hopIQ found 10 beers with the same chocolate and smooth character as Black Butte XXXVIII. 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. Ranked by flavour match rather than popularity.
Closest match: Barrel Aged 18lb — 69%. No twin in the catalogue yet.
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