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Overall similarity
hopIQ take
Jefferson Stout if you want a full-bodied, warming experience,
O'Hara's Irish Stout if you want dry elegance and restraint.
Jefferson leans into richness—it's got the ABV to back up roasted grain and cocoa notes. O'Hara's is leaner but cuts cleaner, letting bitterness and subtle coffee shine without heaviness. Both sit at 35 IBUs, so bitterness isn't the differentiator; it's about whether you want satiation or clarity.
At a glance
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Beer DNA
Body
Δ 6
Sweetness
Δ 4
Situations
In words
Jefferson Stout
Jefferson hits you with immediate roasted character—dark chocolate, a touch of espresso, even slight burnt grain. That extra 1.7% ABV makes itself known: there's warmth and weight that builds on the finish. It's the kind of stout that works as a dessert or a meditation beer, not something you'd knock back quickly. Lazy Magnolia clearly brewed this to linger.
O'Hara's Irish Stout
O'Hara's is snappier. The roast is there but it's more restrained—think dark toast instead of charcoal. The body is lean enough that you get clarity between the coffee notes and the dry, almost papery finish. At 4.3%, it drinks like a proper Irish stout should: approachable, balanced, meant for a pint or two without fatigue.
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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
Δ 0
Texture
Δ 4
Only Jefferson Stout
Shared character
Only O'Hara's Irish Stout