HOPIQ FACEOFF
65%
Overall similarity
hopIQ take
Stellar Jay if you want a cleaner, brighter hazy that lets individual hops sing,
Foggy Dog if you want a softer, creamier mouthfeel that prioritizes texture over definition.
Both sit at 6.5% and won't wreck your palate, but they're built on different philosophies. Dancing Gnome leans West Coast precision; Monkish leans Northeast comfort. The IBU gap (50 vs 45) matters less than their brewing intent.
At a glance
Generated from the four anchored axes — never hand-written.
Beer DNA
Body
Δ 4
Sweetness
Δ 10
Situations
In words
Dancing Gnome Stellar Jay Hazy IPA
Stellar Jay hits immediate—citrus and stone fruit snap at you right away, but it's not aggressive. There's a clarity here that's rare in hazy IPAs; the cloudiness doesn't muddy the flavor. Finishes crisp without drying out. The body is lean enough that you taste every decision the brewer made.
Foggy Dog
Foggy Dog drinks like a full-body hug. The texture is creamy, almost milky, which softens the hop presentation into something gentler and more integrated. You get tropical fruit and subtle pine, but they're woven together rather than announced. Lingers smoothly without that sharp finish.
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Similarly carbonated
Within Δ 3. Neither reads as noticeably livelier on this axis.
Texture 54 vs 57 · Δ 3
Bitterness
Δ 6
Texture
Δ 3
Only Dancing Gnome Stellar Jay Hazy IPA
Shared character
Only Foggy Dog