Beers similar to Carmine Skies

Red Ale·United Kingdom·4.8% ABV·One of 34 Red Ales in hopIQ·

hopIQ found 10 beers that share Carmine Skies's caramel and bitter character. Caramel sweetness sits beside delicate toast and spice, and fresh Goldings add lavender, honey and grassy notes with a well rounded bitterness. Carmine Skies is a 4.8% red ale, Track's first fresh hop beer made with another brewery, Five Points. The hops come from Hukins and go in during the boil and whirlpool.

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10 beers like Carmine Skies

Fire Rock

Kona Brewing Hawaii

United States · Pale Ale · 5.5%

ALTERNATIVE

71%

FLAVOUR MATCH

Shares toasty notes and honey notes with Carmine Skies; adds dryness, drier, but drops grass notes.

What carries overhoneycarameltoastyfloralbitter

Structure: drier, more bitter

Compared to Carmine Skiesdrycitrusyorangegrassymalty

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

Structure: drier, more bitter

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Haggis Hunter

Harviestoun Brewery

United Kingdom · Amber Ale · 4.3%

ALTERNATIVE

71%

FLAVOUR MATCH

Same grass notes and floral notes as Carmine Skies, adds sweetness, but without the toasty notes.

What carries overhoppycaramelgrassyfloralbitter

Structure: very close

Compared to Carmine Skiesfruitycitrusysweethoneytoasty

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

Structure: very close

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Fraoch

Williams Bros. Brewing Co.

United Kingdom · Heather Ale · 5%

ALTERNATIVE

71%

FLAVOUR MATCH

As with Carmine Skies, same honey notes and floral notes; adds herbal notes, no toasty notes.

What carries overcaramelgrassyhoneyfloralmalty

Structure: very close

Compared to Carmine Skiesherbalsmokyfull-bodiedtoastybitter

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

Structure: very close

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Red MacGregor

Orkney Brewery

United Kingdom · Red Ale · 4%

70%

MATCH

Like Carmine Skies on toasty notes and hop character — adds fruit notes, noticeably more bitter, but without the grass notes.

Structure: more bitter, a notch softer

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Fancy Pants

Mountain Goat Beer

Australia · Amber Ale · 5.2%

68%

MATCH

Mirrors Carmine Skies's toasty notes and floral notes — plus fruit notes, minus grass notes.

Structure: very close

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White Rabbit Pale Ale

White Rabbit Brewery

Australia · Belgian Pale Ale · 4.9%

67%

MATCH

Keeps grass notes and floral notes like Carmine Skies, adds fruit notes, crisper carbonation, drops caramel notes.

Structure: crisper

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Bear Island East Coast Pale Ale

Shepherd Neame

United Kingdom · American Pale Ale · 4.8%

66%

MATCH

A touch more fruit notes, drier, no toasty notes — grass notes and hop character as with Carmine Skies.

Structure: drier, a touch lighter

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Erntebier

Brauerei Trunk

Germany · Pale Lager · 5.1%

66%

MATCH

Alongside Carmine Skies on grass notes and toasty notes: adds bread notes, crisper carbonation, drops honey notes.

Structure: crisper, a touch lighter

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Pinstripe

Ska Brewing Company

United States · Red Ale · 5.2%

65%

MATCH

Same toasty notes and hop character as Carmine Skies, adds bread notes, but without the grass notes.

Structure: very close

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Off Season

Wild Horse Brewing Co

United Kingdom · Red Ale · 5.3%

65%

MATCH

Same hop character and spiciness as Carmine Skies, adds resin notes, but without the toasty notes.

Structure: very close

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