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Overall similarity
hopIQ take
Coopers Original Pale Ale if you want sessionable restraint,
Kehrwieder Prototyp if you want more presence in the glass.
Both sit at 35 IBUs, so bitterness isn't the differentiator—it's the alcohol backbone and what the brewers chose to build around it. Coopers leans into drinkability; Kehrwieder gives you something with more shoulders.
At a glance
Generated from the four anchored axes — never hand-written.
Beer DNA
Body
Δ 2
Sweetness
Δ 7
Situations
In words
Coopers Original Pale Ale
Coopers Original is a study in economy of gesture. You get a soft, slightly bready malt backbone with just enough caramel sweetness to anchor it, and the hops arrive quietly—floral, restrained, almost polite. At 4.5%, it disappears fast, which is exactly the point. This is a beer that wants you to drink more than one, and you will.
Kehrwieder Prototyp
Kehrwieder Prototyp hits differently. The extra 0.7% ABV isn't huge, but you *feel* it in the texture—there's more weight, more grip on the palate. The hop character is brighter, slightly more assertive; the malt has more depth without being heavy. This is a beer that makes a statement without shouting.
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Similarly hopped
Within Δ 0. Neither reads as noticeably more bitter on this axis.
Bitterness 44 vs 44 · Δ 0
Bitterness
Δ 0
Texture
Δ 3
Only Coopers Original Pale Ale
Shared character
Only Kehrwieder Prototyp