Beers similar to Original

Ordinary Bitter·United Kingdom·3.4% ABV·One of 55 Ordinary Bitters in hopIQ·

hopIQ found 10 beers that share Original's caramel and malty character. Toffee leads the aroma, and the palate is a bittersweet balance, crisp and malty, ending in a delicate dry finish. This traditional amber bitter weighs in at just 3.4% ABV and is built on Maris Otter and Caramalt, hopped with Fuggles, Goldings and Challenger. It belongs to the core range of a brewery founded in Blackburn in 1807.

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Black Country Bitter

Holden's Brewery

United Kingdom · Ordinary Bitter · 3.9%

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83%

FLAVOUR MATCH

Alongside Original on bitterness and dryness: adds hop character, drops noble hop character.

What carries overcaramelbittermaltydrycrisp

Structure: very close

Compared to Originalhoppyfruitynoble-hop

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

Structure: very close

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Butterley

Ossett Brewery

United Kingdom · Ordinary Bitter · 3.4%

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82%

FLAVOUR MATCH

As with Original, same dryness and bitterness; adds honey notes, no noble hop character.

What carries overcaramelmaltydrybittersmooth-drinking

Structure: very close

Compared to Originalhoneyflorallightcrispnoble-hop

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

Structure: very close

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1882 Bitter

Brains Brewery

United Kingdom · Ordinary Bitter · 3.4%

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81%

FLAVOUR MATCH

Same bitterness and noble hop character as Original, adds richness, but without the dryness.

What carries overcaramelnoble-hopbittermaltysmooth-drinking

Structure: very close

Compared to Originalrichfloralsweetdrycrisp

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

Structure: very close

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Greene King IPA

Greene King Brewery

United Kingdom · Ordinary Bitter · 3.4%

81%

MATCH

Mirrors Original's dryness and bitterness — plus herbal notes, drier, minus noble hop character.

Structure: drier

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JW Lees Bitter

JW Lees

United Kingdom · Ordinary Bitter · 4%

78%

MATCH

Like Original on dryness and bitterness — adds floral notes, a notch stronger.

Structure: a notch stronger

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Wandle

Sambrook's Brewery

United Kingdom · Best Bitter · 3.8%

77%

MATCH

A touch more nutty notes, no dryness — bitterness and noble hop character as with Original.

Structure: very close

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Kernel Ordinary Bitter

The Kernel Brewery

United Kingdom · Ordinary Bitter · 4.2%

77%

MATCH

Keeps dryness and bitterness like Original, adds toasty notes, a notch stronger, drops noble hop character.

Structure: a notch stronger

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Portland Poster

Hall & Woodhouse

United Kingdom · Ordinary Bitter · 3.4%

75%

MATCH

Shares bitterness and drinkability with Original; adds earthy notes, but drops dryness.

Structure: very close

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Dragon's Fire

JW Lees

United Kingdom · Ordinary Bitter · 4%

74%

MATCH

Stronger — same dryness and noble hop character as Original, adds floral notes, a notch stronger, but without the bitterness.

Structure: a notch stronger

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Castle Bitter

Jennings Brewery

United Kingdom · Ordinary Bitter · 3.4%

74%

MATCH

Same bitterness and noble hop character as Original, adds fruit notes, but without the dryness.

Structure: very close

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