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United Kingdom · American Pale Ale · 4.2% ABV
73%
Overall similarity
hopIQ take
Pale for the City if you want hop presence and bite,
Yorkshire Terrier if you want smoothness and ease.
Both sit at 4.2% ABV, so they're similarly sessionable, but that 18-IBU gap makes a real difference in what your palate gets. Pale for the City won't steamroll you—it's restrained for an APA—but it'll leave you in no doubt you're drinking something with backbone. Yorkshire Terrier slides down almost like a best bitter's friendlier cousin.
At a glance
Generated from the four anchored axes — never hand-written.
Beer DNA
Body
Δ 5
Sweetness
Δ 2
Situations
In words
Pale for the City
Pale for the City has this clean, almost floral hop character that doesn't shout but definitely speaks. There's a slight herbal snap on the finish that keeps things interesting without being aggressive. The body is lean and crisp; it drinks lighter than 4.2% might suggest. It's the kind of beer that works as well in conversation as it does on a hot afternoon.
Yorkshire Terrier
Yorkshire Terrier is genuinely soft—there's a gentle sweetness upfront and a malt backbone that feels almost comforting. The hop presence is delicate, more about balance than statement. It finishes clean but rounded, with none of that assertive bitterness. This is the beer you'd reach for when you want to settle in, not get provoked.
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Similarly carbonated
Within Δ 2. Neither reads as noticeably livelier on this axis.
Texture 59 vs 57 · Δ 2
Bitterness
Δ 23
Texture
Δ 2
Only Pale for the City
Shared character
Only Yorkshire Terrier