Beers similar to Sierra Nevada Oktoberfest

Sierra Nevada Brewing Co.

Festbier·United States·6% ABV·One of 162 Festbiers in hopIQ·

hopIQ found 10 beers that share Sierra Nevada Oktoberfest's bready and spicy-hoppy character. A golden festbier released every August and sold until late October, brewed each year together with a different German partner brewery. Munich, pilsner and two-row pale malts give a smooth, medium body with notes of fresh bread, biscuit and a touch of honey. Hersbrucker adds a spicy, herbal hop note, and a light dry-hopping with Cascade lends a faint floral lift in the nose. Bitterness is balanced, and the finish is clean and crisp.

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10 beers like Sierra Nevada Oktoberfest

1

Fohrenburger Jubiläum

Brauerei Fohrenburg

Austria · Dortmunder Export · 5.5%

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85%

FLAVOUR MATCH

Mirrors Sierra Nevada's floral notes and malt character — plus hop character, minus herbal notes.

What carries overbreadyspicy-hopcleanfloralcrisp

Structure: very close

Compared to Sierra Nevadahoppyherbal

Structure: Very close — a touch less bitterness, a touch less body.

Structure: very close

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Bottle Logic Brewing

United States · Helles Lager · 4.6%

CLOSE ALTERNATIVE

81%

FLAVOUR MATCH

Keeps herbal notes and malt character like Sierra Nevada; adds caramel notes, noticeably less bitter.

What carries overbreadyspicy-hopcrispherbalmalty

Structure: less bitter, a notch softer

Compared to Sierra Nevadacaramelsmooth-drinkingsmoothrefreshing

Structure: Very close — a touch less bitterness, a touch less body.

Structure: less bitter, a notch softer

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3

Warsteiner Oktoberfest

Warsteiner Brauerei

Germany · Festbier · 5.9%

CLOSE ALTERNATIVE

81%

FLAVOUR MATCH

A touch more sweetness, noticeably less bitter, no floral notes — malt character and honey notes as with Sierra Nevada.

What carries overbreadyspicy-hopcrispmaltysmooth

Structure: less bitter

Compared to Sierra Nevadasweettoastyherbalfloral

Structure: Very close — a touch less bitterness, a touch less body.

Structure: less bitter

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Birra Peroni

Italy · Pale Lager · 4.7%

80%

MATCH

Alongside Sierra Nevada on herbal notes and honey notes: adds dryness, noticeably less bitter.

Structure: less bitter, a notch softer

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Alder Beer Co.

Italy · German Pilsner · 4.8%

80%

MATCH

Shares floral notes and herbal notes with Sierra Nevada; adds hop character, a notch softer.

Structure: a notch softer

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6

Tsingtao Brewery

China · Pale Lager · 5.0%

78%

MATCH

Same herbal notes and malt character as Sierra Nevada, adds noble hop character, noticeably less bitter, but without the floral notes.

Structure: less bitter, a notch softer

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Longboard Island Lager

Kona Big Wave

United States · Pale Lager · 4.6%

78%

MATCH

As with Sierra Nevada, same floral notes and herbal notes; adds dryness, noticeably less bitter, no honey notes.

Structure: less bitter, a notch softer

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Firestone Walker Brewing Company

United States · Pale Lager · 4.7%

78%

MATCH

Like Sierra Nevada on honey notes and floral notes — adds noticeably less bitter, but without the bitterness.

Structure: less bitter, a notch softer

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Schlammersdorfer Vollbier

Brauerei Witzgall

Germany · Helles Lager · 4.7%

78%

MATCH

Less bitter — same herbal notes and malt character as Sierra Nevada, adds noticeably less bitter, but without the floral notes.

Structure: less bitter, a notch softer

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Brauerei Keesmann

Germany · Helles Lager · 4.8%

78%

MATCH

Less bitter — same floral notes and malt character as Sierra Nevada, adds noticeably less bitter, but without the herbal notes.

Structure: less bitter, a notch softer

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