Beers similar to Wholesome Stout

Wye Valley Brewery

Stout·United Kingdom·4.6% ABV·One of 143 Stouts in hopIQ·

hopIQ found 10 beers that share Wholesome Stout's roasted and coffee character. Intense roasted barley and roasted-coffee notes, a smoky and nutty nose, plenty of hop character and a dry, bitter finish in a full-bodied, smooth stout. It began as Peter Amor's cask recipe, sold as Dorothy Goodbody's Wholesome Stout, and it is the beer that Nightjar later grew out of. Silver for Cask British Dark Beers at the 2025 Midlands & West Indie Beer Awards.

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10 beers like Wholesome Stout

1

Tooth and Nail Brewing Company

Canada · Stout · 5.4%

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82%

FLAVOUR MATCH

Keeps fullness and dryness like Wholesome Stout, adds bread notes, a notch stronger, drops nutty notes.

What carries overroastedchocolatecoffeefull-bodiedbitter

Structure: a notch stronger

Compared to Wholesome Stoutbreadyrichnuttyhoppy

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

Structure: a notch stronger

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2

White Rabbit Chocolate Stout

White Rabbit Brewery

Australia · Stout · 5.6%

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81%

FLAVOUR MATCH

Mirrors Wholesome Stout's dryness and fullness — plus malt character, a notch stronger, minus nutty notes.

What carries overroastedchocolatecoffeefull-bodiedbitter

Structure: a notch stronger

Compared to Wholesome Stoutmaltyrichnuttyhoppy

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

Structure: a notch stronger

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Hook Norton Brewery

United Kingdom · Stout · 4.8%

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81%

FLAVOUR MATCH

Like Wholesome Stout on fullness and dryness — adds oak notes, but without the nutty notes.

What carries overroastedfull-bodiedsmoothcoffeedry

Structure: very close

Compared to Wholesome Stoutmaltyoakrefreshingnuttybitter

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

Structure: very close

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4

Hawkers Beer

Australia · Stout · 5.4%

80%

MATCH

As with Wholesome Stout, same fullness and bitterness; adds bread notes, a notch stronger, no nutty notes.

Structure: a notch stronger

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Harviestoun Brewery

United Kingdom · Stout · 6%

79%

MATCH

Same fullness and smokiness as Wholesome Stout, adds creaminess, a notch stronger, but without the dryness.

Structure: a notch stronger

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Merula Nitro Stout

Hook Norton Brewery

United Kingdom · Stout · 4.2%

78%

MATCH

Shares dryness and bitterness with Wholesome Stout; adds creaminess, but drops fullness.

Structure: very close

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7

St Austell Brewery

United Kingdom · Stout · 4.5%

77%

MATCH

Alongside Wholesome Stout on fullness and smokiness: adds toasty notes, noticeably more bitter, drops dryness.

Structure: more bitter

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Deschutes Brewery

United States · Stout · 6.4%

77%

MATCH

A touch more caramel notes, noticeably more bitter, no nutty notes — fullness and smokiness as with Wholesome Stout.

Structure: more bitter, a notch stronger

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Mountain Goat Beer

Australia · Stout · 5%

77%

MATCH

Same nutty notes and fullness as Wholesome Stout, adds sweetness, but without the dryness.

Structure: very close

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Primátor Stout

Pivovar Primátor

Czech Republic · Irish Dry Stout · 4.7%

76%

MATCH

Same dryness and nutty notes as Wholesome Stout, adds caramel notes, but without the fullness.

Structure: very close

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