hopIQ found 10 beers that share Old Heathen's chocolate and coffee character. Rich, velvety Old Heathen opens with a nose of light fruit, chocolate and a touch of coffee, then moves to milk and dark chocolate over deeper layers of coffee and roast. It stands at 9.0% ABV as of 2026 and nods to the strong stouts that went from England to the Czar's court.
Similar beers ranked by flavour match rather than popularity.Similar beers ranked by flavour, not popularity.
Same richness and roasted notes as Old Heathen, adds sweetness, a notch softer, but without the fruit notes.
Structure: Same structure — body, sweetness, bitterness and texture all land on the same spot.
Structure: a notch softer
Shares roasted notes and fullness with Old Heathen; adds oak notes, but drops fruit notes.
Structure: Same structure — body, sweetness, bitterness and texture all land on the same spot.
Structure: very close
Alongside Old Heathen on richness and roasted notes: adds vanilla notes, drops fruit notes.
Structure: Same structure — body, sweetness, bitterness and texture all land on the same spot.
Structure: very close
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