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Overall similarity
hopIQ take
Mad Scientist Apricot Ale if you want bright, straightforward fruit punch,
New Glarus Wisconsin Belgian Red if you want tart complexity and funk.
Both clock in at the same IBU floor, so neither will bite you, but they're heading in totally different directions with their fruit. Mad Scientist leans summery and approachable; New Glarus goes fermented and cerebral. Pick based on your mood, not your hop tolerance.
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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
Mad Scientist Apricot Ale tastes like someone juiced fresh apricots, ran it through a lager, and didn't overthink it. The fruit is immediate and candy-like on the first sip—sweet, clean, almost peachy-keen. It's the kind of beer that makes you forget you're drinking beer, which works perfectly at 4.5% ABV. Zero complexity, zero regrets.
New Glarus Wisconsin Belgian Red
Wisconsin Belgian Red hits different—you get cherry and apricot notes that feel aged and slightly funky, like they've been living in wood and wild cultures. The tartness creeps in on the finish and hangs around. At 5.1% ABV it has just enough backbone to make the fruit taste earned rather than dumped in. This one demands you actually taste it.
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Only New Glarus Wisconsin Belgian Red