hopIQ found 10 beers with the same crisp and dry character as Köstritzer Spezial Pils. Köstritzer Spezial Pils is a bottom-fermented Pilsner at 5.5 % ABV from 11.1 °P original gravity. It is fermented out much further than a standard Pils, which leaves very little residual sugar and explains the relatively high alcohol from a modest wort. It pours a brilliant gold with a fine white head. The nose is fresh and lightly bitter, with herbal hop notes and a hint of pale grain. The palate is slim and crisp with a touch of fruit, a trace of malt sweetness and a clear hop bitterness that lingers pleasantly. Ranked by flavour match rather than popularity.
Closest match: Beck's Pils — 92%. Same crispness and dryness, with a floral edge Köstritzer Schwarzbierbrauerei keeps quiet.
4 countriesmatched across 56 flavour tagsbest match 92%
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