Lucky Jack vs Pasteur Street Cyclo Pale Ale: Which Should You Drink?

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Lucky Jack

Lervig Aktiebryggeri

Norway · American Pale Ale · 4.7% ABV

hopIQ rank #1602

91%

Overall similarity

side by side, across 56 flavour tags

Pasteur Street Cyclo Pale Ale

Pasteur Street Brewing Company

Vietnam · American Pale Ale · 4.5% ABV

hopIQ take

Lucky Jack if you want a beer that leans into stone fruit and a clean, almost lager-like crispness,

Pasteur Street Cyclo Pale Ale if you want something with more tropical fruit complexity and a slightly softer mouthfeel.

Both clock in at nearly identical specs—4.7% and 4.5% ABV, same 38 IBU threshold—but they're steering you in different directions. Lervig's Norwegian brewing sensibility shows in Lucky Jack's restraint; Pasteur Street's Vietnamese context brings a different kind of balance to Cyclo. It really comes down to whether you're in a mood for Scandinavian precision or Southeast Asian subtlety.

At a glance

The differences that matter

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Structurally near-identical

Structurally these two are the same beer. The difference is in the aromatics. Body, sweetness and bitterness match within Δ 1. Pasteur Street Cyclo Pale Ale runs a touch livelier in texture (Δ 3). Lucky Jack brings a distinct piney note that Pasteur Street Cyclo Pale Ale doesn't.

Beer DNA

Where they separate

Lucky JackPasteur Street Cyclo Pale Alegap between them

Body

Δ 1

lightfull

Both similarly built

Sweetness

Δ 0

drysweet

Both similarly balanced

Bitterness

Situations

When to choose which

Pick Lucky Jack when…

→You want a crisp, thirst-quenching session pale ale
→Stone fruit appeals more than tropical fruit right now
→You prefer restraint and precision in your hop expression

Pick Pasteur Street Cyclo Pale Ale when…

→You want tropical fruit complexity and rounder mouthfeel
→You prefer beers with more malt sweetness in the middle
→You like to sip slowly and let flavors develop

In words

Tasting notes

Lucky Jack

HoppySmooth-drinkingTropical

Lucky Jack hits clean and immediate. There's a bright, almost crisp stone-fruit character—apricot and peach—that doesn't linger dramatically but leaves your palate feeling refreshed. The body is lean and snappy; you get the sense Lervig wanted you to taste hop character without any heavy lifting from the grain bill. It drinks like a pale ale made by people who also brew excellent lagers. The finish is dry and quick, which honestly makes you want another sip right away.

Pasteur Street Cyclo Pale Ale

HoppyCitrusyFruity

Cyclo feels rounder and a touch more generous. The pale ale character expresses itself through papaya and mango notes that actually develop as it warms. There's a subtle sweetness in the middle that suggests the malt backbone is doing more work here than in Lucky Jack. The bitterness is there—38 IBU registered just fine—but it's more integrated, less cutting. It's a beer that seems designed to pair with food, or at least to be sipped more slowly.

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