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Overall similarity
Vietnam · American Pale Ale · 4.7% ABV
hopIQ take
Harvest Pale if you want to ease into your session,
Heart of Darkness Impermanence Pale Ale if you want substance.
Both nail the same bitter backbone at 38 IBUs, but Castle Rock keeps things lean and approachable while Heart of Darkness flexes an extra point of alcohol that shifts the whole equation. Neither is trying to blow you away—they're both genuinely balanced—but they're built for different moments.
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Beer DNA
Body
Δ 6
Sweetness
Δ 0
Situations
In words
Harvest Pale
Harvest Pale drinks like someone finally got the math right on a sessionable pale ale. The 3.8% ABV disappears into the background while the bitterness sits exactly where it should—firm enough to matter, not so loud it drowns everything else. There's a clean grain spine underneath, almost grainy-sweet, that keeps you coming back sip after sip without any heaviness creeping in.
Heart of Darkness Impermanence Pale Ale
Heart of Darkness Impermanence is the same beer's slightly beefier sibling. That 4.7% ABV adds just enough body and warmth to make the 38 IBUs feel more pronounced—the hop bitterness has more backbone to lean against. It's still balanced, but you notice the alcohol warmth on the finish, and there's a bit more malt presence that gives the whole thing some texture.
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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 Harvest Pale
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Shared character
Only Heart of Darkness Impermanence Pale Ale