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Overall similarity
hopIQ take
Jarl if you want to drink sessionably light without sacrificing character,
Landgang Goldgräber if you want more heft and staying power.
Both hit the same IBU target at 35, so bitterness won't separate them—it's purely the body and alcohol presence. Jarl slips down like a session ale should; Goldgräber leans into what a proper pale ale feels like in your chest. Pick based on how many you're having and what time of day.
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Generated from the four anchored axes — never hand-written.
Beer DNA
Body
Δ 7
Sweetness
Δ 1
Situations
In words
Jarl
Jarl is deceptively lean for a pale ale. You get stone fruit notes—apricot skin mostly—and a clean, almost mineral finish that doesn't overstay its welcome. At 3.8%, it drinks more like a blonde ale's lighter cousin, but the hop structure keeps it from feeling thin. It's the kind of beer that disappears mid-conversation, which is exactly the point.
Landgang Goldgräber
Goldgräber lands closer to what you expect from 'pale ale' in body and warmth. There's a grassy, almost herbal hop bite underneath citrus pith, and the 5.2% ABV gives it enough backbone that you actually feel it settle. The finish is drier and more assertive than Jarl's—this one asks you to pay attention, at least for the first few sips.
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Similarly carbonated
Within Δ 0. Neither reads as noticeably livelier on this axis.
Texture 60 vs 60 · Δ 0
Bitterness
Δ 0
Texture
Δ 0
Only Jarl
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Shared character
Only Landgang Goldgräber