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Overall similarity
hopIQ take
Coppertail Unholy if you want bold, modern Belgian spice;
La Trappe Tripel if you want classic, restrained elegance.
Both hit 9% and 8% ABV respectively with identical 30 IBU bitterness, so the real split is character—Unholy swings for the fences with phenolic punch, while La Trappe plays it traditional. Neither is better; it's about what your palate needs that night.
At a glance
Generated from the four anchored axes — never hand-written.
Beer DNA
Body
Δ 4
Sweetness
Δ 6
Situations
In words
Coppertail Unholy
Unholy comes in hot. There's immediate clove and white pepper hitting you before the sweetness catches up—almost aggressive for a tripel, in the best way. The alcohol warmth is present but not harsh, and it finishes dry, almost peppery. This feels like a tripel that wanted to prove something.
La Trappe Tripel
La Trappe is what happens when a brewery stops trying to impress and just nails the blueprint. Softer phenolics, honey-forward middle, subtle fruit esters in the background. The lower ABV (8% vs. 9%) reads as restraint rather than weakness. It's the kind of beer that disappears too quickly because you're not fighting it.
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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 2
Only Coppertail Unholy
Shared character
Only La Trappe Tripel