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Overall similarity
hopIQ take
Firestone 805 if you want to disappear into something easy and forgiving,
Sion Kölsch if you want to actually *taste* your beer.
Both sit at basically the same strength, but 805 is built for session drinking—it gets out of the way. Sion demands attention; those extra 7 IBUs aren't huge, but you feel them as a clean, almost mineral bite that keeps your palate honest. Pick based on whether you're here to relax or to pay attention.
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Beer DNA
Body
Δ 7
Sweetness
Δ 1
Situations
In words
Firestone 805
805 is the friend who never overstays their welcome. It pours pale gold with a thin, quick-dissolving head, and the first sip tells you everything: this is about restraint. You get soft grain, a whisper of honey, maybe the faintest citrus echo—but nothing pushes. The body is genuinely light, almost thin, which sounds like a criticism until you realize that's exactly the point. By the third one, you're not thinking about flavor profiles; you're just... drinking.
Sion Kölsch
Sion Kölsch hits different. It's got that same pale, clean appearance, but the aroma has actual presence—floral, slightly herbal, with a brightness that 805 doesn't touch. The first sip is crisper, more defined. You taste actual grain sweetness, a bit of noble hop character, and a finish that doesn't fade so much as *snap* clean. It's still approachable, but it's asking you to notice what you're holding.
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Similarly carbonated
Within Δ 1. Neither reads as noticeably livelier on this axis.
Texture 63 vs 62 · Δ 1
Bitterness
Δ 9
Texture
Δ 1
Only Firestone 805
Shared character
Only Sion Kölsch