Beers similar to Hidden Hand

Czech Dark Lager·United States·5.2% ABV·One of 74 Czech Dark Lagers in hopIQ·

hopIQ found 10 beers that share Hidden Hand's roasted and malty character. Hidden Hand is a Czech-style dark lager on the Wayfinder list since 2017, brewed with a single decoction. It pours dark reddish brown to almost opaque under a creamy tan head. Roasted malt leads with burnt toast, dark bread and cocoa, joined by brown sugar, dark cherry and a light coffee note. Earthy hops and a touch of black pepper add a mild spicy bitterness, and the body stays light and smooth into a clean, gently bitter finish.

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10 beers like Hidden Hand

1

Pivovar Primátor

Czech Republic · Czech Dark Lager · 4.5%

ALTERNATIVE

74%

FLAVOUR MATCH

As with Hidden Hand, same bitterness and coffee notes; adds caramel notes, noticeably less bitter, no earthy notes.

What carries overroastedcoffeemaltysmoothbitter

Structure: less bitter, a notch softer

Compared to Hidden Handcaramelchocolatecreamyearthyspicy

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

Structure: less bitter, a notch softer

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pFriem Czech Dark Lager

pFriem Family Brewers

United States · Czech Dark Lager · 5.3%

ALTERNATIVE

70%

FLAVOUR MATCH

Alongside Hidden Hand on dark fruit notes and spiciness: adds caramel notes, drops earthy notes.

What carries overroastedmaltysmoothspicydark fruit

Structure: very close

Compared to Hidden Handcarameltoastychocolateearthybitter

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

Structure: very close

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3

Krombacher Dunkel

Krombacher Brauerei

Germany · Dunkel · 5.0%

WORTH A TRY

65%

FLAVOUR MATCH

Shares spiciness and bitterness with Hidden Hand; adds caramel notes, fuller-bodied, but drops earthy notes.

What carries overroastedcoffeemaltysmoothdark fruit

Structure: a touch fuller, softer

Compared to Hidden Handcaramelcreamynuttyearthyclean

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

Structure: a touch fuller, softer

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4

Sawdust City Brewing Company

Canada · Czech Dark Lager · 4.8%

65%

MATCH

Keeps coffee notes and cleanness like Hidden Hand, adds dryness, noticeably less bitter, drops earthy notes.

Structure: less bitter

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5

Wagner Schwarzbier

Wagner-Bräu Kemmern

Germany · Schwarzbier · 4.8%

63%

MATCH

A touch more chocolate notes, no earthy notes — dark fruit notes and coffee notes as with Hidden Hand.

Structure: very close

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6

Pécsi Premium Dark

Pécsi Sörfőzde

Hungary · Dark Lager · 5.8%

63%

MATCH

Like Hidden Hand on dark fruit notes and coffee notes — adds richness, fuller-bodied, but without the earthy notes.

Structure: a touch fuller, softer

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7

Staropramen Černý

Pivovar Staropramen

Czech Republic · Czech Dark Lager · 3.8%

62%

MATCH

Mirrors Hidden Hand's bitterness and dark fruit notes — plus chocolate notes, noticeably less bitter, minus earthy notes.

Structure: less bitter, a notch softer

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Bernard Černý

Rodinný pivovar Bernard

Czech Republic · Czech Dark Lager · 4.9%

62%

MATCH

Same dark fruit notes and cleanness as Hidden Hand, adds caramel notes, noticeably less bitter, but without the earthy notes.

Structure: less bitter

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9

Stella Artois Midnight

Stella Artois

Belgium · Dark Lager · 5.4%

61%

MATCH

Less bitter — same earthy notes and coffee notes as Hidden Hand, adds chocolate notes, noticeably less bitter, but without the spiciness.

Structure: less bitter

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10

Georgetown Brewing Company

United States · German Pilsner · 4.9%

61%

MATCH

More bitter — same earthy notes and spiciness as Hidden Hand, adds dryness, noticeably more bitter, but without the roasted notes.

Structure: more bitter

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