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Overall similarity
hopIQ take
Belhavan Black Scottish Stout if you want roasted grain depth and a drier finish,
O'Hara's Irish Stout if you want creamier mouthfeel and subtle sweetness.
Both clock in at nearly identical ABV and IBU, so the real difference is texture and flavor philosophy. Belhaven leans into the grain bill—you taste the roast work. O'Hara's is softer, almost velvety, with a hint of caramel underneath.
At a glance
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Beer DNA
Body
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Situations
In words
Belhaven Black Scottish Stout
Belhaven Black hits you with immediate roasted barley and dark chocolate, clean and assertive. There's a dryness on the finish that feels honest—no sugar coating. The body's leaner than you'd expect for a stout, which actually works; it drinks like a proper sessionable dark ale rather than a heavy sitter. It's the kind of beer that tastes like the brewery trusts its craft.
O'Hara's Irish Stout
O'Hara's feels luxurious the moment it touches your lips—smooth nitrogen head, silky carbonation. The roast is there but gentler, almost buried under notes of toffee and faint licorice. It's sweeter without being cloying, and the finish lingers in a way that makes you want another sip. This is a stout that prioritizes comfort.
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Similarly hopped
Within Δ 0. Neither reads as noticeably more bitter on this axis.
Bitterness 44 vs 44 · Δ 0
Bitterness
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Texture
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Only Belhaven Black Scottish Stout
Shared character
Only O'Hara's Irish Stout