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Overall similarity
hopIQ take
Friedenfels Pils if you want lean and snappy,
Wittmann Premium Extra Pils if you want rounded and malty.
Both clock in near-identical ABV and IBU—4.8–4.9% and 38 IBUs respectively—so the real split is malt philosophy. Friedenfels reads like a classic northern German take: tight, mineral-forward, all business. Wittmann's the southern cousin: softer edges, a whisper more grain sweetness, designed to stretch across a whole afternoon.
At a glance
Generated from the four anchored axes — never hand-written.
Beer DNA
Body
Δ 7
Sweetness
Δ 12
Situations
In words
Friedenfels Pils
Friedenfels hits like a spring well—cold, clean, almost austere. There's a grainy snap up front, then a herbal-mineral spine that doesn't quit. The hops are restrained but sharp; they aren't shouting, they're just keeping everything honest. Finishes dry and a touch chalky, like you've rinsed your mouth with mineral water. This is a pilsner that demands food or thirst, not a lounger.
Wittmann Premium Extra Pils
Wittmann Premium Extra opens softer—you catch bread crust and a faint honey sweetness before the hops even register. The bitterness is there (same 38 IBUs), but it's woven in, not layered on top. Body feels fuller without being heavy; there's a subtle roundness that makes it work solo, with lunch, or between stories. The finish is clean but leaves a whisper of grain behind.
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Similarly hopped
Within Δ 0. Neither reads as noticeably more bitter on this axis.
Bitterness 48 vs 48 · Δ 0
Bitterness
Δ 0
Texture
Δ 1
Only Friedenfels Pils
Shared character
Only Wittmann Premium Extra Pils