Beers similar to Karl May Premium-Pils

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German Pilsner·Germany·4.9% ABV·One of 479 German Pilsners in hopIQ·

hopIQ found 10 beers that share Karl May Premium-Pils's noble-hoppy and hoppy character. Delicately spicy and harmonious, with an aromatic hop bitterness: this premium pils was brewed in honour of Karl May from premium barley malts and noble hops. At 4.9% ABV from 11.5% original gravity, it was the first new beer type the Gersdorf brewery launched, in 1994.

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10 beers like Karl May Premium-Pils

1

Green Bench Brewing Co.

United States · German Pilsner · 4.9%

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96%

FLAVOUR MATCH

A touch more dryness — spiciness and bitterness as with Karl.

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Structure: very close

Compared to Karldrybready

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

Structure: very close

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Vereinsbrauerei Apolda

Germany · German Pilsner · 4.8%

CLOSE ALTERNATIVE

90%

FLAVOUR MATCH

Like Karl on spiciness and bitterness — essentially the same.

What carries overhoppynoble-hopspicybittermalty

Structure: very close

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

Structure: very close

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Grimm Artisanal Ales

United States · German Pilsner · 5%

CLOSE ALTERNATIVE

90%

FLAVOUR MATCH

Mirrors Karl's spiciness and malt character — plus floral notes, minus bitterness.

What carries overhoppynoble-hopcrispspicymalty

Structure: very close

Compared to Karlfloralcitrusybreadybitter

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

Structure: very close

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4

Kirner Privatbrauerei

Germany · German Pilsner · 4.8%

89%

MATCH

Same bitterness and malt character as Karl, but without the spiciness.

Structure: very close

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Sly Fox Brewing Company

United States · German Pilsner · 4.9%

89%

MATCH

As with Karl, same spiciness and bitterness, plus mineral notes.

Structure: very close

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King Eddy Pilsner

Okanagan Spring Brewery

Canada · German Pilsner · 5%

89%

MATCH

Alongside Karl on spiciness and bitterness: adds herbal notes.

Structure: very close

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7

Hochfürst Pilsener

Brauerei Hacklberg

Germany · German Pilsner · 5%

89%

MATCH

Shares bitterness and malt character with Karl; adds floral notes, but drops spiciness.

Structure: very close

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Ureich Premium Pils

Eichbaum

Germany · German Pilsner · 4.8%

89%

MATCH

Keeps bitterness and malt character like Karl, adds herbal notes, drops spiciness.

Structure: very close

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Vulkan Brauerei

Germany · German Pilsner · 4.9%

88%

MATCH

No spiciness — bitterness and malt character as with Karl.

Structure: very close

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10

Union Keller Pils

Freie Brau Union Bremen

Germany · German Pilsner · 4.9%

88%

MATCH

Same bitterness and malt character as Karl, adds haziness, but without the spiciness.

Structure: very close

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