Beers similar to Ottakringer Helles

Ottakringer Brauerei

Helles Lager·Austria·5.1% ABV·One of 326 Helles Lagers in hopIQ·

hopIQ found 10 beers that share Ottakringer Helles's malty and sweet character. Vienna's defining everyday beer — the '16er Hüs'n' in local slang, referring to the 16th district. Clean, golden, and refreshing with subtle malt sweetness and gentle hop bitterness. The beer of Vienna's Heurigen, Würstelstände, and football stadiums — official beer of SK Rapid Wien. Austria's most iconic canned beer.

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10 beers like Ottakringer Helles

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Traunstein Helles

Hofbräuhaus Traunstein

Germany · Helles Lager · 5.1%

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91%

FLAVOUR MATCH

As with Ottakringer, same hop character and bitterness, plus noble hop character.

What carries overcleanrefreshingmaltysweetcrisp

Structure: very close

Compared to Ottakringernoble-hopmineralbready

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

Structure: very close

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Herrngiersdorf Helles

Schlossbrauerei Herrngiersdorf

Germany · Helles Lager · 5.2%

CLOSE ALTERNATIVE

89%

FLAVOUR MATCH

Alongside Ottakringer on hop character and bitterness: adds mineral notes.

What carries overcleancrisprefreshingsweetmalty

Structure: very close

Compared to Ottakringermineralbreadysmooth

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

Structure: very close

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Giesinger Bräu Helles

Giesinger Bräu

Germany · Helles Lager · 5.2%

CLOSE ALTERNATIVE

89%

FLAVOUR MATCH

Shares hop character and bitterness with Ottakringer; adds honey notes.

What carries overcleancrisprefreshingsweetlight

Structure: very close

Compared to Ottakringerhoneybreadysmooth

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

Structure: very close

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Stiegl-Goldbräu

Stieglbrauerei zu Salzburg

Austria · Helles Lager · 4.9%

88%

MATCH

Keeps hop character and cleanness like Ottakringer, adds noble hop character, drops bitterness.

Structure: very close

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Teisendorfer Hell

Privatbrauerei Wieninger

Germany · Helles Lager · 5%

86%

MATCH

A touch more bread notes, no hop character — bitterness and refreshment as with Ottakringer.

Structure: very close

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Hofbräu Original

Staatliches Hofbräuhaus München

Germany · Helles Lager · 5.1%

86%

MATCH

Like Ottakringer on bitterness and cleanness — adds dryness, but without the sweetness.

Structure: very close

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Schlossbrauerei Stein

Germany · Helles Lager · 5.1%

86%

MATCH

Mirrors Ottakringer's hop character and bitterness, plus noble hop character.

Structure: very close

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8

Zirndorfer Landbier

Brauerei Zirndorf

Germany · Landbier · 4.9%

85%

MATCH

Same hop character and bitterness as Ottakringer, adds noble hop character.

Structure: very close

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Tucher Urbräu Hell

Tucher Privatbrauerei

Germany · Helles Lager · 4.9%

85%

MATCH

Same hop character and bitterness as Ottakringer, adds dryness.

Structure: very close

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Binding Brauerei

Germany · Helles Lager · 4.8%

85%

MATCH

Same hop character and bitterness as Ottakringer, adds dryness.

Structure: very close

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