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Overall similarity
hopIQ take
Edinburgh Gold if you want to stay sharp and session-friendly,
Revolution Cross of Gold if you want more presence in the glass.
Both nail the golden ale sweet spot with identical bitterness, but Stewart's leans toward restraint while Revolution's brings extra body. The half-point ABV difference sounds small until you're three beers deep—that's when Edinburgh's snap becomes the real story.
At a glance
Generated from the four anchored axes — never hand-written.
Beer DNA
Body
Δ 5
Sweetness
Δ 1
Situations
In words
Edinburgh Gold
Edinburgh Gold feels like it was built for a long night. There's genuine grain sweetness here—almost biscuity—but it never gets cloying because the body stays lean and bright. The finish is clean without being thin, and the hop character whispers rather than shouts, which is exactly what a 4.8% golden ale should do. This is a beer that respects your palate and your ability to taste the next one.
Revolution Cross of Gold
Revolution Cross of Gold carries noticeably more weight. The malt backbone is fuller, giving you actual substance to chew on, and that extra 0.7% ABV adds a soft warmth that lingers a beat longer. The same 20 IBU count doesn't feel delicate here—it's integrated into a rounder, more structured beer. This is golden ale with ambition, not apology.
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Similarly hopped
Within Δ 0. Neither reads as noticeably more bitter on this axis.
Bitterness 25 vs 25 · Δ 0
Bitterness
Δ 0
Texture
Δ 7
Only Edinburgh Gold
Shared character
Only Revolution Cross of Gold