Beers similar to West Coast Pils

West Coast Pilsner·Canada·5% ABV·One of 18 West Coast Pilsners in hopIQ·

hopIQ found 10 beers that share West Coast Pils's citrusy and bitter character. A pilsner base carrying West Coast hop aroma, brewed together with Establishment Brewing. Four Winds lists 5% and no IBU value, and describes tropical, citrus and floral hop notes over a snappy bitterness, with the lager body kept clean underneath. It comes from the 2025 Pils Pack and is now available on its own in 355 ml six-packs.

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Ketterer Pils

Privatbrauerei Ketterer

Germany · German Pilsner · 4.9%

ALTERNATIVE

78%

FLAVOUR MATCH

A touch more noble hop character, no tropical notes — floral notes and hop character as with West Coast Pils.

What carries overhoppyfloralcitrusycrispbitter

Structure: very close

Compared to West Coast Pilsnoble-hoplightsmoothtropical

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

Structure: very close

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Ray – Paradiso Pale Ale

Oedipus Brewing

Netherlands · American Pale Ale · 5%

ALTERNATIVE

77%

FLAVOUR MATCH

Like West Coast Pils on tropical notes and floral notes — adds fruit notes, softer carbonation.

What carries overtropicalhoppyfloralcrisprefreshing

Structure: softer

Compared to West Coast Pilsfruitylight

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

Structure: softer

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Timbo Pils

Alvarado Street Brewery

United States · West Coast Pilsner · 5.8%

ALTERNATIVE

74%

FLAVOUR MATCH

Mirrors West Coast Pils's hop character and floral notes — plus herbal notes, a notch stronger, minus tropical notes.

What carries overcrisphoppyfloralcitrusybitter

Structure: a notch stronger

Compared to West Coast Pilsherbalbreadyspicy-hoptropicalmalty

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

Structure: a notch stronger

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Mōhani

Godspeed Brewery

Canada · New Zealand Pilsner · 4.8%

72%

MATCH

Same tropical notes and malt character as West Coast Pils, adds fruit notes, noticeably less bitter, but without the floral notes.

Structure: less bitter

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Ratsherrn Hoppy Pilsener

Ratsherrn Brauerei

Germany · German Pilsner · 4.9%

71%

MATCH

As with West Coast Pils, same hop character and tropical notes, plus herbal notes.

Structure: very close

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NZ PILS

DEYA Brewing Company

United Kingdom · German Pilsner · 4.4%

69%

MATCH

Alongside West Coast Pils on hop character and floral notes: adds dryness, drops tropical notes.

Structure: very close

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Tyroler Zwickl

Zillertal Bier

Austria · Kellerbier · 5.7%

69%

MATCH

Shares tropical notes and malt character with West Coast Pils; adds fruit notes, softer carbonation, but drops floral notes.

Structure: softer, a touch fuller

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Zillertal Pils

Zillertal Bier

Austria · German Pilsner · 4.9%

69%

MATCH

Keeps floral notes and hop character like West Coast Pils, adds dryness, drops tropical notes.

Structure: very close

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Freistädter Junghopfenpils

Braucommune Freistadt

Austria · German Pilsner · 5%

68%

MATCH

Same floral notes and hop character as West Coast Pils, adds herbal notes, but without the tropical notes.

Structure: very close

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Straub IPL

Straub Brewery

United States · India Pale Lager · 5.6%

67%

MATCH

Drier — same hop character and floral notes as West Coast Pils, adds dryness, drier, but without the tropical notes.

Structure: drier, more bitter

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