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United States · Belgian Quadrupel · 10.5% ABV
70%
Overall similarity
hopIQ take
Judgment Day if you want complexity and boozy warmth, A Night in Brussels if you want drinkability and restraint.
Judgment Day swings harder—that extra 2% ABV and 6 IBUs matter more than the numbers suggest, and you'll feel the alcohol heat on the finish. A Night in Brussels is the one you can actually have two of without checking your watch. Both are Belgian dark ales, but they're playing different games.
At a glance
Generated from the four anchored axes — never hand-written.
Beer DNA
Body
Δ 13
Sweetness
Δ 8
Situations
In words
The Lost Abbey Judgment Day
Judgment Day hits you with dark fruit immediately—plum, raisin, a hint of fig—but there's a sneaky alcohol warmth underneath that builds as you drink. The body is dense and syrupy, almost chewy, and those 28 IBUs are just enough to keep it from becoming dessert. There's a peppery, slightly spicy note on the back end that feels earned, not forced.
Three Taverns A Night in Brussels
A Night in Brussels is smoother, rounder—brown sugar and dark cherry without the boozy punch. It's got that typical Dubbel softness, almost candied, but with enough depth that it doesn't feel light. The finish is clean and quick, which makes you want another sip immediately. This one tastes like you could have it on a weeknight.
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Both are
Similarly carbonated
Within Δ 4. Neither reads as noticeably livelier on this axis.
Texture 85 vs 89 · Δ 4
Bitterness
Δ 7
Texture
Δ 4
Only The Lost Abbey Judgment Day
Shared character
Only Three Taverns A Night in Brussels
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