Beers similar to California Love

West Coast IPA·Germany·6.8% ABV·One of 213 West Coast IPAs in hopIQ·

hopIQ found 10 beers that share California Love's resinous and piney character. Dry, bitter, fruity, resinous and piney with a light dank edge: a West Coast IPA hopped with Centennial Cryo, Idaho 7 Cryo, Mosaic Cryo and Herkules. Pilsner malt is the only malt. A Yankee & Kraut beer from Ingolstadt, Bavaria, at 6.8% ABV from a 15° Plato wort. The brewery has also released a version under the name Mountains Out, with the same strength and the same description.

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10 beers like California Love

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Opperbacco

Italy · West Coast IPA · 7%

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93%

FLAVOUR MATCH

As with California Love, same dryness and hop character; adds orange notes, no fruit notes.

What carries overresinousdryhoppypineybitter

Structure: very close

Compared to California Lovecleanorangetropicalfruity

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

Structure: very close

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Kilter Brewing Co.

Canada · West Coast IPA · 7%

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92%

FLAVOUR MATCH

Alongside California Love on dryness and bitterness: adds herbal notes, sweeter, drops fruit notes.

What carries overdrybitterresinouspineyhoppy

Structure: sweeter

Compared to California Loveherbalbreadylightfruity

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

Structure: sweeter

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Canton de l'Ouest

Brasserie Dunham

Canada · West Coast IPA · 6.5%

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92%

FLAVOUR MATCH

Shares dryness and bitterness with California Love; adds herbal notes, sweeter, but drops fruit notes.

What carries overdrypineybitterresinouscitrusy

Structure: sweeter

Compared to California Loveherbalorangefruity

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

Structure: sweeter

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Winged Creatures

Wayfinder Beer

United States · West Coast IPA · 7.1%

92%

MATCH

Keeps bitterness and dryness like California Love, adds tropical notes, drops fruit notes.

Structure: very close

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Hoppy Hour Hero

F.X. Matt Brewing Company

United States · West Coast IPA · 7%

91%

MATCH

A touch more tropical notes, no fruit notes — bitterness and dryness as with California Love.

Structure: very close

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Atom Beers

United Kingdom · West Coast IPA · 6%

91%

MATCH

Like California Love on bitterness and dryness — adds tropical notes, a notch softer, but without the fruit notes.

Structure: a notch softer

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Pizza Port Brewing Company

United States · West Coast IPA · 6.8%

90%

MATCH

Mirrors California Love's bitterness and dryness — plus herbal notes, noticeably more bitter, minus fruit notes.

Structure: more bitter

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pFriem Cosmic Guava West Coast IPA

pFriem Family Brewers

United States · West Coast IPA · 7.2%

90%

MATCH

Same dryness and fruit notes as California Love, adds peach notes.

Structure: very close

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Coronado Brewing Company

United States · West Coast IPA · 7.2%

89%

MATCH

More bitter — same bitterness and dryness as California Love, adds earthy notes, noticeably more bitter, but without the fruit notes.

Structure: more bitter

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Moor Beer Co.

United Kingdom · West Coast IPA · 6.5%

89%

MATCH

Same bitterness and hop character as California Love, adds crispness, but without the fruit notes.

Structure: very close

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