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United States · American Pale Ale · 5.5% ABV
90%
Overall similarity
hopIQ take
Hopper Pale Ale if you want bright, snappy hop character,
Mountain Momma if you want a rounder, more sessionable pour.
Both sit at nearly identical IBU and ABV, so the real difference is how Madison River and Bridge Brew Works approach their malt foundations. Hopper leans forward; Mountain Momma settles in.
At a glance
Generated from the four anchored axes — never hand-written.
Beer DNA
Body
Δ 8
Sweetness
Δ 4
Situations
In words
Hopper Pale Ale
Hopper Pale Ale hits you with citrus and pine right away—there's a crisp, almost herbal snap that doesn't linger heavy. The body is lean and clean, which lets those hops do their talking without any caramel or toast muddying the conversation. It's the kind of pale ale that tastes like the brewery wanted you to taste the water and the hops first, malt second.
Mountain Momma
Mountain Momma has more backbone than Hopper—there's a subtle sweetness underneath that makes it feel more textured, almost creamy in the finish. The bitterness is identical on paper, but it lands softer here, integrated into a beer that feels like it was built to drink three of them, not just one. It's generous without being heavy.
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Similarly hopped
Within Δ 0. Neither reads as noticeably more bitter on this axis.
Bitterness 48 vs 48 · Δ 0
Bitterness
Δ 0
Texture
Δ 8
Only Hopper Pale Ale
Shared character
Only Mountain Momma