Beers similar to Sierra Nevada PILS

Sierra Nevada Brewing Co.

German Pilsner·United States·4.7% ABV·One of 623 German Pilsners in hopIQ·

hopIQ found 10 beers that share Sierra Nevada PILS's dry and spicy-hoppy character. Launched in 2025 as the brewery's take on the European pilsner, brewed with pilsner malt, lager yeast, Saphir hops and Crystal in lupulin form. The nose leads with citrus and tangerine over a little sweet malt. The body starts smooth and slightly sweet, turns grainy and cracker-like in the middle, and a light herbal, peppery hop note with a trace of citrus peel carries into a soft, dry finish with modest bitterness.

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10 beers like Sierra Nevada PILS

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Stuttgarter Hofbräu Pilsner

Stuttgarter Hofbräu

Germany · German Pilsner · 4.9%

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83%

FLAVOUR MATCH

Same herbal notes and citrus notes as Sierra Nevada, adds grass notes, noticeably more bitter, but without the orange notes.

What carries overdryherbalcitrusybittercrisp

Structure: more bitter

Compared to Sierra Nevadagrassybreadysmoothorange

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

Structure: more bitter

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Dithmarscher Urtyp

Dithmarscher Brauerei

Germany · German Pilsner · 4.9%

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82%

FLAVOUR MATCH

Shares herbal notes and malt character with Sierra Nevada; adds hop character, but drops citrus notes.

What carries overdrybitterherbalmaltyspicy-hop

Structure: very close

Compared to Sierra Nevadahoppyspicybreadycitrusysmooth

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

Structure: very close

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Schwanenbräu Pils

Schwanenbräu Ebermannstadt

Germany · German Pilsner · 4.9%

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81%

FLAVOUR MATCH

Alongside Sierra Nevada on herbal notes and citrus notes: adds hop character, noticeably more bitter, drops orange notes.

What carries overdrycitrusybittercleanherbal

Structure: more bitter

Compared to Sierra Nevadahoppylightsmoothorange

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

Structure: more bitter

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Hasseröder Premium Pils

Hasseröder Brauerei

Germany · German Pilsner · 4.9%

80%

MATCH

A touch more hop character, noticeably more bitter, no citrus notes — herbal notes and malt character as with Sierra Nevada.

Structure: more bitter

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Badische Staatsbrauerei Rothaus

Germany · German Pilsner · 5.1%

79%

MATCH

Keeps herbal notes and bitterness like Sierra Nevada, adds hop character, drops citrus notes.

Structure: very close

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Brooklyn Pilsner

Brooklyn Brewery

United States · German Pilsner · 5.0%

78%

MATCH

Mirrors Sierra Nevada's herbal notes and bitterness — plus toasty notes, noticeably more bitter, minus malt character.

Structure: more bitter

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Pure Project

United States · German Pilsner · 5.3%

77%

MATCH

Like Sierra Nevada on citrus notes and malt character — adds floral notes, but without the herbal notes.

Structure: very close

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Moritz Fiege Pils

Privatbrauerei Moritz Fiege

Germany · German Pilsner · 4.9%

77%

MATCH

As with Sierra Nevada, same herbal notes and bitterness; adds bread notes, noticeably more bitter, no citrus notes.

Structure: more bitter

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Krombacher Pils

Krombacher Brauerei

Germany · German Pilsner · 4.8%

77%

MATCH

Same herbal notes and bitterness as Sierra Nevada, adds grass notes, but without the citrus notes.

Structure: very close

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Spaten-Franziskaner-Bräu

Germany · German Pilsner · 5.0%

76%

MATCH

More bitter — same herbal notes and bitterness as Sierra Nevada, adds grass notes, noticeably more bitter, but without the citrus notes.

Structure: more bitter

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