes, but without the resin notes.

Structure: very close

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Swan Brewery

Australia · Mid-Strength Lager · 3.5%

64%

MATCH

Softer — same resin notes and earthy notes as Swan, adds a notch softer, but without the dryness.

Structure: a notch softer

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