Beers similar to Sierra Nevada Summerfest

Sierra Nevada Brewing Co.

German Pilsner·United States·5% ABV·One of 623 German Pilsners in hopIQ·

hopIQ found 10 beers that share Sierra Nevada Summerfest's dry and spicy-hoppy character. The brewery's long-running summer lager, sold from April to July and described by the brewery as a pilsner. Munich, pilsner and two-row pale malts give a golden, bright beer with light bready sweetness at the start. Magnum, Saphir, Tettnang and Tradition bring spicy, floral and herbal hop notes, and a hint of lemon zest sits on top. The body is light and clean, and a gentle bitterness closes into a crisp, dry finish.

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10 beers like Sierra Nevada Summerfest

1

Brooklyn Pilsner

Brooklyn Brewery

United States · German Pilsner · 5.0%

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88%

FLAVOUR MATCH

Mirrors Sierra Nevada's floral notes and herbal notes — plus toasty notes, noticeably more bitter, minus bread notes.

What carries overdrycrisplightspicy-hopclean

Structure: more bitter

Compared to Sierra Nevadatoastybready

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

Structure: more bitter

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Hop Nation Brewing Co.

Australia · German Pilsner · 4.8%

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87%

FLAVOUR MATCH

Keeps herbal notes and bread notes like Sierra Nevada, adds noble hop character, noticeably more bitter, drops citrus notes.

What carries overdrycrisplightspicy-hopclean

Structure: more bitter

Compared to Sierra Nevadanoble-hophoneycitrusybitter

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

Structure: more bitter

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Moritz Fiege Pils

Privatbrauerei Moritz Fiege

Germany · German Pilsner · 4.9%

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86%

FLAVOUR MATCH

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

What carries overdrycrispbitterspicy-hopclean

Structure: more bitter

Compared to Sierra Nevadamaltyhoppylightcitrusy

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

Structure: more bitter

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Highland Park Brewery

United States · German Pilsner · 5.2%

86%

MATCH

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

Structure: more bitter

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Krombacher Pils

Krombacher Brauerei

Germany · German Pilsner · 4.8%

85%

MATCH

Shares herbal notes and bread notes with Sierra Nevada; adds grass notes, but drops floral notes.

Structure: very close

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Schwanenbräu Pils

Schwanenbräu Ebermannstadt

Germany · German Pilsner · 4.9%

85%

MATCH

Same herbal notes and citrus notes as Sierra Nevada, adds hop character, noticeably more bitter, but without the floral notes.

Structure: more bitter

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Stuttgarter Hofbräu Pilsner

Stuttgarter Hofbräu

Germany · German Pilsner · 4.9%

85%

MATCH

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

Structure: more bitter

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Pure Project

United States · German Pilsner · 5.3%

83%

MATCH

Like Sierra Nevada on floral notes and citrus notes — adds hop character, noticeably less bitter, but without the herbal notes.

Structure: less bitter

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Badische Staatsbrauerei Rothaus

Germany · German Pilsner · 5.1%

82%

MATCH

Same herbal notes and bread notes as Sierra Nevada, adds hop character, but without the floral notes.

Structure: very close

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Aktienbrauerei Kaufbeuren

Germany · German Pilsner · 5.0%

81%

MATCH

Same floral notes and herbal notes as Sierra Nevada, adds hop character, but without the spicy-hop notes.

Structure: very close

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