Big Island Brewhaus Overboard IPA vs Giant Step: Which Should You Drink?

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Big Island Brewhaus Overboard IPA

Big Island Brewhaus

United States · American IPA

hopIQ rank #1210

78%

Overall similarity

side by side, across 56 flavour tags

Giant Step

CRAK Brewery

Italy · American IPA

HOPIQ TAKE

Big Island Brewhaus Overboard IPA if you want something that leads with citrus brightness and tropical fruit, Giant Step if you want a more resinous, pine-forward experience that feels heavier in the glass. Both sit at the same ABV and IBU, so the difference isn't about strength—it's pure hop character and how each brewery dialed in their bittering strategy. Overboard feels like it's playing the aromatic long game, while Giant Step plants its flag early and holds it.

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WHEN TO CHOOSE WHICH

Pick Big Island Brewhaus Overboard IPA when…

→You're drinking on a warm evening and want something that refreshes without feeling thin
→You prefer hop character that's aromatic and perfumy rather than aggressive
→You're moving through several beers and want something that won't fatigue your palate

Pick Giant Step when…

→You want the bitterness to announce itself and linger for a while
→Classic, resinous, pine-forward IPAs are what got you into craft beer
→You prefer hop character that's structural and grounding, not fleeting

SIDE BY SIDE

	Big Island Brewhaus Overboard IPA	Giant Step
ABV	7.5%	7.5%
Bitterness	Strongly bitter	Strongly bitter
Colour	Golden	Amber
Style	American IPA	American IPA
Origin	United States	Italy

WHAT IT TASTES OF

10 shared · 4 distinct

Both beers

hoppycitrusyresinoustropicalpineybitterfruitydryboozyorange

STRUCTURE — HOW IT'S BUILT

Big Island Brewhaus Overboard IPAGiant Step

Bitterness

Body

TASTING NOTES

Big Island Brewhaus Overboard IPA

HoppyCitrusyResinous

Overboard hits you with a clean, almost Hawaiian-inflected citrus note on the nose—grapefruit and orange zest, but not aggressively so. The body is surprisingly clean for a 7.5% IPA; there's minimal residual sweetness, which lets those bright notes stay front and center through the finish. The bitterness builds gradually rather than arriving as a wall, and it has this lingering, almost white-wine-like dryness that makes you want another sip.

Giant Step

HoppyCitrusyResinous

Giant Step opens with a deeper, more assertive pine resin character—this is a classicist's IPA. There's definitely citrus in there, but it's playing second fiddle to herbal and woodsy notes that give the beer real presence in your mouth. The finish is drier than you'd expect for the ABV, with a sticky bitterness that coats your palate and doesn't fade quickly. It's got backbone.

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