Beers similar to Lakefront Pumpkin Lager

Spiced Lager·United States·6.1% ABV·One of 1 Spiced Lagers in hopIQ·

hopIQ found 10 beers that share Lakefront Pumpkin Lager's malty and caramel character. In 1989 Russ Klisch read of a pumpkin beer recipe that Thomas Jefferson had brewed at Monticello; today real pumpkin and pie spice join Munich and caramel malts in this lager, which rests four weeks in the cellar. Cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger, clove and candied yam meet a nutty, toasty malt base. Amber, medium body, 6.1% ABV, 11 IBU.

Similar beers ranked by flavour match rather than popularity.Similar beers ranked by flavour, not popularity.

spicyclovetoasty

Explore 10 alternatives Compare with your taste

10 beers like Lakefront Pumpkin Lager

Shiner Bock

Shiner

United States · Amber Lager · 4.4%

ALTERNATIVE

70%

FLAVOUR MATCH

Mirrors Lakefront's toasty notes and nutty notes — plus roasted notes, a notch softer, minus clove notes.

What carries overtoastynuttycaramelsweetmalty

Structure: a notch softer

Compared to Lakefrontroastedsmooth-drinkingsmoothspicyclove

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

Structure: a notch softer

View beer Alternatives to Shiner Bock

Tried both? Do they taste alike?

pFriem Mexican Dark Lager

pFriem Family Brewers

United States · Vienna Lager · 5.2%

WORTH A TRY

68%

FLAVOUR MATCH

Keeps toasty notes and nutty notes like Lakefront, adds chocolate notes, noticeably more bitter, drops sweetness.

What carries overspicytoastynuttyclovecaramel

Structure: more bitter, a notch softer

Compared to Lakefrontchocolategrassyherbalsweetcrisp

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

Structure: more bitter, a notch softer

View beer Alternatives to pFriem Mexican Dark Lager

Tried both? Do they taste alike?

Bärner Amber

Brauerei Felsenau

Switzerland · Amber Lager · 5.6%

WORTH A TRY

68%

FLAVOUR MATCH

A touch more creaminess, softer carbonation, no clove notes — nutty notes and sweetness as with Lakefront.

What carries overcaramelnuttymaltysweetclean

Structure: softer, a touch fuller

Compared to Lakefrontcreamysmoothroastedspicyclove

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

Structure: softer, a touch fuller

View beer Alternatives to Bärner Amber

Tried both? Do they taste alike?

Also close

More matches

Same idea, less detail — open a beer to see the full comparison.

Moritz Fiege Bernstein

Privatbrauerei Moritz Fiege

Germany · Amber Lager · 4.7%

67%

MATCH

Alongside Lakefront on toasty notes and sweetness: adds herbal notes, noticeably more bitter, drops clove notes.

Structure: more bitter, a notch softer

View Alternatives

Mohrenköpfle

Haller Löwenbräu

Germany · Amber Lager · 5.4%

66%

MATCH

Shares toasty notes and spiciness with Lakefront; adds roasted notes, noticeably more bitter, but drops clove notes.

Structure: more bitter, a notch softer

View Alternatives

Sly Fox Christmas Ale

Sly Fox Brewing Company

United States · Spiced Ale · 6.3%

64%

MATCH

Same spiciness and clove notes as Lakefront, adds fullness, noticeably more bitter, but without the toasty notes.

Structure: more bitter

View Alternatives

Seamus' Irish Red Ale

Sly Fox Brewing Company

United States · Irish Red · 5.5%

64%

MATCH

As with Lakefront, same toasty notes and nutty notes; adds floral notes, noticeably more bitter, no clove notes.

Structure: more bitter

View Alternatives

Jägerbier

Gräfliches Hofbrauhaus Freising

Germany · Dortmunder Export · 5.6%

63%

MATCH

Like Lakefront on toasty notes and spiciness — adds herbal notes, noticeably more bitter, but without the clove notes.

Structure: more bitter

View Alternatives

Oktoberfest Märzen

Hacker-Pschorr Bräu

Germany · Märzen · 5.8%

63%

MATCH

More bitter — same toasty notes and nutty notes as Lakefront, adds dryness, noticeably more bitter, but without the clove notes.

Structure: more bitter

View Alternatives

Patagonia Red Lager

Patagonia por Austral

Chile · Amber Lager · 5.0%

63%

MATCH

Softer — same nutty notes and sweetness as Lakefront, adds dryness, a notch softer, but without the clove notes.

Structure: a notch softer

View Alternatives