Beers similar to Ketterer Weihnachtsfestbier

Festbier·Germany·5.6% ABV·One of 137 Festbiers in hopIQ·

hopIQ found 10 beers that share Ketterer Weihnachtsfestbier's malty and full-bodied character. The brewery's bottom-fermented Christmas Festbier follows a traditional recipe and shows a full, velvety malt aroma. Pilsner and Munich malt from Enzkreis barley, hopped with Hallertauer Herkules, Spalter Select and Hallertauer Tradition. 5.6% ABV and 13.4% original gravity, ideally served at 10–12 °C.

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10 beers like Ketterer Weihnachtsfestbier

Oaktoberfest

Live Oak Brewing Company

United States · Festbier · 5.8%

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94%

FLAVOUR MATCH

Keeps richness and noble hop character like Ketterer.

What carries overmaltyrichfull-bodiednoble-hopsmooth

Structure: very close

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

Structure: very close

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Winterbier

Arcobräu

Germany · Festbier · 5.5%

CLOSE ALTERNATIVE

90%

FLAVOUR MATCH

Mirrors Ketterer's noble hop character and bread notes — plus bitterness, minus richness.

What carries overfull-bodiedmaltysmoothnoble-hopbready

Structure: very close

Compared to Kettererbitterrich

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

Structure: very close

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Faust Michelsmess Festbier

Brauhaus Faust

Germany · Festbier · 5.9%

CLOSE ALTERNATIVE

88%

FLAVOUR MATCH

Like Ketterer on richness and bread notes — adds honey notes, but without the noble hop character.

What carries overfull-bodiedmaltysmoothrichbready

Structure: very close

Compared to Kettererhoneysweetnoble-hop

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

Structure: very close

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Kiliani Festbier

Würzburger Hofbräu

Germany · Festbier · 5.9%

88%

MATCH

As with Ketterer, same noble hop character and bread notes, no richness.

Structure: very close

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Alpirsbacher Weihnachtsbier

Alpirsbacher Klosterbräu

Germany · Festbier · 5.6%

87%

MATCH

Same noble hop character and bread notes as Ketterer, adds floral notes, but without the richness.

Structure: very close

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Alfa Krachtig Dort

Alfa Bierbrouwerij

Netherlands · Dortmunder Export · 7.5%

87%

MATCH

Shares richness and noble hop character with Ketterer; a notch stronger.

Structure: a notch stronger

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Festbier

Green Bench Brewing Co.

United States · Festbier · 5.8%

86%

MATCH

Alongside Ketterer on noble hop character and bread notes: adds hop character, noticeably more bitter, drops richness.

Structure: more bitter

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Feierbiest

Jopen

Netherlands · Festbier · 5.7%

84%

MATCH

A touch more hop character, no richness — noble hop character and bread notes as with Ketterer.

Structure: very close

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Festbier

Altenburger Brauerei

Germany · Festbier · 6%

84%

MATCH

Same noble hop character and bread notes as Ketterer, adds spiciness, but without the richness.

Structure: very close

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Wolfshöher Kärwabier

Wolfshöher

Germany · Festbier · 5.5%

84%

MATCH

Same noble hop character and bread notes as Ketterer, adds herbal notes, but without the richness.

Structure: very close

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