Beers similar to Northern Pub Ale

Extra Special Bitter·Canada·5% ABV·One of 22 Extra Special Bitters in hopIQ·

hopIQ found 10 beers that share Northern Pub Ale's caramel and bitter character. An ESB-style ale brewed with imported British malt and hops. Deep copper in the glass, with caramel, toast and a biscuity malt base carrying the aroma. The hopping adds earthy, herbal and lightly floral tones and a marmalade edge, and the bitterness is firm and drying without turning sharp. Medium-bodied and balanced, finishing on malt rather than on hops.

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10 beers like Northern Pub Ale

Holgate ESB

Holgate Brewhouse

Australia · Extra Special Bitter · 5%

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80%

FLAVOUR MATCH

Keeps earthy notes and malt character like Northern Pub Ale, adds spiciness, drops dryness.

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Structure: very close

Compared to Northern Pub Alecitrusyspicysmoothdryherbal

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

Structure: very close

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Dark Star

Quidi Vidi Brewing Company

Canada · Extra Special Bitter · 6%

ALTERNATIVE

74%

FLAVOUR MATCH

Mirrors Northern Pub Ale's toasty notes and earthy notes — plus nutty notes, a notch stronger, minus herbal notes.

What carries overearthycaramelbittertoastydry

Structure: a notch stronger

Compared to Northern Pub Alenuttydark fruitsmoothherbalbready

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

Structure: a notch stronger

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Second Street Boneshaker Amber

Second Street Brewery

United States · Extra Special Bitter · 5.8%

ALTERNATIVE

71%

FLAVOUR MATCH

Like Northern Pub Ale on malt character and toasty notes — adds nutty notes, a notch stronger, but without the bitterness.

What carries overearthycarameltoastymaltybready

Structure: a notch stronger

Compared to Northern Pub Alesmoothcleannuttybitterdry

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

Structure: a notch stronger

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MicroBrasserie Charlevoix

Canada · Extra Special Bitter · 5.5%

70%

MATCH

As with Northern Pub Ale, same dryness and herbal notes; adds drier, no earthy notes.

Structure: drier

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Propeller ESB

Propeller Brewing Company

Canada · Extra Special Bitter · 5%

69%

MATCH

Same toasty notes and malt character as Northern Pub Ale, adds lighter-bodied, but without the earthy notes.

Structure: a touch lighter

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Bitch Creek ESB

Grand Teton Brewing

United States · Extra Special Bitter · 6%

68%

MATCH

Shares malt character and earthy notes with Northern Pub Ale; adds richness, a notch stronger, but drops floral notes.

Structure: a notch stronger

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Rhinegold Red

Quidi Vidi Brewing Company

Canada · Altbier · 5%

64%

MATCH

Alongside Northern Pub Ale on toasty notes and earthy notes: adds sweetness, noticeably less bitter, drops dryness.

Structure: less bitter

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Flapdoodle

Sawdust City Brewing Company

Canada · Best Bitter · 4.4%

64%

MATCH

A touch more fruit notes, noticeably less bitter, no bread notes — toasty notes and earthy notes as with Northern Pub Ale.

Structure: less bitter

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Extra Easy

Tennessee Brew Works

United States · Extra Special Bitter · 5%

64%

MATCH

Drier — same earthy notes and dryness as Northern Pub Ale, adds drier, but without the toasty notes.

Structure: drier

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Gem

Bath Ales

United Kingdom · Best Bitter · 4.1%

63%

MATCH

Crisper — same malt character and hop character as Northern Pub Ale, adds fruit notes, crisper carbonation, but without the earthy notes.

Structure: crisper, less bitter

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