Beers similar to Perfect Suntory Beer

Pale Lager·Japan·5.5% ABV·One of 341 Pale Lagers in hopIQ·

hopIQ found 10 beers that share Perfect Suntory Beer's bitter and full-bodied character. Perfect Suntory Beer launched in April 2021 as a full-strength lager fermented until practically no residual sugar remains. It is brewed partly with diamond malt, plus hops and sugar, which the yeast converts almost entirely into alcohol over a long fermentation. The launch recipe used a triple decoction mash, and a November 2025 revision adjusted the grain ratio and brewing conditions. Cracker-like malt and a clean hop bitterness give it a fuller body than its dryness suggests, ending in a crisp, very dry finish.

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10 beers like Perfect Suntory Beer

1

Sapporo Brewery

Japan · Pale Lager · 5.0%

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91%

FLAVOUR MATCH

Mirrors Suntory's dryness and hop character, plus sweetness.

What carries overdrycrispmaltyhoppyfull-bodied

Structure: very close

Compared to Suntorysweet

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

Structure: very close

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Hacker-Pschorr Bräu

Germany · Helles Lager · 5.5%

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89%

FLAVOUR MATCH

Keeps dryness and bread notes like Suntory; adds smoothness.

What carries overdrycrisphoppyfull-bodiedclean

Structure: very close

Compared to Suntorysmoothlight

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

Structure: very close

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Frankfurter Pilsener

Frankfurter Brauhaus

Germany · Pale Lager · 5.2%

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87%

FLAVOUR MATCH

A touch more drinkability, no dryness — hop character and bread notes as with Suntory.

What carries overcrisphoppyfull-bodiedcleanbitter

Structure: very close

Compared to Suntorysmooth-drinkinglightdry

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

Structure: very close

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4

Burleigh Brewing Company

Australia · Pale Lager · 5.7%

87%

MATCH

Alongside Suntory on dryness and bread notes: adds floral notes, drops hop character.

Structure: very close

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Sapporo Nanamaru

Sapporo Brewery

Japan · Pale Lager · 5.0%

86%

MATCH

Shares dryness and hop character with Suntory; adds floral notes, but drops fullness.

Structure: very close

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Dithmarscher Naturtrüb

Dithmarscher Brauerei

Germany · Pale Lager · 4.8%

85%

MATCH

Same hop character and bread notes as Suntory, adds haziness, a notch softer, but without the dryness.

Structure: a notch softer

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Brauerei Felsenau

Switzerland · Pale Lager · 5.2%

85%

MATCH

As with Suntory, same hop character and malt character; adds herbal notes, no dryness.

Structure: very close

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Brauerei Felsenau

Switzerland · Pale Lager · 5.2%

85%

MATCH

Like Suntory on hop character and malt character — adds lightness, but without the dryness.

Structure: very close

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Brauerei Kraus

Germany · Pale Lager · 4.7%

85%

MATCH

Softer — same dryness and hop character as Suntory, adds resin notes, a notch softer, but without the fullness.

Structure: a notch softer

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Pilot Beer

United Kingdom · Festbier · 5.8%

84%

MATCH

Same dryness and malt character as Suntory, adds noble hop character, but without the hop character.

Structure: very close

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