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Overall similarity
hopIQ take
Sea Hag IPA if you want a brighter, more accessible hop punch,
Susan if you want subtle complexity and restraint.
Both sit at 6% ABV and 60 IBU, so the real difference is execution—Sea Hag leans into citrus immediacy while Susan rewards patience with layered aromatics. Neither overpowers; it's about whether you want your IPA to introduce itself loudly or whisper.
At a glance
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Structurally near-identical
Structurally these two are the same beer. The difference is in the aromatics. Sweetness and bitterness match exactly. Sea Hag IPA runs a touch fuller in body (Δ 4). Susan brings a distinct tropical note that Sea Hag IPA doesn't.
Beer DNA
Body
Δ 4
Sweetness
Δ 0
Bitterness
Situations
In words
Sea Hag IPA
Sea Hag hits you with grapefruit and orange zest right off the pour—it's got that New England brightness but without the haze. The malt backbone is thin enough to let the hops flex, and there's a clean, almost crisp finish that makes you want another sip immediately. It's the kind of IPA that tastes like afternoon drinking, not meditation.
Susan
Susan is quieter, more introspective. You get grass and stone fruit notes that develop as it warms, and the bitterness is woven in so smoothly you almost miss it. Hill Farmstead's restraint shows here—this beer doesn't demand attention, it earns it. There's a minerality underneath that suggests real thought went into the brewing.
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Texture
Δ 3
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Shared character
Only Susan