Beers similar to Black Angel

Sour Ale·United States·6.8% ABV·One of 54 Sour Ales in hopIQ·

hopIQ found 10 beers that share Black Angel's tart and sour character. Tart cherries run through Black Angel, a 6.8% black sour ale aged in bourbon barrels on more than 1.5 pounds per gallon of Michigan Montmorency cherries. It rests in the barrels for about nine months and is then blended for complexity. Gold in Wood/Barrel-Aged Fruited Sour at the 2024 U.S. Open Beer Championship.

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10 beers like Black Angel

Changeling

Boulevard Brewing Company

United States · Sour Ale · 8.2%

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89%

FLAVOUR MATCH

Shares oak notes and dark fruit notes with Black Angel; adds toasty notes, a notch stronger, but drops fruit notes.

What carries overtartsouroakdark fruitboozy

Structure: a notch stronger

Compared to Black Angeltoastyroastedcaramelfruity

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

Structure: a notch stronger

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Avancé

Allagash Brewing Company

United States · Sour Ale · 8%

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86%

FLAVOUR MATCH

Same oak notes and dark fruit notes as Black Angel, adds berry notes, a notch stronger, but without the fruit notes.

What carries overtartsouroakdark fruitboozy

Structure: a notch stronger

Compared to Black Angelberrytoastysweetfruity

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

Structure: a notch stronger

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Little Sal

Allagash Brewing Company

United States · Sour Ale · 6%

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82%

FLAVOUR MATCH

As with Black Angel, same fruit notes and oak notes; adds dryness, a notch softer, no dark fruit notes.

What carries overtartsourfruityoakrefreshing

Structure: a notch softer

Compared to Black Angelberrydryjuicydark fruitboozy

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

Structure: a notch softer

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Aoltbeer

Kemker Kultuur

Germany · Sour Ale · 6%

82%

MATCH

Like Black Angel on fruit notes and oak notes — adds dryness, a notch softer, but without the dark fruit notes.

Structure: a notch softer

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Bèrnia

Cervezas Althaia

Spain · Fruited Sour · 6.8%

81%

MATCH

Mirrors Black Angel's fruit notes and oak notes — plus dryness, minus booziness.

Structure: very close

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Barn Owl No. 9

Bellwoods Brewery

Canada · Sour Ale · 7.2%

81%

MATCH

Keeps oak notes and dark fruit notes like Black Angel, adds chocolate notes, drops fruit notes.

Structure: very close

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Fiddlehead To Lay Me Down

Fiddlehead Brewing Company

United States · Sour Ale · 5.9%

79%

MATCH

A touch more berry notes, a notch softer, no booziness — oak notes and dark fruit notes as with Black Angel.

Structure: a notch softer

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Stories Told

Allagash Brewing Company

United States · Sour Ale · 7.5%

78%

MATCH

Alongside Black Angel on oak notes and dark fruit notes: adds berry notes, a notch stronger, drops fruit notes.

Structure: a notch stronger

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Vieille Provision

Brouwerij De Ranke

Belgium · Sour Ale · 7.5%

78%

MATCH

More bitter — same fruit notes and oak notes as Black Angel, adds dryness, noticeably more bitter, but without the dark fruit notes.

Structure: more bitter, a notch stronger

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Smauk

Kemker Kultuur

Germany · Sour Ale · 7%

78%

MATCH

Same oak notes and refreshment as Black Angel, adds dryness, but without the fruit notes.

Structure: very close

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