Beers similar to Spaten Münchner Hell

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Helles Lager·Germany·5.2% ABV·One of 515 Helles Lagers in hopIQ·

hopIQ found 10 beers that share Spaten Münchner Hell's bready and malty character. Spaten first shipped this pale lager on 21 March 1894; abroad it is sold as Spaten Premium Lager in the US and Spaten München in the UK. Brewed from barley malt and Hallertau hops to 11.7 °P, it pours bright gold and clear. The nose is gently malty with light grassy and floral hop notes. On the palate soft bread and biscuit malt meet a faint citrus edge, and a restrained bitterness only shows in the dry, lightly spicy finish.

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10 beers like Spaten Münchner Hell

1

Kulmbacher Feinmild

Kulmbacher Brauerei

Germany · Pale Lager · 4.9%

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84%

FLAVOUR MATCH

Same grass notes and floral notes as Spaten, adds sweetness, but without the dryness.

What carries overmaltysmoothgrassybreadyfloral

Structure: very close

Compared to Spatensweetrefreshingdrybitter

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

Structure: very close

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Bamberger Hofbräu Lager

Weyermann Braumanufaktur

Germany · Helles Lager · 4.8%

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83%

FLAVOUR MATCH

Shares grass notes and floral notes with Spaten; adds fullness, but drops dryness.

What carries overmaltygrassybitterfloralspicy

Structure: very close

Compared to Spatenfull-bodiedrefreshinglightdrybready

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

Structure: very close

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Berliner Landbier Helles

Fürst Wiacek

Germany · Helles Lager · 5.0%

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82%

FLAVOUR MATCH

Alongside Spaten on dryness and grass notes: adds herbal notes, drops floral notes.

What carries overdrybreadymaltycleangrassy

Structure: very close

Compared to Spatennoble-hopherbalpeachfloralsmooth

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

Structure: very close

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Aktienbrauerei Kaufbeuren

Germany · Helles Lager · 5.0%

82%

MATCH

A touch more honey notes, no grass notes — dryness and floral notes as with Spaten.

Structure: very close

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Schammelsdorfer Hell

Brauerei Knoblach

Germany · Helles Lager · 4.9%

82%

MATCH

Keeps grass notes and bitterness like Spaten, adds fullness, drops dryness.

Structure: very close

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6

Gold Ochsen Special

Gold Ochsen

Germany · Festbier · 5.5%

81%

MATCH

Mirrors Spaten's grass notes and floral notes — plus hop character, minus dryness.

Structure: very close

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Schammelsdorfer Lagerbier

Brauerei Knoblach

Germany · Pale Lager · 5.3%

81%

MATCH

Like Spaten on dryness and grass notes — adds hop character, but without the citrus notes.

Structure: very close

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Hofbräu Original

Staatliches Hofbräuhaus München

Germany · Helles Lager · 5.1%

81%

MATCH

As with Spaten, same dryness and floral notes; adds caramel notes, no grass notes.

Structure: very close

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Brasserie Dunham

Canada · Helles Lager · 5.3%

80%

MATCH

Same dryness and grass notes as Spaten, adds herbal notes, but without the malt character.

Structure: very close

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Namibia Breweries

Namibia · Helles Lager · 4.0%

80%

MATCH

Softer — same dryness and grass notes as Spaten, adds herbal notes, a notch softer, but without the spiciness.

Structure: a notch softer

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