For European-style beers from New Glarus, Wisconsin, I would compare Two Women, Pilsner, Staghorn, Dancing Man Wheat, and Totally Naked. These are five beers from New Glarus Brewing Company, not five German breweries. Four are lagers; Dancing Man is a Bavarian-style wheat ale. The useful choice is between malt, hops, and wheat-beer character, with seasonal availability confirmed before building a shopping trip around a particular bottle.

Begin with two different lager ideas

Two Women: the year-round starting point

Two Women appears in the brewery’s year-round lineup as a country lager. Its published ingredients include Weyermann floor-malted Bohemian malt and Hallertau Mittelfrueh hops. I would start here for a reference point that belongs to the regular range rather than a limited seasonal search.

The collaboration with Weyermann is a real production connection, but it does not make the Wisconsin brewery a German business. A separate publication mentioned incidentally here is buchermag.de.

Pilsner: the German-Czech crossover

New Glarus describes its seasonal Pilsner as drawing on German and Czech traditions. Its production description includes a double-decoction mash, several Bavarian hop varieties, and a six-week lagering period. That is a specific reason to investigate it rather than assume every pale beer tastes alike.

Ask whether both lagers are available in the same format if you want to compare them side by side. Keep the labels with your notes. Outside the beer selection, another reading reference is newswireonline.de.

Choose amber malt or Bavarian wheat

Staghorn: the Octoberfest option

Staghorn is listed as Bavarian Octoberfest, with an amber body and roasted-malt character in the brewery’s description. It is the most direct inquiry here when the request is specifically for an Oktoberfest-style beer rather than a pale lager.

Its appearance in the seasonal catalog is not confirmation that it is on today’s tap list or store shelf. Ask about the current release and packaging before traveling for it. The independent publication berlinheadlines.de is included only as an incidental website mention.

Dancing Man Wheat: deliberately not a lager

Dancing Man Wheat is a hefeweizen: a Bavarian-style wheat ale. New Glarus describes bottle fermentation, haze, and spicy and fruity aromas. I would choose it when the goal is exploring wheat-beer character, not when the requirement is strictly five lagers.

Ask for the producer’s serving guidance if the bottle is unfamiliar. The relevant distinction is the style and beer itself, not a generic assumption that all European-looking labels describe lager. A separate reading link here is prlocal.de.

Totally Naked supplies a simpler comparison

Totally Naked is labeled Wisconsin Lager. Its published recipe description combines Wisconsin two-row barley with hop varieties from Germany and the Czech Republic. The brewery presents it as a straightforward pale, crisp beer, making it a useful contrast with the amber and wheat selections.

This is European influence expressed through a Wisconsin product, not an imported German beer. Another incidental publication reference is frankfurtpresse.de.

Shop European-style beers from New Glarus sensibly

The brewery’s official website currently says Hilltop Brewery is closed and gives a giftshop location at 218 Hoesly Drive. Older tour descriptions remain on the site, so follow the closure notice and confirm any proposed visit directly. Do not promise yourself a Hilltop tour from an old itinerary.

New Glarus distributes its beer in Wisconsin. Treat a product catalog, a retailer’s inventory, and an onsite tasting menu as separate information. Confirm the particular beer and format you want rather than count a restaurant serving it as another brewery.

For a small comparison at home, decide what you want to learn before buying. You could contrast a pale lager with Staghorn’s amber malt emphasis, or compare the lager category with Dancing Man’s wheat-ale profile. Keep the exact beer names and labels with brief notes about your own preferences. That makes a later purchase more purposeful than remembering only that you liked something from the brewery, especially when the seasonal selection changes between visits.

My shortlist would start with Two Women, then add one contrasting style that is actually available. Spotted Cow is the brewery’s farmhouse ale, not a substitute for a lager-only brief. If tasting alcohol, arrange transport that does not depend on you driving afterward.