Beers similar to Hertog Jan Pilsener

Hertog Jan Brouwerij

German Pilsner·Netherlands·5.1% ABV·One of 489 German Pilsners in hopIQ·

hopIQ found 10 beers that share Hertog Jan Pilsener's bitter and malty character. The calling card of the Arcen brewery: a golden, bottom-fermented lager with a full, rich taste and a pleasantly bitter finish, a gentle bitterness. It pours with a generous head, carries 5.1% and is still brewed to the same recipe and process. Duke John of Brabant, remembered as the beer king Cambrinus, even issued a law against watering down beer.

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10 beers like Hertog Jan Pilsener

1

Hammer Beer

Italy · German Pilsner · 5.2%

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88%

FLAVOUR MATCH

A touch more floral notes, noticeably less bitter, no fullness — hop character and drinkability as with Hertog Jan.

What carries overbittermaltysmooth-drinkingcleancrisp

Structure: less bitter

Compared to Hertog Janfloralherbalfull-bodied

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

Structure: less bitter

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Porterhouse Pilsner

Porterhouse Brew Co.

Ireland · German Pilsner · 5%

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88%

FLAVOUR MATCH

Like Hertog Jan on fullness and hop character — adds sweetness.

What carries overmaltyfull-bodiedbittercleancrisp

Structure: very close

Compared to Hertog Jannoble-hopsweetsmoothsmooth-drinking

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

Structure: very close

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New Glarus Pilsner

New Glarus Brewing Company

United States · German Pilsner · 5%

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87%

FLAVOUR MATCH

Mirrors Hertog Jan's hop character and cleanness — plus noble hop character, minus fullness.

What carries overmaltybittersmooth-drinkingcleancrisp

Structure: very close

Compared to Hertog Jannoble-hopsweetfull-bodied

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

Structure: very close

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Wolters Premium Pilsener

Hofbrauhaus Wolters

Germany · German Pilsner · 4.9%

86%

MATCH

Same hop character and cleanness as Hertog Jan, adds noble hop character, noticeably less bitter, but without the fullness.

Structure: less bitter

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Kappler Braumeister

Braustolz

Germany · German Pilsner · 5.2%

86%

MATCH

As with Hertog Jan, same fullness and hop character, plus noble hop character.

Structure: very close

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Neuzeller Pilsner

Klosterbrauerei Neuzelle

Germany · German Pilsner · 4.8%

86%

MATCH

Alongside Hertog Jan on fullness and hop character: adds grass notes.

Structure: very close

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Haake-Beck Brauerei

Germany · German Pilsner · 5%

86%

MATCH

Shares hop character and drinkability with Hertog Jan; adds dryness, but drops fullness.

Structure: very close

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Simonds Farsons Cisk

Malta · German Pilsner · 5.5%

86%

MATCH

Keeps fullness and hop character like Hertog Jan; adds noble hop character.

Structure: very close

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Dortmunder Thier Pils

Dortmunder Actien Brauerei

Germany · German Pilsner · 4.9%

85%

MATCH

No fullness — hop character and drinkability as with Hertog Jan.

Structure: very close

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Bellheimer

Germany · German Pilsner · 5.3%

85%

MATCH

Same hop character and drinkability as Hertog Jan, adds sweetness, but without the fullness.

Structure: very close

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