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Overall similarity
hopIQ take
Mad Scientist Apricot Ale if you want bright, straightforward fruit candy,
New Glarus Wisconsin Belgian Red if you want tart complexity and funk.
Both clock in at nearly identical IBUs and low ABV, but they're chasing completely different fruit expressions. The Mad Scientist reads like someone dumped apricot juice into a clean pale base; the New Glarus tastes like someone fermented tart cherries with wild yeast and attitude. Pick based on whether you're craving simplicity or character.
At a glance
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Structurally near-identical
Structurally these two are the same beer. The difference is in the aromatics. Sweetness and bitterness match exactly. New Glarus Wisconsin Belgian Red runs a touch fuller in body (Δ 4). Mad Scientist Apricot Ale brings a distinct peach note that New Glarus Wisconsin Belgian Red doesn't.
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In words
Mad Scientist Apricot Ale
The apricot hits you immediately—almost artificial in its directness, like biting into a gummy. There's a clean malt backbone underneath that doesn't fight the fruit; it just gets out of the way. At 4.5% ABV, it's light enough that the sweetness doesn't clog your palate. It's the beer equivalent of a sunny afternoon on your porch—easy, predictable, and exactly what you asked for.
New Glarus Wisconsin Belgian Red
This one's alive. You get tart cherry and a yeasty, slightly funky undertone that keeps shifting as it warms. There's a subtle sourness that cuts through any sweetness—it's got backbone, even at 5.1%. It tastes like fermentation did actual work here, not just flavoring. Each sip makes you lean in a little more because there's always something else happening.
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