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Overall similarity
hopIQ take
Harvest Pale if you want to drink lighter and stretch your session,
Pentonville Pale if you want more substance and staying power.
Both hit 38 IBUs, so bitterness is a wash—the real difference is that 0.7% ABV gap, which sounds tiny but lands different on your palate and your third pint. Castle Rock's playing the sessionable game; Hammerton's giving you a beer with actual weight.
At a glance
Generated from the four anchored axes — never hand-written.
Structurally near-identical
Structurally these two are the same beer. Body, sweetness, bitterness and texture match within Δ 1. Both share prominent hoppy and citrusy character — the differences are too fine for the tracked axes to name.
Beer DNA
Body
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Sweetness
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Bitterness
Situations
In words
Harvest Pale
Harvest Pale drinks like someone figured out the blueprint for a pale ale that doesn't demand your attention. It's dry without being aggressive, with a crisp finish that doesn't overstay its welcome. At 3.8%, there's a lightness here that feels deliberate—this is a beer for a long afternoon, not a statement. The hop character is there, just restrained.
Pentonville Pale
Pentonville Pale has more presence. You feel the 4.5% sitting on your tongue; there's a slight viscosity that makes it taste more complete, more intentional. The bitterness lands cleaner because there's actual malt backbone holding it up. It's still approachable, but it's asking you to pay attention in a way Harvest Pale isn't.
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Shared character
Only Pentonville Pale