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Overall similarity
hopIQ take
Bolten Ur-Alt if you want a more assertive, hop-forward alt with real grip,
Gleumes UrAlt if you want restraint and drinkability.
Bolten's 32 IBUs hit harder than the number suggests—there's a peppery snap that lingers. Gleumes plays it safer, letting malt sweetness breathe. Both are authentic Düsseldorf-style alts, but they're aiming at different moods.
At a glance
Generated from the four anchored axes — never hand-written.
Beer DNA
Body
Δ 6
Sweetness
Δ 4
Situations
In words
Bolten Ur-Alt
Bolten Ur-Alt has this copper-bright clarity that catches light, and the nose is all dried herbs and a whisper of noble hops. On the palate it's lean and wiry—not delicate, but precise. There's a dry, slightly tannic finish that makes you want another sip immediately. It's the kind of alt that doesn't apologize for itself.
Gleumes UrAlt
Gleumes UrAlt comes across softer, with more caramel-forward malt character and a rounded mouthfeel. The bitterness is there but polished, almost melting into the finish rather than cutting across it. It's approachable without being simple—just quieter than its Bolten cousin. Feels like the friendlier pour after a long day.
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Similarly carbonated
Within Δ 1. Neither reads as noticeably livelier on this axis.
Texture 51 vs 50 · Δ 1
Bitterness
Δ 5
Texture
Δ 1
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Shared character
Only Gleumes UrAlt