Beers similar to Golden Angel

Sour Ale·United States·7% ABV·One of 54 Sour Ales in hopIQ·

hopIQ found 10 beers that share Golden Angel's sour and fruity character. Apricot and a rustic stone fruit character define Golden Angel, a 7% barrel-aged American sour ale from Wicked Weed in Asheville. It matures in 500-liter puncheons with 1 pound per gallon of whole apricots, then is refermented on another 4 pounds per gallon: 5 pounds of apricots per gallon in total.

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10 beers like Golden Angel

Little Sal

Allagash Brewing Company

United States · Sour Ale · 6%

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87%

FLAVOUR MATCH

Shares oak notes and tartness with Golden Angel; adds dryness, a notch softer, but drops peach notes.

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Structure: a notch softer

Compared to Golden Angelberrydryjuicypeach

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%

CLOSE ALTERNATIVE

87%

FLAVOUR MATCH

Same oak notes and tartness as Golden Angel, adds dryness, a notch softer, but without the peach notes.

What carries overfruitysouroaktartrefreshing

Structure: a notch softer

Compared to Golden Angeldryorangefloralpeach

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

Structure: a notch softer

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Vieille Provision

Brouwerij De Ranke

Belgium · Sour Ale · 7.5%

CLOSE ALTERNATIVE

85%

FLAVOUR MATCH

As with Golden Angel, same oak notes and tartness; adds dryness, noticeably more bitter, no peach notes.

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Structure: more bitter

Compared to Golden Angelcitrusydryfunkypeach

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

Structure: more bitter

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Palisade Peach

New Belgium Brewing Company

United States · Fruited Sour · 6%

83%

MATCH

Like Golden Angel on oak notes and tartness — adds vanilla notes, a notch softer.

Structure: a notch softer

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Smauk

Kemker Kultuur

Germany · Sour Ale · 7%

83%

MATCH

Mirrors Golden Angel's oak notes and tartness — plus dryness, minus fruit notes.

Structure: very close

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Coolship Cerise

Allagash Brewing Company

United States · Wild Ale · 5.6%

82%

MATCH

Keeps oak notes and tartness like Golden Angel; adds dryness, a notch softer.

Structure: a notch softer

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Oak & Jay

Duration Brewing

United Kingdom · Sour Ale · 6%

80%

MATCH

A touch more honey notes, a notch softer, no fruit notes — oak notes and tartness as with Golden Angel.

Structure: a notch softer

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Barn Owl No. 9

Bellwoods Brewery

Canada · Sour Ale · 7.2%

80%

MATCH

Alongside Golden Angel on tartness and oak notes: adds chocolate notes, drops fruit notes.

Structure: very close

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Coolship Red

Allagash Brewing Company

United States · Wild Ale · 5.6%

79%

MATCH

Softer — same oak notes and tartness as Golden Angel, adds dryness, a notch softer.

Structure: a notch softer

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Dinosour Stone Fruit Sour

Phillips Brewing & Malting Co.

Canada · Sour Ale · 4.2%

79%

MATCH

Lighter — same tartness and peach notes as Golden Angel, adds sweetness, lighter-bodied, but without the oak notes.

Structure: a touch lighter, a notch softer

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