hopIQ found 10 beers with the same full-bodied and noble-hop character as Alpirsbacher Weihnachtsbier. A bottom-fermented festive lager that the brewery says it has brewed once a year for Christmas since 1880, following an old monastery recipe. Brewmaster Johannes Meier uses pale summer barley, the now rarely used Vienna malt and the Hallertau Opal aroma hop, at about 13 degrees Plato. It pours bright gold. Clear malt aromas meet blossomy, fresh hop notes, the body is full and soft, and tasters find the bitterness gentle and well integrated. It goes on sale from mid-October while stocks last. Ranked by flavour match rather than popularity.
Closest match: Sternquell Festbier — 85%. No twin in the catalogue yet.
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