hopIQ found 10 beers that share Hotshot Smoked Porter's smoky and roasted character. Local beechwood-smoked malt gives this porter its smoke flavor. It comes in at 6.1% ABV and 34 IBU. Taos Mesa Brewing pours it at the downtown Tap Room and brews all-grain with an infusion mash on a 10 BBL Craftwerks system, using barley malted locally in Colorado.
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Shares malt character and dark fruit notes with Taos Mesa; adds drinkability.
Structure: Same structure — body, sweetness, bitterness and texture all land on the same spot.
Structure: very close
Same dark fruit notes and richness as Taos Mesa, adds spiciness, a notch softer.
Structure: Very close — a touch less body, a touch more sweetness.
Structure: a notch softer
As with Taos Mesa, same richness and chocolate notes, plus fullness.
Structure: Same structure — body, sweetness, bitterness and texture all land on the same spot.
Structure: very close
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