Beers similar to Meinel Hell

Helles Lager·Germany·4.9% ABV·One of 491 Helles Lagers in hopIQ·

hopIQ found 10 beers that share Meinel Hell's mineral and malty character. Meinel Hell is Franconian tradition distilled: pale gold, mineral-dry, a touch of honey in the malt backbone that never tips into sweetness. Low hop bite (16 IBU), high smoothness — this is a Helles that tastes exactly like clean water filtered through grain. Drink it ice-cold, in quantity, without ceremony.

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10 beers like Meinel Hell

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Hannöversch Helles

Brauhaus Ernst-August

Germany · Helles Lager · 4.8%

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84%

FLAVOUR MATCH

Mirrors Meinel's dryness and cleanness — plus sweetness, minus honey notes.

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Structure: very close

Compared to Meinelsweethoppyhoney

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

Structure: very close

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Saku Brewery

Estonia · Helles Lager · 5.0%

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83%

FLAVOUR MATCH

Keeps dryness and honey notes like Meinel; adds sweetness.

What carries overmineralcleanmaltydryhoney

Structure: very close

Compared to Meinelsweetbready

Structure: Very close — a touch more sweetness, a touch more texture.

Structure: very close

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Veldensteiner Lager Hell

Kaiser Bräu

Germany · Helles Lager · 4.9%

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82%

FLAVOUR MATCH

A touch more bread notes, no dryness — honey notes and cleanness as with Meinel.

What carries overmineralcleanmaltyhoneycrisp

Structure: very close

Compared to Meinelbreadydry

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

Structure: very close

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Autenrieder Schlossbräu Original

Schlossbrauerei Autenried

Germany · Helles Lager · 5.3%

77%

MATCH

Alongside Meinel on honey notes and cleanness: adds bread notes, drops dryness.

Structure: very close

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Goldie orca hell – bio

orca brau

Germany · Helles Lager · 4.8%

75%

MATCH

Shares dryness and honey notes with Meinel; adds floral notes, but drops mineral notes.

Structure: very close

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Welde No1 Slow Beer Pils

Welde Braumanufaktur

Germany · German Pilsner · 4.8%

75%

MATCH

Same cleanness and smoothness as Meinel, adds hop character, sweeter, but without the mineral notes.

Structure: sweeter, more bitter

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Autenrieder Urtyp Hell

Schlossbrauerei Autenried

Germany · Helles Lager · 5.0%

75%

MATCH

As with Meinel, same honey notes and cleanness; adds bread notes, no dryness.

Structure: very close

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Schwarzbräu Marie Hausbrendel Hell

Schwarzbräu

Germany · Helles Lager · 4.8%

75%

MATCH

Like Meinel on honey notes and cleanness — adds bread notes, but without the dryness.

Structure: very close

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Camba Bavaria

Germany · Helles Lager · 5.0%

75%

MATCH

Same honey notes and cleanness as Meinel, adds bread notes, but without the dryness.

Structure: very close

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Feldschlößchen Lager Hell

Feldschlößchen Brauerei

Germany · Helles Lager · 5.2%

75%

MATCH

Same cleanness and lightness as Meinel, adds floral notes, but without the mineral notes.

Structure: very close

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