Beers similar to Lanikai Pillbox Porter

American Porter·United States·6.5% ABV·One of 11 American Porters in hopIQ·

hopIQ found 10 beers that share Lanikai Pillbox Porter's roasted and chocolate character. Lanikai's signature porter — 6.5% ABV, brewed with real Hawaiian vanilla for a soft warming character on top of the classic roasted coffee-and-chocolate porter frame. Named for the Lanikai Pillbox hike above the brewery. The Hawaii-vanilla note gives it a locality no mainland porter can copy.

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10 beers like Lanikai Pillbox Porter

Collective Arts Stranger Than Fiction

Collective Arts Brewing

Canada · Porter · 5.5%

ALTERNATIVE

74%

FLAVOUR MATCH

Like Lanikai on richness and coffee notes — adds fullness, noticeably less bitter, but without the vanilla notes.

What carries oversmoothroastedcreamychocolatecoffee

Structure: less bitter, a notch softer

Compared to Lanikaifull-bodiedcleancaramelvanillabready

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

Structure: less bitter, a notch softer

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Oatmeal Porter

Highland Brewing Company

United States · American Porter · 5.9%

WORTH A TRY

68%

FLAVOUR MATCH

A touch more fullness, noticeably less bitter, no vanilla notes — coffee notes and malt character as with Lanikai.

What carries overroastedchocolatesmoothrichcoffee

Structure: less bitter

Compared to Lanikaismooth-drinkingfull-bodiedtoastyvanillabready

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

Structure: less bitter

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HooDoo Oatmeal Stout

HooDoo Brewing Company

United States · Oatmeal Stout · 5.8%

WORTH A TRY

65%

FLAVOUR MATCH

Keeps coffee notes and malt character like Lanikai, adds oak notes, a notch softer, drops vanilla notes.

What carries overcreamysmoothroastedchocolatecoffee

Structure: a notch softer

Compared to Lanikaioakvanilla

Structure: Very close — a touch more body, a touch less texture.

Structure: a notch softer

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Breckenridge Vanilla Porter

Breckenridge Brewery

United States · Porter · 5.4%

64%

MATCH

Shares vanilla notes and richness with Lanikai; adds sweetness, sweeter, but drops bread notes.

Structure: sweeter, less bitter

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Fiddlehead Hodad

Fiddlehead Brewing Company

United States · Porter · 5.5%

63%

MATCH

Alongside Lanikai on richness and vanilla notes: adds toasty notes, noticeably less bitter, drops bread notes.

Structure: less bitter, a notch softer

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Pig Iron Porter

Iron Hill Brewery

United States · American Porter · 5%

63%

MATCH

As with Lanikai, same richness and coffee notes; adds dark fruit notes, noticeably less bitter, no vanilla notes.

Structure: less bitter, a notch softer

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Porter

Big Timber Brewing Company

United States · American Porter · 6.5%

62%

MATCH

Same coffee notes and richness as Lanikai, adds sweetness, noticeably less bitter, but without the vanilla notes.

Structure: less bitter

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Oatmeal Stout

Revelry Brewing Co.

United States · Oatmeal Stout · 5.5%

62%

MATCH

Mirrors Lanikai's richness and coffee notes — plus fullness, noticeably less bitter, minus vanilla notes.

Structure: less bitter, a notch softer

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Mexican Cake

Westbrook Brewing Co.

United States · Imperial Stout · 10.5%

61%

MATCH

Sweeter — same richness and vanilla notes as Lanikai, adds fullness, sweeter, but without the malt character.

Structure: sweeter, more bitter

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Jungle Juice Dark Ale

Jungle Juice Brewing

Italy · American Porter · 5.5%

61%

MATCH

Less bitter — same coffee notes and malt character as Lanikai, adds bitterness, noticeably less bitter, but without the vanilla notes.

Structure: less bitter, a notch softer

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