Beers similar to Cold Front

Winter Warmer·United States·5.5% ABV·One of 23 Winter Warmers in hopIQ·

hopIQ found 10 beers that share Cold Front's bready and noble-hoppy character. Freshly baked bread, mild sweetness and a touch of floral, grassy noble hops come together over a subtle bitterness in this golden bock-style winter lager. Amira and German Select hops sit on Pilsner, Carapils, Munich, floor-malted Bohemian dark and acidulated malts. A seasonal at 5.5% ABV, it took gold in German-Style Bock or Maibock at the 2025 World Beer Cup.

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10 beers like Cold Front

Wagner Vollbier

Wagner-Bräu Kemmern

Germany · Helles Lager · 5.2%

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85%

FLAVOUR MATCH

Keeps grass notes and floral notes like Cold Front; adds lightness.

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Structure: very close

Compared to Cold Frontlight

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

Structure: very close

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Schneider Helles

G. Schneider & Sohn

Germany · Helles Lager · 4.9%

ALTERNATIVE

76%

FLAVOUR MATCH

Mirrors Cold Front's grass notes and floral notes — plus citrus notes, minus bread notes.

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Structure: very close

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

Structure: very close

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Pagoda Pilsner

Sambrook's Brewery

United Kingdom · German Pilsner · 4.5%

ALTERNATIVE

76%

FLAVOUR MATCH

Like Cold Front on grass notes and floral notes — adds hop character, noticeably more bitter, but without the sweetness.

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Structure: more bitter, a notch softer

Compared to Cold Fronthoppylightsweet

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

Structure: more bitter, a notch softer

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Primátor Premium

Pivovar Primátor

Czech Republic · Czech Premium Pale Lager · 5%

76%

MATCH

As with Cold Front, same malt character and sweetness; adds herbal notes, no grass notes.

Structure: very close

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Crib

Trillium Brewing Company

United States · Czech Pilsner · 5%

75%

MATCH

Same grass notes and floral notes as Cold Front, adds toasty notes, noticeably more bitter, but without the sweetness.

Structure: more bitter

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Chiemseer Braustoff

Chiemseer

Germany · Dortmunder Export · 5.6%

75%

MATCH

Shares grass notes and floral notes with Cold Front; adds caramel notes, softer carbonation, but drops noble hop character.

Structure: softer, a touch fuller

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Stella Artois

Belgium · Pale Lager · 5.2%

75%

MATCH

Alongside Cold Front on grass notes and floral notes: adds dryness, drops sweetness.

Structure: very close

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Ayinger Lager Hell

Ayinger Privatbrauerei

Germany · Helles Lager · 4.9%

74%

MATCH

A touch more honey notes, no sweetness — grass notes and malt character as with Cold Front.

Structure: very close

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Wagner Festbier

Wagner-Bräu Kemmern

Germany · Festbier · 5.5%

73%

MATCH

Same sweetness and grass notes as Cold Front, adds hop character, but without the noble hop character.

Structure: very close

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Sapporo Edelpils

Sapporo Brewery

Japan · German Pilsner · 5%

73%

MATCH

More bitter — same grass notes and floral notes as Cold Front, adds herbal notes, noticeably more bitter, but without the sweetness.

Structure: more bitter

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