Beers similar to Schanzenbräu Helles

Helles Lager·Germany·4.9% ABV·One of 364 Helles Lagers in hopIQ·

hopIQ found 10 beers that share Schanzenbräu Helles's malty and noble-hoppy character. Elegantly malty and full-bodied, this unfiltered Helles carries a floral, fine-bitter hop aroma and a slight fruity sweetness, and it is hopped quite generously. Golden yellow in the glass, brewed from Pilsner malt with Hallertauer Tradition and Mandarina Bavaria hops at 4.9%, 11.8% original gravity and 20 IBU. Brewed in the Nuremberg-Höfen plant that opened in January 2016.

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10 beers like Schanzenbräu Helles

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Paulaner Münchner Urtyp Hell

Paulaner Brauerei

Germany · Helles Lager · 5.5%

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87%

FLAVOUR MATCH

Keeps fullness and fruit notes like Schanzenbräu, adds orange notes, drops floral notes.

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Structure: very close

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

Structure: very close

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O'Hara's Irish Lager

Carlow Brewing Company

Ireland · Helles Lager · 4.5%

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84%

FLAVOUR MATCH

Mirrors Schanzenbräu's floral notes and hop character — plus dryness, noticeably more bitter, minus fruit notes.

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Structure: more bitter

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

Structure: more bitter

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Sapporo Classic

Sapporo Brewery

Japan · Helles Lager · 5%

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83%

FLAVOUR MATCH

Like Schanzenbräu on floral notes and bitterness — adds bread notes, but without the fullness.

What carries overmaltyfloralcleannoble-hopbitter

Structure: very close

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

Structure: very close

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Hacker-Pschorr Bräu

Germany · Helles Lager · 5%

82%

MATCH

As with Schanzenbräu, same floral notes and bitterness; adds bread notes, no fullness.

Structure: very close

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Robinsons Helles

Robinsons Brewery

United Kingdom · Helles Lager · 4.6%

81%

MATCH

Same floral notes and bitterness as Schanzenbräu, adds earthy notes, but without the fullness.

Structure: very close

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Alpirsbacher Klosterbräu

Germany · Helles Lager · 5.1%

80%

MATCH

Shares floral notes and fruit notes with Schanzenbräu; adds sweetness, but drops fullness.

Structure: very close

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Ansbacher Lager

Anspach & Hobday

United Kingdom · Helles Lager · 5%

79%

MATCH

Alongside Schanzenbräu on floral notes and bitterness: adds herbal notes, drops fullness.

Structure: very close

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Tilmans Biere

Germany · Helles Lager · 5.1%

79%

MATCH

A touch more spiciness, no fullness — hop character and fruit notes as with Schanzenbräu.

Structure: very close

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Range Brewing

Australia · Helles Lager · 4.1%

79%

MATCH

Softer — same floral notes and bitterness as Schanzenbräu, adds dryness, a notch softer, but without the fullness.

Structure: a notch softer

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Wagner Vollbier

Wagner-Bräu Kemmern

Germany · Helles Lager · 5.2%

78%

MATCH

Same floral notes and bitterness as Schanzenbräu, adds grass notes, but without the fullness.

Structure: very close

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