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Overall similarity
hopIQ take
Brauhaus Lemke Märzen if you want a leaner, crisper take on the style, Stein Märzen if you want more rounded malt richness.
Both sit at identical IBU 22 and nearly the same ABV, so the difference isn't about hop bite or alcohol warmth—it's grain-forward character. Lemke leans Bavarian-austere; Stein is what you'd expect from a castle brewery with slightly deeper reserves.
At a glance
Generated from the four anchored axes — never hand-written.
Beer DNA
Body
Δ 3
Sweetness
Δ 8
Situations
In words
Brauhaus Lemke Märzen
Brauhaus Lemke hits clean and dry, almost mineral-edged on the finish. The malt is there—bread crust, a touch of honey—but it doesn't linger. This is a session Märzen that respects the style's origins without trying to muscle through. At 5.6%, it feels like a beer designed to drink three of without regret.
Stein Märzen
Stein brings noticeably more body; the malt sits broader on your tongue with caramel undertones that actually develop as it warms. It's still restrained by modern standards, but there's substance here. The finish is softer, less snappy than Lemke, which makes it feel slightly more indulgent even at only 0.2% higher ABV.
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Similarly carbonated
Within Δ 0. Neither reads as noticeably livelier on this axis.
Texture 75 vs 75 · Δ 0
Bitterness
Δ 0
Texture
Δ 0
Only Brauhaus Lemke Märzen
Shared character
Only Stein Märzen