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DouGall's

🌍 Spain · Regional · Known for American IPA
Known for American IPA

Founded in 2006 by British expatriate Andrew Dougall in Cantabria — one of Spain's most pioneering and respected craft breweries. Moved to a 25hl brewery in Liérganes village in 2011, at the foot of green hills by the Miera river. Released 942 American Pale Ale in 2012 which became an instant classic. Andrew Dougall was awarded the Steve Huxley Award at Barcelona Beer Fest 2021. Barcelona Beer Challenge Gold 2024 and 2023 (Best Beer from Spain both years). Concours International de Lyon Gold 2024 (Best Beer from Spain). Untappd Community Award 2024.

3Beers
2Styles
6.2%Avg ABV
2006Founded

Beers by DouGall's

3 beers
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942
American Pale Ale · 4.2%
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IPA 8
American IPA · 8%
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IPA 9
American IPA · 6.5%
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Brewery DNA

The recurring character behind the beers

Drawn from all 3 beers in the catalogue.

Emerging signature · based on 3 beers
Signature
What keeps showing up across their beers.
hoppyevery beer
3 of 3 beers
citrusyevery beer
3 of 3 beers
tropicalevery beer
3 of 3 beers
fruityevery beer
3 of 3 beers

With 3 beers, only recurring notes are shown — one unusual beer moves this a lot.

Portfolio range
How broad they brew.
Varied3 beers · 2 style families
IPA 2Pale Ale 1

A handful of styles across their range — a shared thread has to hold across each of them.

What sets them apart
Each beer measured against others of its own style, then averaged across the range. Compared with 329 other breweries making American IPA.
Three beers is enough for a first read, not a full house style — one unusual beer moves this a lot.
typical for American IPADouGall's
in no beersin every beer
tropical
in all 3 of their beers · typical American IPA brewery: 2 in 5
Notably more tropical than typical.
smooth
in 2 of 3 · typical American IPA brewery: fewer than 1 in 5
Notably more smooth than typical.
clean
in 1 of 3 · typical American IPA brewery: 4 in 5
Notably less clean than typical.
Brewery performance
How their beers place in the hopIQ ranking.
Top 73%
average beer performance
0
beers in the Top 100
0 / 3
beers above the median
#2768
best ranked beer
IPA 9

Their beers place in the Top 73% of the catalogue on average, across 3 ranked beers. One clear standout well ahead of the rest.

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About DouGall's

Founded in 2006 by British expatriate Andrew Dougall in Cantabria — one of Spain's most pioneering and respected craft breweries. Moved to a 25hl brewery in Liérganes village in 2011, at the foot of green hills by the Miera river. Released 942 American Pale Ale in 2012 which became an instant classic. Andrew Dougall was awarded the Steve Huxley Award at Barcelona Beer Fest 2021. Barcelona Beer Challenge Gold 2024 and 2023 (Best Beer from Spain both years). Concours International de Lyon Gold 2024 (Best Beer from Spain). Untappd Community Award 2024.

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