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Overall similarity
hopIQ take
Aying Pils if you want crisp German restraint, Únětické Pivo 12° if you want Czech richness.
Both are classic pilsners, but Aying leans toward dry mineral elegance while Únětické brings slightly more malt sweetness and body. The ABV difference is negligible—it's really about whether you prefer a beer that gets out of its own way or one that lingers.
At a glance
Generated from the four anchored axes — never hand-written.
Beer DNA
Body
Δ 5
Sweetness
Δ 6
Situations
In words
Aying Pils
Aying Pils hits clean and immediate—there's a reason German breweries have been making this style for 150 years. The malt is almost transparent, letting you taste the water quality and a subtle noble hop spice that never pushes hard. It's got a dry finish that makes you want the next sip before you've finished the first.
Únětické Pivo 12°
Únětické Pivo 12° has more presence. You feel the malt backbone right away—it's got a slight honey-like sweetness that German pilsners deliberately avoid. The bitterness sits lower and rounder. This is a beer that says something about itself; Aying is a beer that says nothing and everything.
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Similarly carbonated
Within Δ 3. Neither reads as noticeably livelier on this axis.
Texture 75 vs 72 · Δ 3
Bitterness
Δ 4
Texture
Δ 3
Only Aying Pils
Shared character
Only Únětické Pivo 12°
No unique character notes