hopIQ found 10 beers that share Special Pilsner's dry and noble-hoppy character. A German-style pils with a dry bitterness from noble hops, brewed with malts and hops imported from Europe. Special Pilsner is one of Capital's original Garten Braü beers and is made in the copper kettles from Germany that are still in use. It runs at 4.7 % ABV and 32 IBU.
Similar beers ranked by flavour match rather than popularity.Similar beers ranked by flavour, not popularity.
As with Special Pilsner, same bitterness and malt character, plus grass notes.
Structure: Same structure — body, sweetness, bitterness and texture all land on the same spot.
Structure: very close
Alongside Special Pilsner on bitterness and malt character.
Structure: Very close — a touch more bitterness, a touch less sweetness.
Structure: very close
Shares malt character and hop character with Special Pilsner; a notch stronger.
Structure: Same structure — body, sweetness, bitterness and texture all land on the same spot.
Structure: a notch stronger
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