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Overall similarity
hopIQ take
1809 Berliner Weisse if you want backbone and structure,
Techno Viking if you want pure refreshment and drinkability.
Both sit in that sour-wheat sweet spot, but Dr. Briem's version has more presence—it'll actually fill your mouth. The ABV difference is real; that extra 0.8% pushes 1809 toward something you'd contemplate, while Techno Viking disappears like it was never there. Same IBU count means they're equally restrained on bitterness, so it's really about density versus air.
At a glance
Generated from the four anchored axes — never hand-written.
Beer DNA
Body
Δ 3
Sweetness
Δ 10
Situations
In words
1809 Berliner Weisse
1809 hits with this grainy, almost bread-dough richness that you don't expect from a Berliner. There's a light sourness—not puckering, just present—and a slightly earthy finish that suggests actual malting work happened here. It's got weight without being heavy, and the carbonation sits somewhere between champagne and club soda. This tastes like someone actually cared about the recipe.
Techno Viking
Techno Viking goes down like flavored air in the best way possible. It's tart and clean, almost mineral on the back end, with barely any grain character to anchor it. The carbonation is aggressive and bright, making it disappear fast. It's built for drinking three of these in a row without thinking about it—which is exactly when you realize you've had three.
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Similarly carbonated
Within Δ 0. Neither reads as noticeably livelier on this axis.
Texture 80 vs 80 · Δ 0
Bitterness
Δ 0
Texture
Δ 0
Only 1809 Berliner Weisse
Shared character
Only Techno Viking