Beers similar to Schell's Pils

August Schell Brewing Company

German Pilsner·United States·5% ABV·One of 370 German Pilsners in hopIQ·

hopIQ found 10 beers that share Schell's Pils's bready and dry character. Schell's German-style pilsner, first brewed in 1984 — 100% barley malt and Sterling hops, no adjuncts, no shortcuts. Bright straw, dense head, floral-noble hop bitterness that carries the whole beer, dry-crisp finish. The oldest German-family brewery in America doing what they've done for six generations.

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10 beers like Schell's Pils

1

Göller Premium Pilsner

Brauerei Göller

Germany · German Pilsner · 4.9%

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92%

FLAVOUR MATCH

Alongside Schell's Pils on floral notes and bitterness: adds lightness, drops mineral notes.

What carries overcrispcleandryfloralbready

Structure: very close

Compared to Schell's Pilslightmineral

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

Structure: very close

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Badische Staatsbrauerei Rothaus

Germany · German Pilsner · 5.1%

TWIN

92%

FLAVOUR MATCH

As with Schell's Pils, same bitterness and herbal notes; adds hop character, noticeably less bitter, no floral notes.

What carries overcrispcleandryherbalbready

Structure: less bitter

Compared to Schell's Pilshoppygrassyspicy-hopfloralnoble-hop

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

Structure: less bitter

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3

Alvarado Street Brewery

United States · German Pilsner · 5.2%

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89%

FLAVOUR MATCH

Same floral notes and herbal notes as Schell's Pils, adds hop character, but without the malt character.

What carries overcrispcleandryfloralbready

Structure: very close

Compared to Schell's Pilshoppylightspicymalty

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

Structure: very close

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Schilling Beer Co.

United States · German Pilsner · 5%

86%

MATCH

Mirrors Schell's Pils's floral notes and herbal notes — plus hop character, minus noble hop character.

Structure: very close

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Iowa City Lager

Big Grove Brewery

United States · German Pilsner · 5.1%

84%

MATCH

Like Schell's Pils on floral notes and herbal notes — adds honey notes, but without the bitterness.

Structure: very close

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Ayinger Bairisch Pils

Ayinger Privatbrauerei

Germany · German Pilsner · 5.3%

84%

MATCH

A touch more grass notes, no dryness — floral notes and bitterness as with Schell's Pils.

Structure: very close

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7

Tsingtao Brewery

China · Pale Lager · 5%

83%

MATCH

Keeps herbal notes and noble hop character like Schell's Pils, adds honey notes, noticeably less bitter, drops dryness.

Structure: less bitter

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8

Veldensteiner Pils

Kaiser Bräu

Germany · German Pilsner · 4.9%

82%

MATCH

Shares herbal notes and noble hop character with Schell's Pils; adds hop character, but drops floral notes.

Structure: very close

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9

Einbecker Brauhaus

Germany · German Pilsner · 4.8%

82%

MATCH

Same noble hop character and bitterness as Schell's Pils, adds hop character, but without the floral notes.

Structure: very close

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Daredevil Brewing Co.

United States · German Pilsner · 5%

82%

MATCH

Same floral notes and bitterness as Schell's Pils, adds hop character, but without the noble hop character.

Structure: very close

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