Beers similar to Pilsener

German Pilsner·Germany·4.7% ABV·One of 454 German Pilsners in hopIQ·

hopIQ found 10 beers that share Pilsener's noble-hoppy and grassy character. Glaabsbräu's Pilsener from Seligenstadt smells of flowers, lemon and grass. It is brewed from Pilsner malt with three hops: Hersbrucker Spät, Hallertauer Mittelfrüh and Saphir. That adds up to 4.7% ABV, 34 IBU and an original gravity of 11.8, and the colour stays at 7 EBC. Brewed in Seligenstadt, Hesse.

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10 beers like Pilsener

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Sambrook's Brewery

United Kingdom · German Pilsner · 4.5%

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91%

FLAVOUR MATCH

As with Pilsener, same floral notes and hop character; adds bread notes, no citrus notes.

What carries overgrassyfloralbitternoble-hopcrisp

Structure: very close

Compared to Pilsenerbreadycitrusy

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

Structure: very close

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Ayinger Bairisch Pils

Ayinger Privatbrauerei

Germany · German Pilsner · 5.3%

CLOSE ALTERNATIVE

89%

FLAVOUR MATCH

Alongside Pilsener on floral notes and hop character: adds herbal notes, drops citrus notes.

What carries overfloralbittergrassynoble-hoplight

Structure: very close

Compared to Pilsenerherbalcitrusy

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

Structure: very close

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Wrexham Pilsener

Wrexham Lager

United Kingdom · German Pilsner · 4.6%

CLOSE ALTERNATIVE

89%

FLAVOUR MATCH

Shares floral notes and hop character with Pilsener; adds sweetness, but drops citrus notes.

What carries overfloralcrisprefreshinggrassylight

Structure: very close

Compared to Pilsenersweetcitrusy

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

Structure: very close

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Braybrooke Beer Co

United Kingdom · German Pilsner · 4.5%

87%

MATCH

Keeps citrus notes and hop character like Pilsener, adds orange notes, drops floral notes.

Structure: very close

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Lazy River Pils

New Trail Brewing Company

United States · German Pilsner · 4.4%

86%

MATCH

A touch more orange notes, no grass notes — floral notes and citrus notes as with Pilsener.

Structure: very close

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Victory Brewing Company

United States · German Pilsner · 5.3%

85%

MATCH

Like Pilsener on floral notes and citrus notes — adds spicy-hop notes, but without the grass notes.

Structure: very close

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Radeberger Pilsner

Radeberger Exportbierbrauerei

Germany · German Pilsner · 4.8%

84%

MATCH

Mirrors Pilsener's hop character and bitterness — plus dryness, minus floral notes.

Structure: very close

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Mönchshof Pils

Mönchshof

Germany · German Pilsner · 4.8%

83%

MATCH

Same floral notes and hop character as Pilsener, adds dryness, but without the citrus notes.

Structure: very close

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Privatbrauerei Ketterer

Germany · German Pilsner · 4.9%

83%

MATCH

Same floral notes and citrus notes as Pilsener, adds smoothness, but without the grass notes.

Structure: very close

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Hahn Brewing

Australia · German Pilsner · 5%

82%

MATCH

Same hop character and malt character as Pilsener, adds herbal notes, but without the floral notes.

Structure: very close

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