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Overall similarity
hopIQ take
Blonde if you want to ease in gently,
Standard if you want farmhouse funk and grip.
The Blonde is a straightforward blonde ale—clean, approachable, almost pilsner-adjacent in its restraint. Standard brings 10 more IBUs and a full percentage point of alcohol, plus the wild-yeast character that Prairie does so well. They're both crushable, but they're answering different questions.
At a glance
Generated from the four anchored axes — never hand-written.
Beer DNA
Body
Δ 1
Sweetness
Δ 10
Situations
In words
Blonde
Big Timber's Blonde tastes like they respect the style without overthinking it. There's a pale malt sweetness that sits front and center, barely a whisper of hop bitterness at the finish. It's the kind of beer that disappears in your hand—not because it's boring, but because it's engineered to be easy. Feels like a reliable friend.
Standard
Standard hits different. You get that characteristic farmhouse yeast character—slightly peppery, a touch of funk—layered over a slightly fuller grain bill. The 25 IBUs aren't aggressive, but they're present, creating a subtle drying effect that lingers. It's more conversational, more textured.
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Similarly built
Within Δ 1. Neither reads as noticeably fuller on this axis.
Body 42 vs 43 · Δ 1
Bitterness
Δ 13
Texture
Δ 24
Only Blonde
Shared character
Only Standard