hopIQ found 10 beers that share Tenaya Creek Pilsner's noble-hoppy and malty character. Gold at the 2002 GABF for European-Style Pilsner — the beer that established Tenaya Creek as a serious brewer in a casino town. Clean, golden, spicy from Czech Saaz hops with a satisfying bready malt base.
Similar beers ranked by flavour match rather than popularity.Similar beers ranked by flavour, not popularity.
Like Tenaya Creek on hop character and spiciness — adds dryness, noticeably more bitter, but without the citrus notes.
Structure: Very close — a touch more bitterness, a touch less texture.
Structure: more bitter
A touch more honey notes, a notch softer, no hop character — bread notes and herbal notes as with Tenaya Creek.
Structure: Same structure — body, sweetness, bitterness and texture all land on the same spot.
Structure: a notch softer
Keeps hop character and spiciness like Tenaya Creek, adds dryness, noticeably more bitter, drops bread notes.
Structure: Very close — a touch more bitterness, a touch less body.
Structure: more bitter, a notch softer
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