Beers similar to Costa Speciale

Gage Roads Brew Co

Italian Pilsner·Australia·4.5% ABV·One of 21 Italian Pilsners in hopIQ·

hopIQ found 10 beers that share Costa Speciale's floral and dry character. Costa Speciale is an unfiltered Italian pilsner brewed for the visit of an Italian football side to Perth and named for the coastline the Fremantle brewery sits on. Hersbrucker and Saphir carry delicate floral spice, citrus and lemongrass over a bill of pale, wheat, Vienna and light Munich malt. Bitterness stays moderate at 18, with a soft cracker note from the malt and a clean, dry finish. It pours on tap only.

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10 beers like Costa Speciale

1

Italian Pilsner

Back Forty Beer Company

United States · Italian Pilsner · 5.5%

ALTERNATIVE

74%

FLAVOUR MATCH

Mirrors Costa Speciale's bread notes and malt character — plus hop character, a notch stronger, minus citrus notes.

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Structure: a notch stronger

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

Structure: a notch stronger

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Sawdust City Brewing Company

Canada · German Pilsner · 4.7%

ALTERNATIVE

74%

FLAVOUR MATCH

Keeps spiciness and bread notes like Costa Speciale, adds herbal notes, noticeably more bitter, drops citrus notes.

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Structure: more bitter

Compared to Costa Specialeherbalsmoothnoble-hopcitrusymalty

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

Structure: more bitter

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3

Dunc's Day Beer

Sawdust City Brewing Company

Canada · Blonde Ale · 4.5%

ALTERNATIVE

73%

FLAVOUR MATCH

A touch more herbal notes, softer carbonation, no malt character — citrus notes and spiciness as with Costa Speciale.

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Structure: softer

Compared to Costa Specialeherbalnoble-hoplightmalty

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

Structure: softer

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Schilling Beer Co.

United States · Italian Pilsner · 5%

73%

MATCH

Alongside Costa Speciale on bread notes and cleanness: adds hop character, noticeably more bitter, drops citrus notes.

Structure: more bitter

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Tooth and Nail Brewing Company

Canada · Italian Pilsner · 4.8%

73%

MATCH

Shares citrus notes and bread notes with Costa Speciale; adds herbal notes, noticeably more bitter, but drops malt character.

Structure: more bitter

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Tooth and Nail Brewing Company

Canada · German Pilsner · 5.2%

72%

MATCH

Same spiciness and bread notes as Costa Speciale, adds grass notes, noticeably more bitter, but without the citrus notes.

Structure: more bitter, a notch stronger

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Welcome Stranger Brewing Co.

Switzerland · Italian Pilsner · 4.8%

69%

MATCH

As with Costa Speciale, same citrus notes and malt character; adds hop character, noticeably more bitter, no spiciness.

Structure: more bitter

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Rally Ultra Premium Light

Muskoka Brewery

Canada · Light Lager · 3.7%

69%

MATCH

Like Costa Speciale on citrus notes and bread notes — adds sweetness, noticeably less bitter, but without the malt character.

Structure: less bitter, a notch softer

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Real Ale Proto Pils

Real Ale Brewing Company

United States · New World Pilsner · 4.5%

69%

MATCH

More bitter — same bread notes and citrus notes as Costa Speciale, adds tropical notes, noticeably more bitter, but without the spiciness.

Structure: more bitter

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Phillips Brewing & Malting Co.

Canada · Light Lager · 3.8%

69%

MATCH

Less bitter — same citrus notes and malt character as Costa Speciale, adds noticeably less bitter, but without the spiciness.

Structure: less bitter, a notch softer

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