Beers similar to XXX The Pale Ale

Pale Ale·United Kingdom·4.3% ABV·One of 548 Pale Ales in hopIQ·

hopIQ found 10 beers that share XXX The Pale Ale's floral and malty character. Simple, light malty sweetness leads, delicately balanced by a light bitterness with a floral, earthy character; the colour is straw-pale. The recipe was handed down by the Roberts family, who owned the Three Tuns Brewery in Bishop's Castle for several generations. At 4.3 %, it is also the base for the brewery's lighter XX, brewed at 3.4 %.

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10 beers like XXX The Pale Ale

Protosynthesis

Cloudwater Brew Co

United Kingdom · Pale Ale · 3.4%

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85%

FLAVOUR MATCH

Like XXX The Pale Ale on earthy notes and hop character — adds noble hop character, a notch softer, but without the sweetness.

What carries overfloralearthylightcleanbitter

Structure: a notch softer

Compared to XXX The Pale Alenoble-hopherbalmaltysweet

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

Structure: a notch softer

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Bee's Honey Pale Ale

Arkell's Brewery

United Kingdom · Pale Ale · 4.5%

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85%

FLAVOUR MATCH

A touch more honey notes, sweeter, no earthy notes — sweetness and hop character as with XXX The Pale Ale.

What carries oversweetlightmaltyfloralbitter

Structure: sweeter

Compared to XXX The Pale Alehoneyearthy

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

Structure: sweeter

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Noggin

Brewpoint

United Kingdom · Pale Ale · 4.2%

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82%

FLAVOUR MATCH

Keeps sweetness and bitterness like XXX The Pale Ale; drops earthy notes.

What carries overfloralcitrusyhoppylightmalty

Structure: very close

Compared to XXX The Pale Aleearthy

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

Structure: very close

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Velocette

Marble Brewery

United Kingdom · Pale Ale · 4.2%

82%

MATCH

Shares earthy notes and hop character with XXX The Pale Ale; adds resin notes, but drops sweetness.

Structure: very close

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Pumphouse Pale Ale

Sambrook's Brewery

United Kingdom · Pale Ale · 4.2%

81%

MATCH

Alongside XXX The Pale Ale on sweetness and hop character: adds noble hop character, drops earthy notes.

Structure: very close

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Hello Velo

Wold Top Brewery

United Kingdom · Pale Ale · 4.2%

81%

MATCH

As with XXX The Pale Ale, same earthy notes and hop character; adds honey notes, no sweetness.

Structure: very close

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Bonnie & Blonde

Loch Lomond Brewery

United Kingdom · Pale Ale · 4%

79%

MATCH

Same sweetness and hop character as XXX The Pale Ale, adds orange notes, but without the earthy notes.

Structure: very close

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Rathlin Gold

Lacada Brewery

United Kingdom · Pale Ale · 3.8%

79%

MATCH

Mirrors XXX The Pale Ale's hop character and citrus notes — plus herbal notes, minus sweetness.

Structure: very close

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Boddingtons Pub Ale

Boddingtons

United Kingdom · Pale Ale · 4.6%

78%

MATCH

Same sweetness and hop character as XXX The Pale Ale, adds creaminess, but without the earthy notes.

Structure: very close

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Yankee

Rooster's Brewing Co.

United Kingdom · Pale Ale · 4.3%

78%

MATCH

Same hop character and citrus notes as XXX The Pale Ale, adds drinkability, but without the sweetness.

Structure: very close

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