Giant Step vs JJJ IPA: Which Should You Drink?

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Giant Step

CRAK Brewery

Italy · American IPA

hopIQ rank #1703

73%

Overall similarity

side by side, across 56 flavour tags

JJJ IPA

Moor Beer Co.

United Kingdom · American IPA

HOPIQ TAKE

Giant Step if you want to ease into an IPA session, JJJ IPA if you want something with more weight and alcohol warmth. Both sit at 60 IBUs, so bitterness isn't the differentiator—it's the body and staying power. The 1.5% ABV gap sounds small until you're three beers in and feel the difference. Pick based on your appetite and how long you're planning to drink, not which brewery's cooler.

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WHEN TO CHOOSE WHICH

Pick Giant Step when…

→Opening beer of the night or session drinking
→You want hop flavor without committing to alcohol density
→Warm weather or you're pacing yourself

Pick JJJ IPA when…

→You're treating it as a destination beer, not a session beer
→You want the alcohol presence to add body and complexity
→Cold weather or evening drinking where warmth works

SIDE BY SIDE

	Giant Step	JJJ IPA
ABV	7.5%	9%
Bitterness	Strongly bitter	Strongly bitter
Colour	Amber	Golden
Style	American IPA	American IPA
Origin	Italy	United Kingdom

WHAT IT TASTES OF

9 shared · 5 distinct

Both beers

hoppycitrusyfruitypineybitterfull-bodiedboozydryorange

STRUCTURE — HOW IT'S BUILT

Giant StepJJJ IPA

Bitterness

Body

TASTING NOTES

Giant Step

HoppyCitrusyResinous

Giant Step drinks leaner than you'd expect for a 7.5% IPA. There's a brightness to it—citrus oils and maybe some pine—that doesn't stick around heavy on your palate. It's approachable without being thin. CRAK nailed the balance where you get hop character without the alcohol heat creeping in and numbing your tongue by the second sip.

JJJ IPA

HoppyCitrusyFull-bodied

JJJ IPA carries itself differently. At 9%, you feel the alcohol as a textural thing, not just a number—there's a slight warming quality that makes it feel fuller, more serious. The hop profile lands with a bit more intensity because there's more beer underneath it. It's the kind of IPA that makes you slow down and actually taste it rather than cruise through.

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