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Overall similarity
hopIQ take
Boon Kriek if you want funky, bone-dry tartness with actual cherry complexity,
New Glarus Wisconsin Belgian Red if you want approachable fruit sweetness with Belgian spice.
Both hit 10 IBU, so neither is bitter—the real difference is fermentation character. Boon's a straight-up lambic, wild yeast and all, while New Glarus plays it a bit safer with controlled fruit beer territory. Same ABV range, totally different philosophies.
At a glance
Generated from the four anchored axes — never hand-written.
Beer DNA
Body
Δ 13
Sweetness
Δ 36
Situations
In words
Boon Kriek
Boon Kriek hits you with sour cherry that's almost lip-puckering—no residual sugar hiding. There's this funky, slightly musty undertone from the wild fermentation that some people call 'barnyard' but I call 'authentic.' It's bone-dry on the finish, almost austere. Once it warms, you get subtle almond notes and this vinous quality that reminds you it's actually pretty sophisticated for 4%.
New Glarus Wisconsin Belgian Red
Wisconsin Belgian Red leads with darker fruit—more burgundy than bright cherry—with a whisper of cinnamon and clove underneath. It's noticeably sweeter than Boon, almost candy-like mid-palate, but balanced enough not to feel cloying. Smoother finish, warmer spice notes lingering. Feels more like a dessert beer, honestly, but in a good way.
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Similarly hopped
Within Δ 0. Neither reads as noticeably more bitter on this axis.
Bitterness 13 vs 13 · Δ 0
Bitterness
Δ 0
Texture
Δ 4
Only Boon Kriek
Shared character
Only New Glarus Wisconsin Belgian Red