Beers similar to Weihenstephaner Original Helles

Bayerische Staatsbrauerei Weihenstephan

Helles Lager·Germany·5.1% ABV·One of 506 Helles Lagers in hopIQ·

hopIQ found 10 beers that share Weihenstephaner Original Helles's bready and malty character. Original Helles is a golden Bavarian lager brewed from barley malt to 11.6 °P and given a long lagering period. A compact white head sits over a characteristically delicate, spicy nose. The palate is mild and easy-drinking, with soft, bread-like malt, a fine and rounded hop flavour on the first sip and a gentle spiciness running through, finishing clean with moderate bitterness.

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10 beers like Weihenstephaner Original Helles

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Karmeliten Brauerei

Germany · Helles Lager · 4.9%

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81%

FLAVOUR MATCH

Like Weihenstephaner on bitterness and spicy-hop notes — adds grass notes, but without the spiciness.

What carries overbreadymaltycleansmooth-drinkingbitter

Structure: very close

Compared to Weihenstephanercreamygrassyspicynoble-hop

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

Structure: very close

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Bellfield Festbier

Bellfield Brewery

United Kingdom · Festbier · 4.8%

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80%

FLAVOUR MATCH

A touch more citrus notes, no spiciness — noble hop character and bitterness as with Weihenstephaner.

What carries overbreadybittermaltycleansmooth-drinking

Structure: very close

Compared to Weihenstephanercitrusyspicy

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

Structure: very close

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Meckatzer

Germany · Helles Lager · 4.9%

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80%

FLAVOUR MATCH

Keeps noble hop character and spiciness like Weihenstephaner, adds smoothness, drops bitterness.

What carries overbreadycleansmooth-drinkingnoble-hopmalty

Structure: very close

Compared to Weihenstephanersmoothspicy-hopbitter

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

Structure: very close

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Teisendorfer Hell

Privatbrauerei Wieninger

Germany · Helles Lager · 5.0%

80%

MATCH

Shares bitterness and spicy-hop notes with Weihenstephaner; adds sweetness, but drops spiciness.

Structure: very close

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Sapporo Classic

Sapporo Brewery

Japan · Helles Lager · 5.0%

80%

MATCH

Alongside Weihenstephaner on noble hop character and bitterness: adds floral notes, drops spiciness.

Structure: very close

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Greifenklau Lager

Brauerei Greifenklau

Germany · Pale Lager · 4.9%

80%

MATCH

As with Weihenstephaner, same noble hop character and spicy-hop notes; adds herbal notes, no spiciness.

Structure: very close

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Jopen

Netherlands · Festbier · 5.7%

80%

MATCH

Same noble hop character and spiciness as Weihenstephaner, adds hop character, a notch stronger, but without the bitterness.

Structure: a notch stronger

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Erdinger Brauhaus Helles

Erdinger Weißbräu

Germany · Helles Lager · 5.1%

80%

MATCH

Mirrors Weihenstephaner's spiciness and bitterness — plus hop character, minus noble hop character.

Structure: very close

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Kirin Brewery

Japan · Pale Lager · 5.0%

79%

MATCH

Same noble hop character and bitterness as Weihenstephaner, adds honey notes, but without the spiciness.

Structure: very close

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Abbeydale Brewery

United Kingdom · Festbier · 5.0%

79%

MATCH

Same noble hop character and spicy-hop notes as Weihenstephaner, adds fullness, but without the spiciness.

Structure: very close

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