hopIQ found 10 beers similar to Seismic Sue. Mango, orange and pineapple lead this triple IPA, hop-forward with a bite, and a grapefruit aroma rounds off the finish. Citra is the featured hop. At 9.8% ABV it sits a full step above King Sue's 8.2%. The U.S. Open Beer Championship gave it Gold in 2023 and Bronze in 2025, both in the Triple IPA category.
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Mirrors Seismic Sue's structure, plus tropical notes.
Structure: Same structure — body, sweetness, bitterness and texture all land on the same spot.
Structure: very close
Keeps structure like Seismic Sue; adds tropical notes.
Structure: Same structure — body, sweetness, bitterness and texture all land on the same spot.
Structure: very close
A touch of tropical notes, sweeter.
Structure: Very close — a touch more sweetness, a touch more body.
Structure: sweeter
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