Beers similar to Staropramen Dark

Pivovar Staropramen

Czech Dark Lager·Czech Republic·4.4% ABV·One of 46 Czech Dark Lagers in hopIQ·

hopIQ found 10 beers that share Staropramen Dark's full-bodied and caramel character. A Bavarian-style dark lager, full-bodied and velvety in every sip: a slightly sweet caramel flavour meets a gentle hop bitterness that lingers on the palate in a swirl of flavours. Staropramen is the brand of the Prague brewery in Smíchov, which was founded in 1869 with purely Czech funds and has kept its own yeast strain since 1900.

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10 beers like Staropramen Dark

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Postřižinský Tmavý ležák

Pivovar Nymburk

Czech Republic · Czech Dark Lager · 4.3%

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98%

FLAVOUR MATCH

Alongside Staropramen on sweetness and bitterness: adds crispness.

What carries overfull-bodiedcaramelmaltysweetbitter

Structure: very close

Compared to Staropramencrisp

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

Structure: very close

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Čertova ruka 13°

Pivovar Rohozec

Czech Republic · Czech Dark Lager · 5.9%

TWIN

92%

FLAVOUR MATCH

As with Staropramen, same sweetness and bitterness, plus dark fruit notes, noticeably more bitter.

What carries overfull-bodiedcaramelsweetsmoothbitter

Structure: more bitter, a notch stronger

Compared to Staropramendark fruit

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

Structure: more bitter, a notch stronger

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Černá Hora Tmavé (Granát)

Pivovar Černá Hora

Czech Republic · Czech Dark Lager · 4.5%

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90%

FLAVOUR MATCH

Same sweetness and malt character as Staropramen, adds drinkability, but without the fullness.

What carries overcaramelsweetsmoothbittermalty

Structure: very close

Compared to Staropramensmooth-drinkingfull-bodied

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

Structure: very close

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Černovar ležák tmavý

Tradiční pivovar v Rakovníku

Czech Republic · Czech Dark Lager · 4.5%

89%

MATCH

Mirrors Staropramen's bitterness and malt character — plus richness, minus sweetness.

Structure: very close

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La Sagra 0,0 Tostada

La Sagra

Spain · Alcohol-Free Lager · 0.0%

88%

MATCH

Like Staropramen on sweetness and bitterness — adds toasty notes, lighter-bodied.

Structure: a touch lighter, crisper

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Pivovar Ferdinand

Czech Republic · Czech Dark Lager · 4.7%

88%

MATCH

A touch more hop character, no fullness — sweetness and bitterness as with Staropramen.

Structure: very close

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Měšťanský pivovar Havlíčkův Brod

Czech Republic · Czech Dark Lager · 4.7%

87%

MATCH

Keeps sweetness and bitterness like Staropramen, noticeably more bitter, drops fullness.

Structure: more bitter

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Castle Rock Brewery

United Kingdom · Dark Mild · 3.8%

86%

MATCH

Shares sweetness and bitterness with Staropramen; adds hop character, fuller-bodied.

Structure: a touch fuller, softer

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Černá Barbora

Ostravar

Czech Republic · Czech Dark Lager · 5.1%

85%

MATCH

Stronger — same bitterness and malt character as Staropramen, adds coffee notes, a notch stronger, but without the sweetness.

Structure: a notch stronger

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Královský pivovar Krušovice

Czech Republic · Czech Dark Lager · 3.8%

84%

MATCH

Softer — same bitterness and malt character as Staropramen, adds coffee notes, a notch softer, but without the sweetness.

Structure: a notch softer

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