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Overall similarity
hopIQ take
CRAK DDH Pale Ale if you want bold, modern hop intensity,
Pasteur Street Cyclo Pale Ale if you want approachability and restraint.
Both sit at nearly identical IBU levels, but CRAK's half-percent ABV bump gives it noticeably more body and alcohol warmth. The real difference is intention: CRAK swings for the fences with double dry-hop technique, while Cyclo plays it measured and drinkable.
At a glance
Generated from the four anchored axes — never hand-written.
Beer DNA
Body
Δ 5
Sweetness
Δ 2
Situations
In words
CRAK DDH Pale Ale
CRAK DDH hits you with immediate citrus and pine—the kind of assertive hop profile that demands attention without apology. There's a creamy malt backbone that keeps it from turning sharp, and you can actually taste the alcohol working underneath. It's not aggressive, but it's definitely *present*. Best fresh, best cold.
Pasteur Street Cyclo Pale Ale
Cyclo tastes like someone made an American pale ale with restraint and actually meant it. The hops are there—floral, slightly herbal—but they're playing support rather than lead. It's got a lighter body that feels almost Pilsner-adjacent in its elegance. Drinks like it's designed to have two of them without regret.
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Similarly hopped
Within Δ 0. Neither reads as noticeably more bitter on this axis.
Bitterness 48 vs 48 · Δ 0
Bitterness
Δ 0
Texture
Δ 1
Only CRAK DDH Pale Ale
Shared character
Only Pasteur Street Cyclo Pale Ale