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Overall similarity
hopIQ take
Honolulu Beerworks Poʻino Porter if you want roasted depth and chocolate sweetness,
Pig Iron Porter if you want a leaner, more restrained take.
Both clock in around 5–6% ABV and hover in the mid-30s IBU range, so bitterness won't dominate either way. The real difference is weight and finish: Poʻino carries itself with more body and warmth, while Pig Iron stays measured and lets you taste the grain bill clearly.
At a glance
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Beer DNA
Body
Δ 4
Sweetness
Δ 6
Situations
In words
Honolulu Beerworks Poʻino Porter
Poʻino hits you with cocoa and dark roast right away—there's a creamy mouthfeel that makes you think this beer has more heft than 5.8% suggests. The finish is clean but lingers with subtle coffee notes and a faint chocolate aftertaste. It's the kind of porter that feels like it's wrapping around your palate rather than just passing through. Solid middle-of-the-road bitterness keeps it from tasting dessert-like.
Pig Iron Porter
Pig Iron is more straightforward: dark malt character up front, but it doesn't linger as long. You get roasted grain and maybe a touch of burnt toast, but there's less sweetness hanging around. The 5% ABV shows—it's leaner, crisper at the finish. This one feels like it's made to drink clean and move on, not contemplate in a snifter. The 35 IBU is just present enough to keep things dry.
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Similarly carbonated
Within Δ 2. Neither reads as noticeably livelier on this axis.
Texture 42 vs 44 · Δ 2
Bitterness
Δ 3
Texture
Δ 2
Only Honolulu Beerworks Poʻino Porter
Shared character
Only Pig Iron Porter
No unique character notes