Beer Comparisons

This is the one Munich argument that genuinely has no right answer — it depends entirely on what you want from a Helles.…

Tegernseer is the Helles that serious beer drinkers reach for when they want to feel superior about not reaching for Aug…

Two Munich classics and the gap between them is smaller than their partisans would ever admit. Hofbräu is slightly highe…

Weihenstephaner and Paulaner are probably the two most important Hefeweizens in the world, and the difference between th…

Erdinger is the most commercially successful Hefeweizen in the world and Weihenstephaner is probably the most respected.…

The original Pilsner against the German interpretation — this comparison is really about two different ideas of what bit…

Two Czech Pilsners, two entirely different philosophies. Urquell invented the style in 1842 and has the slightly rough, …

This comparison is about what Irish stout can be beyond the ubiquitous option. Guinness is the stout everyone has had an…

Beamish is the one Cork stout almost no one outside Ireland has tried, and that's the argument for trying it immediately…

Two Trappist legends and genuinely different beers despite the shared origin. Chimay Bleue is a dark strong ale — richer…

Belgium's two most beloved golden strong ales, and the argument between them has been running in Flemish bars for decade…

Belgian witbier versus Bavarian Hefeweizen — both are wheat beers, both are cloudy, but they're quite different to drink…

This is one of those comparisons where the lifestyle packaging difference might be bigger than the beer difference. Hein…

The two dominant premium international lagers, and choosing between them is less about beer preference and more about wh…

The two Italian lagers everyone orders on a sunny terrace outside Italy, and they're genuinely different beers. Peroni N…

This comparison is about the two craft beer revolutions — British and American — and how they approached the pale, hoppy…

Punk IPA is the establishment craft beer — the one that built the category in the UK and became what everyone compares a…

Both from the same brewery — Fuller's in Chiswick — and the comparison is basically about what Fuller's do at two differ…

Czech craft versus Scottish craft — this is the comparison for IPA drinkers who suspect there's something interesting ha…

Both are cloudy wheat beers, both are excellent, both have justifiably iconic status — and beyond that they're genuinely…