Beers similar to Grand Prize

American Lager·United States·4.2% ABV·One of 99 American Lagers in hopIQ·

hopIQ found 10 beers that share Grand Prize's bready and malty character. A soft malt profile of biscuit meets low bitterness and a delicate balance of hop and malt flavors. The name goes back to Gulf Brewing Company, which brewed its first batch in Houston's East End in 1933 from a Brogniez family recipe that had won the grand prix at a Belgian beer competition in 1913. Saint Arnold revived the name in January 2024, built on the old tagline: Light! Bright! Just Right!

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10 beers like Grand Prize

Great Western Classic

Great Western Brewing Company

Canada · American Lager · 5%

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86%

FLAVOUR MATCH

Like Grand Prize on bitterness and lightness — adds sweetness, a notch stronger, but without the hop character.

What carries overmaltybreadylightsmoothclean

Structure: a notch stronger

Compared to Grand Prizesmooth-drinkingsweethoppy

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

Structure: a notch stronger

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Great Western Lager

Great Western Brewing Company

Canada · American Lager · 5%

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84%

FLAVOUR MATCH

A touch more dryness, a notch stronger — hop character and bitterness as with Grand Prize.

What carries overcrispbreadylightmaltyhoppy

Structure: a notch stronger

Compared to Grand Prizedryherbalfloralsmooth

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

Structure: a notch stronger

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Butcher Gold

Hop Butcher For The World

United States · American Lager · 4.75%

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83%

FLAVOUR MATCH

Keeps hop character and bitterness like Grand Prize; adds dryness.

What carries overcleancrisplightmaltybready

Structure: very close

Compared to Grand Prizedrysweetfloral

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

Structure: very close

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Schlitz

Pabst Brewing Company

United States · American Lager · 4.7%

82%

MATCH

Shares hop character and lightness with Grand Prize; adds dryness, but drops bitterness.

Structure: very close

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Cloudless

The White Hag Irish Brewing Company

Ireland · American Lager · 4.2%

82%

MATCH

Alongside Grand Prize on lightness and crispness: adds sweetness, drops hop character.

Structure: very close

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DAB Dortmunder Lager

Dortmunder Actien Brauerei

Germany · Dortmunder Export · 5%

82%

MATCH

As with Grand Prize, same hop character and bitterness, plus sweetness, noticeably more bitter.

Structure: more bitter, a notch stronger

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Hütt Helles

Hütt

Germany · Helles Lager · 4.8%

82%

MATCH

Same hop character and bitterness as Grand Prize, adds grass notes.

Structure: very close

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Texas Special

Shiner

United States · American Lager · 4.4%

82%

MATCH

Mirrors Grand Prize's lightness and crispness — plus sweetness, minus hop character.

Structure: very close

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Leichtes Bio Helles

Neumarkter Lammsbräu

Germany · Helles Lager · 3.4%

82%

MATCH

Softer — same hop character and bitterness as Grand Prize, adds citrus notes, a notch softer.

Structure: a notch softer

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Rivertown Helles

McMullen Brewery

United Kingdom · Helles Lager · 4%

82%

MATCH

Same hop character and bitterness as Grand Prize, adds sweetness.

Structure: very close

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