Beers similar to Boat Plane

Sierra Nevada Brewing Co.

West Coast Pilsner·United States·6% ABV·One of 21 West Coast Pilsners in hopIQ·

hopIQ found 10 beers that share Boat Plane's citrusy and tropical character. Boat Plane is a West Coast pilsner: fermented with lager yeast on a Pilsner-led grist with two-row pale, dextrin and acidulated malt, but hopped in the manner of an IPA. Magnum and Spalter provide the bitterness, while Krush, Citra and CTZ, partly as cryo pellets, carry the aroma. Lemon and citrus peel lead, followed by ripe tropical fruit and a resinous, dank note over a clean, grainy base; the finish is dry with firm bitterness.

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10 beers like Boat Plane

1

Highland Park Brewery

United States · West Coast Pilsner · 5.8%

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82%

FLAVOUR MATCH

Shares resin notes and dryness with Boat Plane; adds orange notes, noticeably less bitter, but drops bitterness.

What carries overcitrusyresinousdrytropicaldank

Structure: less bitter

Compared to Boat Planeorangefruityherbalbittermalty

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

Structure: less bitter

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Fresh Hop Timbo

Highland Park Brewery

United States · West Coast Pilsner · 5.8%

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79%

FLAVOUR MATCH

Same resin notes and dryness as Boat Plane, adds juiciness, noticeably less bitter, but without the bitterness.

What carries overcitrusyresinousdrytropicalcrisp

Structure: less bitter

Compared to Boat Planejuicyorangebitterdank

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

Structure: less bitter

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Nickel Brook Brewing Co.

Canada · West Coast Pilsner · 5.0%

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76%

FLAVOUR MATCH

As with Boat Plane, same resin notes and dryness; adds pine notes, noticeably less bitter, no tropical notes.

What carries overcitrusyresinousdrycrispbitter

Structure: less bitter, a notch softer

Compared to Boat Planepineytoastytropicaldank

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

Structure: less bitter, a notch softer

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Alder Beer Co.

Italy · West Coast Pilsner · 5.4%

75%

MATCH

Like Boat Plane on dryness and hop character — adds orange notes, noticeably less bitter, but without the resin notes.

Structure: less bitter

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Half Acre Beer Company

United States · West Coast Pilsner · 6.0%

74%

MATCH

Mirrors Boat Plane's hop character and resin notes — plus pine notes, noticeably less bitter, minus bitterness.

Structure: less bitter

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Garage Beer Co.

Spain · West Coast Pilsner · 4.8%

73%

MATCH

Keeps dryness and hop character like Boat Plane, adds fruit notes, noticeably less bitter, drops resin notes.

Structure: less bitter, a notch softer

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Gage Roads Brew Co

Australia · West Coast Pilsner · 4.5%

73%

MATCH

A touch more floral notes, noticeably less bitter, no resin notes — bitterness and dryness as with Boat Plane.

Structure: less bitter, a notch softer

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Carlow Brewing Company

Ireland · West Coast Pilsner · 6.0%

71%

MATCH

Alongside Boat Plane on bitterness and hop character: adds grass notes, drops resin notes.

Structure: very close

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West Coast Pils

Four Winds Brewing Co.

Canada · West Coast Pilsner · 5.0%

69%

MATCH

Less bitter — same hop character and bitterness as Boat Plane, adds floral notes, noticeably less bitter, but without the resin notes.

Structure: less bitter, a notch softer

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Alder Beer Co.

Italy · West Coast Pilsner · 5.3%

69%

MATCH

Softer — same dryness and hop character as Boat Plane, adds orange notes, a notch softer, but without the resin notes.

Structure: a notch softer

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