Beers similar to Scrimshaw

North Coast Brewing Company

German Pilsner·United States·4.5% ABV·One of 388 German Pilsners in hopIQ·

hopIQ found 10 beers that share Scrimshaw's spicy-hoppy and dry character. A spicy hop nose meets subtle pale malt flavors, and the finish is dry. Scrimshaw is named for the delicate engravings that 19th-century seafarers made popular, and the brewery builds it in the European tradition with Munich malt and Hallertauer and Tettnang hops. 4.5% ABV, 22 IBU, pale straw. Gold at the 1992 Great American Beer Festival in the American Lager/Ale/Cream Ale category.

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10 beers like Scrimshaw

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Pelican Pilsner

Pelican Brewing Company

United States · German Pilsner · 4.5%

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85%

FLAVOUR MATCH

As with Scrimshaw, same noble hop character and malt character; adds toasty notes, noticeably more bitter, no dryness.

What carries overhoppyspicy-hopnoble-hopmaltycrisp

Structure: more bitter

Compared to Scrimshawtoastyfloralbreadydrybitter

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

Structure: more bitter

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Left Hand Polestar Pilsner

Left Hand Brewing Company

United States · Czech Pilsner · 4.8%

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84%

FLAVOUR MATCH

Alongside Scrimshaw on noble hop character and hop character, noticeably more bitter.

What carries overcrisprefreshingspicy-hopdrynoble-hop

Structure: more bitter

Structure: Very close — a touch more bitterness, a touch more body.

Structure: more bitter

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Oskar Blues Mama's Little Yella Pils

Oskar Blues Brewery

United States · German Pilsner · 5.3%

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84%

FLAVOUR MATCH

Shares noble hop character and malt character with Scrimshaw; adds floral notes, noticeably more bitter, but drops dryness.

What carries overcrispspicy-hopnoble-hopcleanbitter

Structure: more bitter, a notch stronger

Compared to Scrimshawfloraldry

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

Structure: more bitter, a notch stronger

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Great Lakes Brewery

Canada · Czech Pilsner · 4.8%

84%

MATCH

Keeps noble hop character and malt character like Scrimshaw, adds bread notes, drops dryness.

Structure: very close

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WeldWerks Brewing Co.

United States · Czech Pilsner · 5.4%

84%

MATCH

A touch more bread notes, noticeably more bitter, no bitterness — noble hop character and malt character as with Scrimshaw.

Structure: more bitter, a notch stronger

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Rosenheimer Pils

Auerbräu

Germany · German Pilsner · 5%

83%

MATCH

Like Scrimshaw on malt character and hop character — adds citrus notes, noticeably more bitter, but without the noble hop character.

Structure: more bitter

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Haake-Beck Brauerei

Germany · German Pilsner · 5%

83%

MATCH

Mirrors Scrimshaw's malt character and hop character — plus herbal notes, noticeably more bitter, minus noble hop character.

Structure: more bitter

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Hasseröder Premium Pils

Hasseröder Brauerei

Germany · German Pilsner · 4.9%

82%

MATCH

Same malt character and hop character as Scrimshaw, adds herbal notes, noticeably more bitter, but without the noble hop character.

Structure: more bitter

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Waterkant Pilsener

Hausbrauerei Eschenbräu

Germany · German Pilsner · 5%

82%

MATCH

noticeably more bitter, no noble hop character — malt character and hop character as with Scrimshaw.

Structure: more bitter

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Radeberger Pilsner

Radeberger Exportbierbrauerei

Germany · German Pilsner · 4.8%

82%

MATCH

More bitter — same noble hop character and malt character as Scrimshaw, adds grass notes, noticeably more bitter, but without the spicy-hop notes.

Structure: more bitter

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