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Overall similarity
hopIQ take
Corsendonk Agnus if you want complexity and warmth,
Vecchia Orsa Belgian if you want restraint and drinkability.
The Agnus hits harder—that extra 1.8% ABV isn't nothing, and you'll taste it in the finish. Both sit at 22 IBU, so bitterness isn't the differentiator; it's really about whether you're chasing a beer that lingers or one that refreshes.
At a glance
Generated from the four anchored axes — never hand-written.
Beer DNA
Body
Δ 8
Sweetness
Δ 3
Situations
In words
Corsendonk Agnus
Corsendonk Agnus has this deep, almost meaty quality that sneaks up on you. There's candied fruit in the mid-palate—raisin, fig—but it never tips into sweetness because the alcohol warmth cuts through. It's the kind of beer that tastes better on the second sip than the first, when your palate adjusts.
Vecchia Orsa Belgian
Vecchia Orsa Belgian is cleaner, more restrained. You get the yeast character upfront—banana, clove—but it doesn't linger like Agnus does. There's a slight earthiness underneath that keeps it grounded. It drinks easier, almost sessiony for a dubbel, which is exactly what it's aiming for.
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Similarly hopped
Within Δ 0. Neither reads as noticeably more bitter on this axis.
Bitterness 28 vs 28 · Δ 0
Bitterness
Δ 0
Texture
Δ 1
Only Corsendonk Agnus
Shared character
Only Vecchia Orsa Belgian