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Overall similarity
hopIQ take
Belfast Ale if you want bright, snappy citrus and a clean finish,
Coopers Original Pale Ale if you want malt sweetness and body.
Both sit at 4.5% ABV and 35 IBU, so they're evenly matched on paper—but the brewing philosophies couldn't be more different. Belfast's got that sharp Northern Irish character; Coopers brings Australian warmth and tradition. Neither dominates; it's about what your palate needs in that moment.
At a glance
Generated from the four anchored axes — never hand-written.
Beer DNA
Body
Δ 5
Sweetness
Δ 3
Situations
In words
Belfast Ale
Belfast Ale hits you with immediate lemon zest and a crisp white-pepper snap. There's a lean quality to it—not thin, just efficient. The malt backbone is there but stays restrained, letting the hops' citrus notes breathe. Finish is dry and clean, almost mineral-tinged. You feel like you've cleared your palate rather than coated it.
Coopers Original Pale Ale
Coopers Original is rounder, friendlier. Sweet biscuit and light caramel notes come through first, then soft orange peel and a whisper of spice. The body has real presence—it sits on your tongue longer. The bitterness is gentle, integrated into the malt rather than standing apart. It's a beer that tastes like afternoon sunshine, not a sharp morning bell.
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Similarly carbonated
Within Δ 0. Neither reads as noticeably livelier on this axis.
Texture 59 vs 59 · Δ 0
Bitterness
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Texture
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Only Belfast Ale
Shared character
Only Coopers Original Pale Ale