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United States · Fruit Beer · 5.1% ABV
62%
Overall similarity
hopIQ take
New Glarus Wisconsin Belgian Red if you want tart cherry brightness and sessionability,
Pietra Rossa if you want deeper fruit complexity with more weight.
Both sit at a feather-light 10 IBU, but the Wisconsin Red punches above its 5.1% with wild yeast tang, while Pietra Rossa leans into darker berry notes at 6.5% and feels more like a sipper. Pick based on mood: refreshing palate-cleanser versus contemplative pour.
At a glance
Generated from the four anchored axes — never hand-written.
Beer DNA
Body
Δ 8
Sweetness
Δ 10
Situations
In words
New Glarus Wisconsin Belgian Red
Wisconsin Belgian Red hits you with this immediate sour cherry snap—it's tart without being aggressive, more like biting into the fruit than drinking syrup. The body's deceptively lean for how much flavor's packed in; you don't notice the 5.1% because you're too busy chasing that funky Belgian yeast character underneath. It finishes dry and slightly herbal, almost quenching, which is why I keep ordering it glass after glass.
Pietra Rossa
Pietra Rossa opens deeper—dark cherry, plum skin, almost jammy but controlled. There's a minerality underneath that keeps it from tasting sweet despite the fruit forward profile. The 6.5% sits comfortably on your palate; you feel the weight without it being heavy. It's the kind of beer that rewards slower drinking; the flavors shift as it warms.
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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 5
Only New Glarus Wisconsin Belgian Red
Shared character
Only Pietra Rossa