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I like this — what should I try next?
Name a beer or a style. BeerHQ works out what you are probably responding to, then suggests three different kinds of move rather than one list.
Starting from St Austell Tribute
A Cornish golden ale that became one of Britain’s best-selling cask beers, and a good example of the modern pale, citrus-tinged bitter.
St Austell · 4.2–4.6% ABV · British golden ale
What you are probably responding to: bitterness (moderate), hop aroma (moderate), dryness (moderate–high).
Worked out from this beer’s own profile rather than from its style, because a well-known beer is often not typical of the category it belongs to.
Closest to it
Very similar in structure and flavour. Safe ground rather than discovery.
American pale ale
A close structural match for St Austell Tribute — a likely fit if you want more of the same.
Shared: Bitterness is comparable — moderate–high in both. Sweetness is comparable — low in both. Body is comparable — low–moderate in both.
Different: slightly more carbonation (low → moderate). slightly more resin & pine (none–trace → low–moderate).
May not suit: Very close to St Austell Tribute; if you wanted a change, this is not it.
Blonde ale
A close structural match for St Austell Tribute — a likely fit if you want more of the same.
Shared: Sweetness is comparable — low in both. Body is comparable — low in both. Malt intensity is comparable — low in both.
Different: slightly less bitterness (moderate → low). slightly more carbonation (low → moderate). slightly less hop aroma (moderate → trace–low).
May not suit: Very close to St Austell Tribute; if you wanted a change, this is not it.
Try: Firestone Walker 805
Ordinary bitter
A close structural match for St Austell Tribute — a likely fit if you want more of the same.
Shared: Bitterness is comparable — moderate in both. Sweetness is comparable — low in both. Body is comparable — low in both.
Different: slightly less carbonation (low → trace). slightly more bread & biscuit (low → moderate). slightly more caramel & toffee (none–trace → low).
May not suit: Very close to St Austell Tribute; if you wanted a change, this is not it.
Similar, but different
Keeps what you probably like about it and changes one or two things. Usually the most useful answer.
Session IPA
Keeps most of what St Austell Tribute does and shifts carbonation.
Shared: Bitterness is comparable — moderate–high in both. Dryness is comparable — high in both. Citrus is comparable — moderate–high in both.
Different: slightly more carbonation (low → moderate). slightly less bread & biscuit (low → none–trace). slightly more hop aroma (moderate → high).
May not suit: Very close to St Austell Tribute; if you wanted a change, this is not it.
Australian sparkling ale
Keeps most of what St Austell Tribute does and shifts carbonation.
Shared: Bitterness is comparable — moderate in both. Body is comparable — low in both. Malt intensity is comparable — low in both.
Different: noticeably more carbonation (low → high–very high). slightly less hop aroma (moderate → low). slightly less citrus (low–moderate → none–trace).
May not suit: Noticeably more carbonation than St Austell Tribute.
Irish red ale
Keeps most of what St Austell Tribute does and shifts caramel & toffee.
Shared: Sweetness is comparable — low–moderate in both. Body is comparable — low–moderate in both. Dryness is comparable — moderate in both.
Different: noticeably more caramel & toffee (none–trace → moderate). noticeably less hop aroma (moderate → trace). slightly less bitterness (moderate → low).
May not suit: Noticeably more caramel & toffee than St Austell Tribute.
A bigger jump
Genuinely different, but connected by something specific — the shared trait is named so you can judge whether the bridge holds.
Cold IPA
Both carry real hop aroma, which is the thread to follow if that is what you like about St Austell Tribute.
Shared: Dryness is comparable — high–very high in both. Citrus is comparable — moderate–high in both.
Different: noticeably more resin & pine (none–trace → moderate). slightly more bitterness (moderate → high). slightly more carbonation (low → moderate–high).
May not suit: Noticeably more resin & pine than St Austell Tribute.
English IPA
Both carry real hop aroma, which is the thread to follow if that is what you like about St Austell Tribute.
Shared: Sweetness is comparable — low in both. Body is comparable — low–moderate in both. Hop aroma is comparable — moderate in both.
Different: noticeably more herbal (none–trace → moderate). slightly more bitterness (moderate → high). slightly more malt intensity (low → moderate).
May not suit: Noticeably more herbal than St Austell Tribute.
American IPA
Both carry real hop aroma, which is the thread to follow if that is what you like about St Austell Tribute.
Shared: Body is comparable — low–moderate in both. Malt intensity is comparable — low in both. Dryness is comparable — moderate–high in both.
Different: noticeably more tropical fruit (none–trace → moderate–high). noticeably more resin & pine (none–trace → moderate–high). slightly more bitterness (moderate → high–very high).
May not suit: Noticeably more tropical fruit than St Austell Tribute.
How this works
Deterministic and local: the same input always produces the same answer, no external service is called, and every suggestion carries the reason it was made and a reason it might not suit you. If a recommendation looks wrong, it is the sensory data or the model that is wrong — there is no list of hand-picked answers behind this.