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Canada · American Pale Ale · 5% ABV
90%
Overall similarity
hopIQ take
Granville Island English Bay Pale Ale if you want a fuller, rounder mouthfeel,
Salvation if you want something lighter and crisper.
Both sit at 38 IBUs, so bitterness is identical—the real difference is body and how the alcohol warmth plays out. English Bay feels more substantial in your mouth; Salvation drinks almost delicate by comparison. Pick based on whether you're settling in or moving quick.
At a glance
Generated from the four anchored axes — never hand-written.
Beer DNA
Body
Δ 5
Sweetness
Δ 1
Situations
In words
Granville Island English Bay Pale Ale
English Bay hits you with a soft, almost creamy texture right away—that extra 0.5% ABV does work here, giving it a rounded quality that sticks around. The pale ale character shows up as dried apricot and light toast, but it never gets sharp or aggressive. There's a warmth that builds slowly; it's the kind of beer that tastes better as you drink it.
Salvation
Salvation is the leaner cousin—cleaner, more direct. You get bright citrus notes (grapefruit rind) up front, and the body stays tight throughout. It drinks like the brewers were aiming for efficiency: get the flavor in, keep the weight down. At 4.5%, it's precisely calibrated to not feel heavy, which makes it dangerous in a session.
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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 4
Only Granville Island English Bay Pale Ale
Shared character
Only Salvation