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Overall similarity
hopIQ take
Hösl Edel Pilsener if you want a sharper, more assertive pilsner experience,
Stifts Pils if you want something smoother and more sessionable.
Both hit identical numbers—4.9% ABV, 38 IBUs—but they've tuned their recipes differently. Hösl leans into that classic Bavarian bite, while Stifts feels like it's built for longer drinking. Neither is better; it's about what your palate needs that night.
At a glance
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Structurally near-identical
Structurally these two are the same beer. The difference is in the aromatics. Stifts Pils runs a touch fuller in body (Δ 4). Hösl Edel Pilsener brings a distinct noble-hop note that Stifts Pils doesn't.
Beer DNA
Body
Δ 4
Sweetness
Δ 3
Situations
In words
Hösl Edel Pilsener
Hösl Edel Pilsener grabs you with a crisp, almost peppery front end. The Noble hop character comes through clean and assertive without being aggressive—think noble restraint with an edge. Finishes dry with a lingering bitterness that's gentlemanly but present. It's the kind of pilsner that demands your attention rather than slides down easy.
Stifts Pils
Stifts Pils is the refined, understated version. Softer Noble hop expression, more mellow grain backbone, and a finish that invites another sip instead of commanding it. There's a subtle sweetness that rounds everything out. This is the pilsner your grandfather ordered and never thought twice about—reliable, balanced, forgettable only if you're not paying attention.
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Texture
Δ 2
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Shared character
Only Stifts Pils
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