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Stella Artois Unfiltered

Stella Artois
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🌍 Belgium · Pale Lager · One of 62 Pale Lagers in hopIQ

The unfiltered version of Stella Artois skips the final filtration, so yeast and fine proteins stay in the beer. It pours a slightly hazy gold with a creamy white head. The nose shows fresh, herbal Saaz hops, soft bready malt, a light citrus note and a hint of ripe pineapple from the hops. The palate is rounder and fuller than the filtered beer, with biscuit-like malt, a gentle bitterness and a slightly peppery touch, ending smooth and refreshing. Introduced in the United Kingdom in 2022.

ABV
5%
Bitterness
Lightly bitter
Citrus hop bitterness
SRM
pale gold4
How it drinks· Its pace, balance and relationship to the style.
Pace
sessionsipper
Balance
malt-ledhop-led
Where this beer sits· Four axes, the same for every beer in hopIQ.
Body
Lean body.
lightfull-bodied
Sweetness
Dry finish.
drysweet
Bitterness
Soft bitterness.
mildbitter
Texture
Crisp mouthfeel.
crispcreamy

A sharp texture drives the beer — a clean, direct pour with room for the palate to fill in.

Character· What makes this beer itself — not just another Pale Lager.
Hop character
herbal
tropical
citrusy
Malt character
bready
malty
Distinctive notes
spicy

Tasting Notes

AI-generated sensory profile for Stella Artois Unfiltered

Appearance

Pours a luminous pale golden hue with a distinctive hazy clarity—a telltale sign of its unfiltered nature. The creamy white head is substantial and well-retained, indicating proper carbonation and fresh conditioning. Fine sediment visibility adds visual authenticity to this craft-forward interpretation of a classic lager.

hazy goldencreamy white headbright clarity

Aroma

The nose opens with fresh, herbaceous Saaz hop character, grounding the profile in classic Czech lager tradition. Soft bready malt notes form the aromatic backbone, complemented by delicate citrus and a hint of ripe tropical pineapple that suggests careful fermentation management. The overall impression is clean and inviting without any sharp or unpleasant yeast-driven notes.

herbal Saaz hopsbready maltcitrus-tropical

Taste

Entry is noticeably rounder and fuller-bodied than the filtered counterpart, with biscuit-like malt sweetness establishing the foundation. Mid-palate reveals a gentle, well-integrated bitterness with a subtle peppery spice that adds complexity and prevents flatness. The unfiltered yeast and proteins contribute a creamy mouthfeel that balances the crisp refreshment inherent to the style.

biscuity maltgentle bitternesscreamy mouthfeel

Finish

The finish is smooth and refreshingly clean, with the herbal-peppery notes lingering briefly without becoming astringent. The aftertaste demonstrates excellent balance, fading gracefully while maintaining the beer's identity as a sophisticated, well-crafted pale lager.

smoothrefreshingclean finish
80
hopIQ score
Aroma
82
Taste
79
Appearance
81
Finish
78
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Serve & Enjoy

How to get the most out of Stella Artois Unfiltered

Serve at 4–7°C
Refrigerate, then rest 2 min

Serve well-chilled at 4–6°C. Carbonation and crispness are the main event — cold preserves both.

Stein
Recommended for this style

The sturdy German stein maintains temperature and keeps carbonation intact. Built for long, convivial drinking.

Store cold and drink fresh. Lagers are at their crispest within 3–4 months.

Food Pairing

What to eat with Stella Artois Unfiltered

About Pale Lager

Style guide · what to expect · how to find alternatives

What is a Pale Lager?

Euro Pale Lagers are clean, refreshing lagers with 4–5.5% ABV and IBU 10–25. Soft malt sweetness, light hop bitterness and high carbonation make them supremely drinkable.

Finding a similar Pale Lager

hopIQ matches by flavor profile — not just style label. A beer with the same herbal, refreshing, bready character as Stella Artois Unfiltered will score highly even if brewed in a different country or under a different sub-style name.

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