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Overall similarity
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Central City Red Racer IPA if you want restraint and drinkability,
Melvin IPA if you want punch and weight.
Both sit at 60 IBUs, so bitterness won't separate them—it's the alcohol and body doing the talking. Red Racer's 6.5% ABV keeps things session-friendly; Melvin's 7.5% demands respect. Pick Red Racer for a second round, Melvin for when you're settling in.
At a glance
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Beer DNA
Body
Δ 6
Sweetness
Δ 14
Situations
In words
Central City Red Racer IPA
Red Racer doesn't announce itself. It's a clean American IPA that lets pine and citrus notes sit comfortably without aggression. The 6.5% ABV means you taste the malt backbone—a touch of sweetness that grounds the hop bitterness. Drinks faster than it should, which is exactly the point.
Melvin IPA
Melvin comes in heavier. You feel the extra alcohol immediately—it brings warmth and a fuller mouthfeel that Red Racer simply doesn't have. The hops are sharper here, more assertive. There's a resinous quality that sticks around, turning what could be a simple IPA into something with more staying power and character.
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Similarly hopped
Within Δ 0. Neither reads as noticeably more bitter on this axis.
Bitterness 75 vs 75 · Δ 0
Bitterness
Δ 0
Texture
Δ 8
Only Central City Red Racer IPA
Shared character
Only Melvin IPA