Crafty Devil Porter vs The Porter: Which Should You Drink?

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Crafty Devil Porter

Crafty Devil Brewing

United Kingdom · Porter - English

hopIQ rank #941

93%

Overall similarity

side by side, across 56 flavour tags

The Porter

Anspach & Hobday

United Kingdom · Porter - English

HOPIQ TAKE

Crafty Devil Porter if you want to ease into dark beer without commitment, The Porter if you want something with more backbone and complexity. Both sit at identical bitterness (25 IBU), so the real play here is alcohol and body—Crafty Devil's 5.2% ABV feels sessionable and won't fatigue your palate, while Anspach & Hobday's 6.7% sits noticeably heavier. Neither is a bruiser, but one's a friendly regular, the other's the more ambitious older sibling.

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WHEN TO CHOOSE WHICH

Pick Crafty Devil Porter when…

→First time exploring porters or dark ales
→You're planning to drink multiple rounds and want to pace yourself
→You prefer beer that doesn't linger heavily in your mouth

Pick The Porter when…

→You've got darker beer experience and want more craft sophistication
→You want a porter with structural complexity and finish
→Weekend drinking where you're going for depth over sessionability

SIDE BY SIDE

	Crafty Devil Porter	The Porter
ABV	5.2%	6.7%
Bitterness	Lightly bitter	Lightly bitter
Colour	Dark	Dark
Style	Porter - English	Porter - English
Origin	United Kingdom	United Kingdom

WHAT IT TASTES OF

9 shared · 1 distinct

Both beers

roastedcoffeerichchocolatefull-bodiedmaltysmoothdark fruitbitter

STRUCTURE — HOW IT'S BUILT

Crafty Devil PorterThe Porter

Bitterness

Body

TASTING NOTES

Crafty Devil Porter

RoastedCoffeeRich

Crafty Devil Porter drinks lighter than you'd expect from the style—there's chocolate and just enough roasted grain to feel authentic, but it doesn't clamp down on your tongue. The lower ABV means the malt sweetness comes through without any alcohol warmth interfering. It's the kind of porter that works on a Tuesday night when you want something interesting but still approachable.

The Porter

RoastedCoffeeRich

The Porter from Anspach & Hobday has real presence. You get deeper chocolate, a hint of espresso, and that extra 1.5% ABV actually matters—it adds a subtle richness and slightly drying finish that keeps it from feeling one-dimensional. This is a porter that demands attention without being aggressive about it.

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