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Overall similarity
hopIQ take
Calavera Belgian Tripel if you want a bigger, more assertive tripel;
Hertog Jan Tripel if you want something elegant and restrained.
The ABV gap (9% vs 8%) matters more here than you'd think—Calavera swings harder with its alcohol warmth. Both sit at 30 IBU, so bitterness isn't the differentiator; it's about presence and intensity. Pick based on whether you're in the mood to be challenged or charmed.
At a glance
Generated from the four anchored axes — never hand-written.
Beer DNA
Body
Δ 4
Sweetness
Δ 5
Situations
In words
Calavera Belgian Tripel
Calavera hits differently. That extra ABV point translates into a noticeably warmer, more muscular body—you feel the alcohol as a textural thing, not just a number. The yeast character is bright and slightly perfumy, with stone fruit notes that lean pear and apricot. Finish is dry and lingers with a peppery spice. It's a tripel that doesn't apologize.
Hertog Jan Tripel
Hertog Jan is the contemplative pour. It's refined without being fussy—crisp, delicate carbonation, and a cleaner fermentation profile that lets subtle flavors breathe. You get white grape, honey, and a whisper of herbal complexity. The lower ABV keeps everything in proportion; nothing overshadows anything else. Drinks like it's already thought through what it wants to be.
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Similarly hopped
Within Δ 0. Neither reads as noticeably more bitter on this axis.
Bitterness 38 vs 38 · Δ 0
Bitterness
Δ 0
Texture
Δ 6
Only Calavera Belgian Tripel
Shared character
Only Hertog Jan Tripel