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Overall similarity
hopIQ take
Firestone 805 if you want approachable smoothness,
Stork Lager if you want a touch more bite.
Both sit in that sweet 4.6–4.7% ABV zone where calories and alcohol fade into the background, but 805 leans California-friendly while Stork brings European restraint. The IBU gap (15 vs. 20) isn't huge, but it's enough to shift the whole vibe—805 feels like it's made to pair with anything, Stork demands a reason to be there.
At a glance
Generated from the four anchored axes — never hand-written.
Beer DNA
Body
Δ 4
Sweetness
Δ 4
Situations
In words
Firestone 805
Firestone 805 doesn't try to impress you. It's got a pale golden clarity, thin malt sweetness that lands like toast with a touch of honey, and almost no hop edge—that 15 IBU is a whisper. The finish is clean and fast, which is exactly what you want when you're three beers deep or just cracking one on a Tuesday. This is the beer that disappears in your hand.
Stork Lager
Stork Lager hits different—more assertive malt structure, a faint grain-forward dryness that lingers just long enough to make you notice it's there. The 20 IBU gives it a subtle herbal snap at the back of the palate. It's less 'happy to be here' and more 'here for a reason.' Clean, crisp, but with a backbone that says someone thought about the recipe.
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Similarly balanced
Within Δ 4. Neither reads as noticeably sweeter on this axis.
Sweetness 42 vs 46 · Δ 4
Bitterness
Δ 6
Texture
Δ 16
Only Firestone 805
Shared character
Only Stork Lager