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Overall similarity
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Moonwake Kölsch if you want clean, mineral-forward brightness; Sion Kölsch if you want softer malt sweetness and tradition.
Both sit at 4.8% ABV and 22 IBU, so the real difference is in how each brewery interprets the Cologne blueprint. Moonwake feels like it's chasing precision—crisp water profile, tight grain bill. Sion tastes like it's honoring heritage, with a rounder, more forgiving character that's been refined over decades.
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Beer DNA
Body
Δ 7
Sweetness
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In words
Moonwake Kölsch
Moonwake hits you with immediate snap—that mineral, almost chalk-like quality that makes your palate sit up straight. There's a whisper of honey and soft grain in the middle, but it doesn't linger; the finish dries out fast with a slight herbaceous edge from those 22 IBUs. It's the kind of Kölsch that feels engineered, in the best way. Feels like a beer designed to pair with food rather than slouch on its own.
Sion Kölsch
Sion opens softer, almost creamy. The malt leads—subtle caramel, a touch of bread crust—before the bitterness gently pushes through. There's a roundness that suggests this beer knows how to age gracefully; it's not chasing freshness, it's chasing balance. The finish is clean but never austere. It's the kind of beer you can drink three of without thinking about it.
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Similarly hopped
Within Δ 0. Neither reads as noticeably more bitter on this axis.
Bitterness 28 vs 28 · Δ 0
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Texture
Δ 1
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