Beers similar to West Coast IPA

West Coast IPA·Germany·6.6% ABV·One of 203 West Coast IPAs in hopIQ·

hopIQ found 10 beers that share West Coast IPA's bitter and tropical character. West Coast IPA from ÜberQuell leads with tropical fruit and finishes grassy and bitter. It runs at 6.6% ABV and is poured on draft at the brewery's BrewPub in Hamburg, which sits in the heritage-listed Riverkasematten at the St. Pauli Fischmarkt, a former whale-oil distillery. ÜberQuell has been part of the neighbourhood since 2017.

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10 beers like West Coast IPA

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pFriem Fresh Hop West Coast IPA

pFriem Family Brewers

United States · West Coast IPA · 6.8%

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83%

FLAVOUR MATCH

Like West Coast IPA on hop character and grass notes — adds resin notes, noticeably less bitter, but without the fruit notes.

What carries overtropicalgrassycitrusybitterhoppy

Structure: less bitter

Compared to West Coast IPAresinousfloraldankfruity

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

Structure: less bitter

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Track Brewing Co.

United Kingdom · West Coast IPA · 7.2%

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83%

FLAVOUR MATCH

A touch more a notch stronger, no grass notes — fruit notes and hop character as with West Coast IPA.

What carries overtropicalfruitycitrusybitterhoppy

Structure: a notch stronger

Compared to West Coast IPAcleansmoothgrassy

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

Structure: a notch stronger

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Rye River Brewing Company

Ireland · West Coast IPA · 7.1%

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83%

FLAVOUR MATCH

Keeps fruit notes and hop character like West Coast IPA, adds richness, noticeably more bitter, drops grass notes.

What carries overtropicalbitterhoppyfruitydry

Structure: more bitter

Compared to West Coast IPArichmaltyfull-bodiedgrassy

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

Structure: more bitter

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Off Road Brummie

Birmingham Brewing Company

United Kingdom · West Coast IPA · 4.5%

83%

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Shares fruit notes and hop character with West Coast IPA; adds resin notes, a notch softer, but drops grass notes.

Structure: a notch softer

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Lough Gill Brewery

Ireland · West Coast IPA · 5%

83%

MATCH

Alongside West Coast IPA on grass notes and hop character: adds floral notes, a notch softer, drops fruit notes.

Structure: a notch softer

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Highland Park Brewery

United States · West Coast IPA · 7.2%

82%

MATCH

As with West Coast IPA, same fruit notes and grass notes; adds resin notes, a notch stronger, no tropical notes.

Structure: a notch stronger

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Real Ale Brewing Company

United States · West Coast IPA · 6.5%

82%

MATCH

Same fruit notes and hop character as West Coast IPA, adds malt character, but without the grass notes.

Structure: very close

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Superflux Beer Company

Canada · West Coast IPA · 6.5%

82%

MATCH

Mirrors West Coast IPA's fruit notes and hop character — plus resin notes, sweeter, minus grass notes.

Structure: sweeter

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Tropical Divide

Lagunitas Brewing Company

United States · West Coast IPA · 6.2%

82%

MATCH

Same fruit notes and hop character as West Coast IPA, adds orange notes, but without the grass notes.

Structure: very close

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Wicked Weed Brewing

United States · West Coast IPA · 7.3%

81%

MATCH

Stronger — same fruit notes and hop character as West Coast IPA, adds resin notes, a notch stronger, but without the grass notes.

Structure: a notch stronger

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