Beers similar to German-Style Kölsch

Zipline Brewing Co.

Kölsch·United States·5.4% ABV·One of 59 Kölschs in hopIQ·

hopIQ found 10 beers that share German-Style Kölsch's fruity and malty character. A beer that dissolves the line between ale and lager: straw yellow, clean-drinking, with the crisp snap of a continental pilsner and the subtle fruitiness of an ale yeast underneath. Honey malt comes through on nose and palate, adding a gentle sweetness that never turns cloying. The finish is dry and bright, lifted by fine carbonation. Smooth on entry, precise in its balance — a beer for the first warm evening. Serve cool, around 10 degrees.

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10 beers like German-Style Kölsch

1

Reissdorf Kölsch

Heinrich Reissdorf Brauerei

Germany · Kölsch · 4.8%

ALTERNATIVE

78%

FLAVOUR MATCH

Alongside Zipline on dryness and crispness: adds bread notes, a notch softer, drops honey notes.

What carries overdrycrispcleanmaltyfruity

Structure: a notch softer

Compared to Ziplinebreadyherbaloakhoneysmooth

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

Structure: a notch softer

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2

Cölner Hofbräu Früh

Germany · Kölsch · 4.8%

ALTERNATIVE

74%

FLAVOUR MATCH

As with Zipline, same hop character and cleanness, a notch softer, no honey notes.

What carries overcrispcleanrefreshinglighthoppy

Structure: a notch softer

Compared to Ziplinehoneydry

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

Structure: a notch softer

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3

Wendlandt Kolsch

Wendlandt Cervecería

Mexico · Kölsch · 4.8%

ALTERNATIVE

71%

FLAVOUR MATCH

Same dryness and hop character as Zipline, adds wheat character, a notch softer, but without the honey notes.

What carries overcleancrispdrysmoothrefreshing

Structure: a notch softer

Compared to Ziplinewheathoneysweet

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

Structure: a notch softer

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4

Gaffel Fastenbier

Privatbrauerei Gaffel

Germany · Brown Ale · 5.8%

71%

MATCH

Mirrors Zipline's hop character and cleanness — plus chocolate notes, fuller-bodied, minus honey notes.

Structure: a touch fuller, sweeter

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5

Brauerei Sion

Germany · Kölsch · 4.8%

71%

MATCH

Like Zipline on dryness and crispness — adds grass notes, a notch softer, but without the honey notes.

Structure: a notch softer

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6

Kentucky Kolsch

Alltech's Lexington Brewing & Distilling Co.

United States · Kölsch · 4.5%

71%

MATCH

A touch more wheat character, a notch softer, no honey notes — hop character and crispness as with Zipline.

Structure: a notch softer

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7

Privatbrauerei Gaffel

Germany · Kölsch · 4.8%

71%

MATCH

Keeps dryness and sweetness like Zipline, adds bread notes, a notch softer, drops honey notes.

Structure: a notch softer

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8

Sünner Kölsch

Sünner

Germany · Kölsch · 5.1%

71%

MATCH

Shares sweetness and honey notes with Zipline; adds bitterness, but drops dryness.

Structure: very close

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9

Küppers Kölsch

Küppers Brauerei

Germany · Kölsch · 4.8%

70%

MATCH

Softer — same dryness and crispness as Zipline, adds grass notes, a notch softer, but without the honey notes.

Structure: a notch softer

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10

COAST Brewing Co.

United States · Kölsch · 4.8%

70%

MATCH

Softer — same dryness and honey notes as Zipline, adds floral notes, a notch softer, but without the sweetness.

Structure: a notch softer

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