Beers similar to Rugged Trail

Brown Ale·United States·5% ABV·One of 102 Brown Ales in hopIQ·

hopIQ found 10 beers that share Rugged Trail's nutty and roasted character. Toffee, chocolate and roasted nuts shape this nut brown ale, a traditional English style given an American hop spin with an earthy hop profile. Nugget, Simcoe and Warrior are the hops, on Chocolate, Crystal and Pilsner malts, fermented with house ale yeast. Deep bronze, 5.0% ABV and 38 IBU, a Brewery Only release from Hershey, Pennsylvania.

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10 beers like Rugged Trail

Midnight Snack

Tree House Brewing Company

United States · Brown Ale · 5.1%

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82%

FLAVOUR MATCH

As with Rugged Trail, same chocolate notes and caramel notes; adds coffee notes, noticeably less bitter, no earthy notes.

What carries overchocolatenuttyroastedtoastycaramel

Structure: less bitter

Compared to Rugged Trailcoffeerichearthyhoppy

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

Structure: less bitter

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Umber

Atom Beers

United Kingdom · Brown Ale · 5.6%

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81%

FLAVOUR MATCH

Alongside Rugged Trail on chocolate notes and malt character: adds pine notes, noticeably less bitter, drops earthy notes.

What carries overroastedchocolatenuttycaramelmalty

Structure: less bitter

Compared to Rugged Trailpineycitrusyearthyhoppy

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

Structure: less bitter

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Maltese Falcon

St Austell Brewery

United Kingdom · Brown Ale · 4.4%

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81%

FLAVOUR MATCH

Shares chocolate notes and malt character with Rugged Trail; adds richness, noticeably less bitter, but drops earthy notes.

What carries overchocolatenuttyroastedmaltysmooth

Structure: less bitter

Compared to Rugged Trailrichsweetsmooth-drinkingearthyhoppy

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

Structure: less bitter

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Otter Claus

Otter Brewery

United Kingdom · Brown Ale · 5%

80%

MATCH

Keeps chocolate notes and malt character like Rugged Trail, adds fruit notes, noticeably less bitter, drops roasted notes.

Structure: less bitter

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Danelaw

Anspach & Hobday

United Kingdom · Brown Ale · 5.5%

80%

MATCH

A touch more sweetness, noticeably less bitter, no chocolate notes — malt character and earthy notes as with Rugged Trail.

Structure: less bitter

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Brick Field Brown

Five Points Brewing Co.

United Kingdom · Brown Ale · 5.4%

79%

MATCH

Like Rugged Trail on earthy notes and malt character — adds oak notes, noticeably less bitter, but without the roasted notes.

Structure: less bitter

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Sweet Earth

Birrificio Eastside Brewing

Italy · Brown Ale · 6%

79%

MATCH

Mirrors Rugged Trail's earthy notes and caramel notes — plus bitterness, noticeably less bitter, minus chocolate notes.

Structure: less bitter, a notch stronger

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Kernel Brown Ale

The Kernel Brewery

United Kingdom · Brown Ale · 5.2%

79%

MATCH

Same hop character and caramel notes as Rugged Trail, adds smokiness, noticeably less bitter, but without the chocolate notes.

Structure: less bitter

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Koko Brown

Kona Brewing Hawaii

United States · Brown Ale · 5.5%

78%

MATCH

Same chocolate notes and malt character as Rugged Trail, adds dryness, but without the earthy notes.

Structure: very close

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Vanilla Maduro

Cigar City Brewing

United States · Brown Ale · 5.5%

78%

MATCH

Less bitter — same chocolate notes and malt character as Rugged Trail, adds sweetness, noticeably less bitter, but without the earthy notes.

Structure: less bitter

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