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Overall similarity
hopIQ take
CRAK DDH Pale Ale if you want bold, resinous hop presence,
Pasteur Street Cyclo if you want something lighter and more sessionable.
Both sit at identical IBU levels (38), so the real difference is ABV and how each brewery approaches their malt backbone. CRAK leans into that extra 0.5% alcohol to give the hops room to breathe; Cyclo strips it back, letting you drink easier without losing character. Neither is objectively better—it's about what you're doing that night.
At a glance
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Beer DNA
Body
Δ 5
Sweetness
Δ 2
Situations
In words
CRAK DDH Pale Ale
CRAK DDH hits you with that modern double dry-hop punch—pine and citrus oil coat your palate immediately, with a slight sticky resin finish that lingers. The 5% ABV isn't high, but you feel it supporting those aggressive hops; there's a malt body underneath that keeps it grounded instead of one-dimensional. It's the kind of pale ale that doesn't apologize for its intensity.
Pasteur Street Cyclo Pale Ale
Cyclo is cleaner, more restrained—still hoppy, but the hops feel more integrated into the beer rather than standing on a soap box. At 4.5%, it drinks almost imperceptibly lighter, which works in its favor if you're pacing yourself. The pale malt has this subtle sweetness that lets the hops sing without overpowering, making it feel more balanced than aggressive.
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Similarly hopped
Within Δ 0. Neither reads as noticeably more bitter on this axis.
Bitterness 48 vs 48 · Δ 0
Bitterness
Δ 0
Texture
Δ 1
Only CRAK DDH Pale Ale
Shared character
Only Pasteur Street Cyclo Pale Ale