Beers similar to Summa

Strong Ale·Netherlands·10.5% ABV·One of 38 Strong Ales in hopIQ·

hopIQ found 10 beers that share Summa's caramel and rich character. Deep caramel and full, sweet malts define this rich strong ale, a collaboration between Van Moll and Põhjala. The brewery describes it as a Munich wine made with coconut blossom sugar and palo santo wood. It reaches 10.5% ABV at 30 IBU, and part of the batch later went on to age on Brazilian cachaça casks.

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10 beers like Summa

Maccan

The White Hag Irish Brewing Company

Ireland · Strong Ale · 12.2%

ALTERNATIVE

78%

FLAVOUR MATCH

Keeps fullness and oak notes like Summa, adds dark fruit notes, noticeably less bitter, drops sweetness.

What carries overcaramelfull-bodiedoakmaltyrich

Structure: less bitter, a notch stronger

Compared to Summadark fruitvanillasmoothsweethoney

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

Structure: less bitter, a notch stronger

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Smashed Pumpkin Bourbon Barrel Aged

Shipyard Brewing Company

United States · Pumpkin Ale · 10.5%

ALTERNATIVE

70%

FLAVOUR MATCH

Mirrors Summa's sweetness and fullness — plus spiciness, drier, minus caramel notes.

What carries overrichsweetfull-bodiedmaltyboozy

Structure: drier

Compared to Summaspicywheatcleancaramelsmoky

Structure: Very close — a touch less sweetness, a touch less body.

Structure: drier

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Old Crafty Hen

Old Speckled Hen

United Kingdom · Strong Ale · 6.5%

WORTH A TRY

68%

FLAVOUR MATCH

Like Summa on sweetness and malt character — adds dark fruit notes, a notch softer, but without the honey notes.

What carries overcaramelmaltysweetoakrich

Structure: a notch softer

Compared to Summasmoothdark fruitsmokyhoney

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

Structure: a notch softer

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Old Bedford Vintage Ale

Brewpoint

United Kingdom · Strong Ale · 9.5%

68%

MATCH

As with Summa, same sweetness and malt character; adds bitterness, a notch softer, no oak notes.

Structure: a notch softer

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Dolia Twee

Wildwuchs Brauwerk

Germany · Barleywine · 10.4%

67%

MATCH

Same sweetness and fullness as Summa, adds clove notes, noticeably more bitter, but without the honey notes.

Structure: more bitter

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Curmudgeon

Founders Brewing Co.

United States · Old Ale · 9.8%

66%

MATCH

Shares sweetness and malt character with Summa; adds vanilla notes, a notch softer, but drops honey notes.

Structure: a notch softer

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Both Barrels

Adnams Brewery

United Kingdom · Strong Ale · 9%

65%

MATCH

Alongside Summa on oak notes and booziness: adds vanilla notes, a notch softer, drops sweetness.

Structure: a notch softer

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Bracia

Thornbridge Brewery

United Kingdom · Strong Ale · 10%

65%

MATCH

A touch more chocolate notes, no sweetness — fullness and booziness as with Summa.

Structure: very close

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Naughty Temple

Toppling Goliath Brewing Company

United States · Strong Ale · 13.6%

65%

MATCH

Stronger — same oak notes and booziness as Summa, adds a notch stronger, but without the sweetness.

Structure: a notch stronger

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Oakspire

New Belgium Brewing Company

United States · Pale Ale · 9%

64%

MATCH

Lighter — same sweetness and malt character as Summa, adds roasted notes, lighter-bodied, but without the fullness.

Structure: a touch lighter, drier

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