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Overall similarity
hopIQ take
San Miguel Selecta if you want a slightly fuller, more assertive strong lager,
Super Bock Abadia if you want something a touch lighter and more approachable.
Both sit at that sweet spot between Euro lager crispness and genuine strength—6.5% vs. 6.2% is real but not dramatic. The IBUs are identical, so bitterness won't separate them; it's texture and malt presence doing the work here.
At a glance
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Beer DNA
Body
Δ 5
Sweetness
Δ 3
Situations
In words
San Miguel Selecta
San Miguel Selecta has a noticeably rounder mouthfeel—there's genuine weight to it without feeling heavy. You get honeyed malt notes underneath the standard lager cleanliness, and a faint grain sweetness that lingers just long enough to remind you this isn't a light beer. It finishes dry but never thin. This is a beer that asks you to notice it.
Super Bock Abadia
Super Bock Abadia is the more elegant read on the style—refined, composed, lets you drink faster without fatigue. The malt is there but restrained, almost understated. Crisp finish, minimal aftertaste, very balanced. It's the beer that doesn't demand attention but rewards paying it anyway.
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Similarly hopped
Within Δ 0. Neither reads as noticeably more bitter on this axis.
Bitterness 28 vs 28 · Δ 0
Bitterness
Δ 0
Texture
Δ 5
Only San Miguel Selecta
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Shared character
Only Super Bock Abadia
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