Beers similar to Black Butte XXXVIII

Deschutes Brewery

Imperial Porter·United States·10.5% ABV·One of 34 Imperial Porters in hopIQ·

hopIQ found 10 beers that share Black Butte XXXVIII's chocolate and dark-fruity character. Black Butte XXXVIII is the 38th-anniversary edition of the yearly imperial version of Black Butte Porter, whose recipe changes with every release. The 2026 beer uses two-row, wheat, oats, chocolate malt, Midnight Wheat and Crystal 75, is hopped with Nugget, Cascade and Tettnang, and is aged in port barrels with Oregon cranberries and orange peel. Dark berry and port wine meet cocoa and roast, the cranberries add tartness and the peel a citrus lift. The body is smooth and layered, and the finish stays balanced.

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Barrel Aged 18lb

Georgetown Brewing Company

United States · Imperial Porter · 9.7%

WORTH A TRY

69%

FLAVOUR MATCH

As with Deschutes, same roasted notes and richness; adds oak notes, a notch softer, no tartness.

What carries overchocolatecoffeesmoothdark fruitrich

Structure: a notch softer

Compared to Deschutesoakfull-bodiedtartorange

Structure: Very close — a touch more bitterness, a touch more sweetness.

Structure: a notch softer

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Pizza Port Brewing Company

United States · Imperial Porter · 10.5%

WORTH A TRY

66%

FLAVOUR MATCH

Alongside Deschutes on roasted notes and richness: adds fullness, drops tartness.

What carries overcoffeeroastedchocolatesmoothdark fruit

Structure: very close

Compared to Deschutesfull-bodiedtoastycarameltartorange

Structure: Very close — a touch more bitterness, a touch less sweetness.

Structure: very close

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Pizza Port Brewing Company

United States · Imperial Porter · 8.0%

WORTH A TRY

64%

FLAVOUR MATCH

Shares roasted notes and richness with Deschutes; adds fullness, a notch softer, but drops tartness.

What carries overcoffeeroastedchocolatesmoothdark fruit

Structure: a notch softer

Compared to Deschutesfull-bodiedsweettoastytartorange

Structure: Very close — a touch less body, a touch less sweetness.

Structure: a notch softer

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Whole Hog Hazelnut Brownie

Stevens Point Brewery

United States · Imperial Porter · 9.2%

62%

MATCH

Keeps roasted notes and richness like Deschutes, adds sweetness, noticeably less bitter, drops tartness.

Structure: less bitter, a notch softer

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Brouwerij De Ranke

Belgium · Porter · 9.5%

62%

MATCH

A touch more bitterness, noticeably more bitter, no citrus notes — roasted notes and tartness as with Deschutes.

Structure: more bitter, drier

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3 Minutes to Midnight

Bellwoods Brewery

Canada · Imperial Stout · 10.0%

60%

MATCH

Like Deschutes on roasted notes and tartness — adds smokiness, sweeter, but without the citrus notes.

Structure: sweeter, more bitter

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Opperbacco Imperial Porter

Opperbacco

Italy · Imperial Porter · 9.0%

60%

MATCH

Mirrors Deschutes's roasted notes and coffee notes — plus fullness, a notch softer, minus tartness.

Structure: a notch softer

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