HOW HOPIQ WORKS
From that one moment to your next favourite beer
Four steps between a great memory and having it in your hand again
STEP 01
Enter a beer you loved
That cold lager on a Barcelona terrace. The dark stout by the fire. The IPA that changed your mind about hops. Type in a beer you loved — or take a photo of the label.
STEP 02
AI maps the flavour
We decode 20+ taste dimensions — hoppiness, body, bitterness, sweetness and aroma — across 900+ beers worldwide. Not just style. The actual taste of what made that moment special.
STEP 03
Find your closest match
The nearest possible taste twin — available where you live. Every result shows why it fits, where it differs, and how close it gets. Ranked by flavour, not alphabet.
STEP 04
Buy it. Enjoy it again.
Direct links to trusted online shops — so that feeling from that bar, that trip, that dinner doesn't have to stay a memory. It should follow you home.
UNDER THE HOOD
How the matching works
Transparent by design — so you can trust every result
Flavour profile
60% of the score
We map 20+ taste dimensions — hoppiness, body, sweetness, citrus, roast and more. The heart of every match.
Style & specs
40% of the score
Beer style family, ABV, bitterness (IBU) and colour (SRM). Nearby styles with matching specs rank highly too.
Self-learning
Gets smarter over time
Every 👍 good match and ⭐ rating feeds back into the algorithm. The more people use hopIQ, the more accurate every match.
Every result shows exactly why it matched — flavour overlap, where it differs, and the full score breakdown. No black box. No mystery recommendations.
BY THE NUMBERS
WHAT PEOPLE SAY
Real moments. Real matches.
“Had Augustiner Helles on a bench in the English Garden in Munich. Clean, soft, unlike anything back home. hopIQ found me three alternatives I can order in Portland. One became my go-to.”
“Tried Fiddlehead IPA at a tiny bar in Vermont. Obsessed. Back in Berlin it sold nowhere. hopIQ found me two IPAs with the same tropical character — same-day delivery. One is now my weekly.”
“Found Hitachino Nest White Ale at a tiny bar in Kyoto. As a Belgian I thought I knew wheat beers — this one caught me off guard. hopIQ matched it to a witbier I now buy every week.”
Popular searches
hopIQ uses AI to match beers by flavor profile, style and sensory characteristics. Whether you enjoy a crisp German Pilsner, a rich Belgian Tripel or a hoppy West Coast IPA — hopIQ finds the best alternatives from 900+ beers across 300+ breweries in Germany, Belgium, the UK, Portugal, Spain, France and beyond. Every match explains exactly why it fits: flavor bars, score breakdown, and the key differences to help you choose.
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