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United Kingdom · Oatmeal Stout · 5% ABV
64%
Overall similarity
hopIQ take
Seven Bro7hers Sling It Out Stout if you want deep roast and silk,
Surly Bender if you want caramel sweetness and snap.
Both hover at 5% ABV, so alcohol isn't the differentiator—it's really about whether you're chasing that dark, cocoa-forward stout intensity or a gentler brown ale with nuttiness. The IBU gap (30 vs. 24) matters less than you'd think; the real distinction is color and malt character.
At a glance
Generated from the four anchored axes — never hand-written.
Beer DNA
Body
Δ 15
Sweetness
Δ 1
Situations
In words
Seven Bro7hers Sling It Out Stout
Sling It Out nails the oatmeal stout brief—there's genuine creaminess from the oats that coats your mouth without being heavy. The roast character comes through immediately: dark chocolate, a whisper of burnt coffee, but balanced. It's structured enough that the 30 IBUs feel present without aggression. This is a stout that doesn't demand your full attention, which makes it dangerous in a session.
Surly Bender
Surly Bender leans into brown ale comfort: brown sugar, caramel, a hint of hazelnut. The oats soften what could be a sharper edge, making it approachable and almost gentle. There's enough restrained hop character to keep it from being one-note sweet, but this isn't a beer arguing with you—it's inviting you in. Finishes clean, which keeps you reaching for another.
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Similarly balanced
Within Δ 1. Neither reads as noticeably sweeter on this axis.
Sweetness 47 vs 46 · Δ 1
Bitterness
Δ 8
Texture
Δ 10
Only Seven Bro7hers Sling It Out Stout
Shared character
Only Surly Bender