Beers similar to Union Swabbie IPA

Freie Brau Union Bremen

American IPA·Germany·6.8% ABV·One of 478 American IPAs in hopIQ·

hopIQ found 10 beers that share Union Swabbie IPA's citrusy and hoppy character. The strong bitterness of an American IPA meets citrus and mango: amber, top-fermented and naturally cloudy, with exotic fruit and hop bitterness at 60 IBU and 6.8 % ABV. Citra, Amarillo and Ariana hops sit on Pilsner malt, Cara Hell and Cara Münch II (15.4 °Plato), unfiltered and brewed in Bremen.

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10 beers like Union Swabbie IPA

1

Graffiti Highway IPA

Tröegs Independent Brewing

United States · American IPA · 6%

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92%

FLAVOUR MATCH

Keeps fruit notes and tropical notes like Union, adds juiciness, a notch softer, drops malt character.

What carries overtropicalhazycitrusybitterfruity

Structure: a notch softer

Compared to Unionjuicyberrymalty

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

Structure: a notch softer

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Tröegs Independent Brewing

United States · American IPA · 6.2%

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91%

FLAVOUR MATCH

Mirrors Union's fruit notes and tropical notes — plus wheat character, minus malt character.

What carries overcitrusybitterfruityhoppytropical

Structure: very close

Compared to Unionwheatrefreshingmalty

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

Structure: very close

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3

10 Barrel Brewing

United States · American IPA · 6.5%

CLOSE ALTERNATIVE

90%

FLAVOUR MATCH

Like Union on fruit notes and tropical notes — adds pine notes, but without the malt character.

What carries overbitterfruitytropicalhoppycitrusy

Structure: very close

Compared to Unionpineyjuicyorangemalty

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

Structure: very close

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4

Alder Beer Co.

Italy · American IPA · 6.8%

90%

MATCH

As with Union, same fruit notes and tropical notes; adds peach notes, no malt character.

Structure: very close

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Georgetown Brewing Company

United States · American IPA · 6.6%

89%

MATCH

Same fruit notes and tropical notes as Union, adds juiciness, sweeter, but without the malt character.

Structure: sweeter

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6

Blame It On The Tetons

Rooster's Brewing Co.

United Kingdom · American IPA · 6.3%

89%

MATCH

Shares tropical notes and haziness with Union; adds juiciness, but drops malt character.

Structure: very close

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Saint Arnold Brewing Company

United States · American IPA · 7.1%

88%

MATCH

Alongside Union on fruit notes and tropical notes: adds pine notes, drops haziness.

Structure: very close

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Lagunitas Brewing Company

United States · American IPA · 6.2%

87%

MATCH

A touch more dryness, no haziness — fruit notes and tropical notes as with Union.

Structure: very close

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BentSpoke Brewing Co

Australia · American IPA · 7%

86%

MATCH

Less bitter — same bitterness and fruit notes as Union, adds resin notes, noticeably less bitter, but without the haziness.

Structure: less bitter

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Georgetown Brewing Company

United States · American IPA · 7.1%

86%

MATCH

Sweeter — same fruit notes and tropical notes as Union, adds sweeter, but without the malt character.

Structure: sweeter

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