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United States · American Pale Ale · 6% ABV
73%
Overall similarity
hopIQ take
Alemerica the Beautiful if you want presence and substance,
Harvest Pale if you want restraint and session-ability.
Both hit 38 IBUs, so bitterness is a wash—the real split is that extra 2.2% ABV in Alemerica, which translates to noticeably more body and warmth. Alemerica feels like a proper pale ale night; Harvest reads as a "I'm here for multiple rounds" move.
At a glance
Generated from the four anchored axes — never hand-written.
Beer DNA
Body
Δ 8
Sweetness
Δ 3
Situations
In words
Alemerica the Beautiful
Alemerica grabs you immediately—there's real weight to it, a malty backbone that doesn't disappear behind the hops. You get caramel sweetness playing against a clean, herbaceous bitterness that lingers without punishing. At 6%, you feel the alcohol warmth creeping in by the middle of the glass, which actually complements the beer's fuller character. This is a pale ale that knows what it is.
Harvest Pale
Harvest Pale is lean and purposeful—it's got the hop bite you expect but delivers it with surgical precision. The lower ABV means it stays crisp all the way through, no heaviness settling in. There's pine and a touch of citrus, but nothing that overpowers the underlying pale malt simplicity. It's the kind of beer you can drink steadily without fatigue.
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Similarly hopped
Within Δ 0. Neither reads as noticeably more bitter on this axis.
Bitterness 48 vs 48 · Δ 0
Bitterness
Δ 0
Texture
Δ 3
Only Alemerica the Beautiful
Shared character
Only Harvest Pale