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Overall similarity
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Lightgrinder if you want restraint and subtlety,
Simcoe Porter if you want hop presence in a dark beer.
Both clock in around 6% and play it measured on bitterness, but they're approaching the style from different angles. Lightgrinder feels like a classic porter that respects tradition—Simcoe Porter is a porter that's had a conversation with a hop-forward IPA.
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Where they separate
Body
Δ 7
Sweetness
Δ 3
Situations
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Tasting notes
Lightgrinder
Lightgrinder tastes like what happens when a brewery trusts the malt to do the talking. You get chocolate and a whisper of roast, clean and almost delicate for a porter. The 5.8% ABV keeps it from feeling heavy, and the 33 IBUs sit so far back you almost forget they're there. It's the kind of beer that lets you taste the craft without any showboating.
Simcoe Porter
Simcoe Porter pushes its weight around in a friendlier way. You can actually taste the Simcoe hops—there's citrus and pine threading through the dark malt base, which is unusual enough to be interesting. It's slightly stronger and slightly more assertive, but still balanced. This one wants a conversation about what hops can do in darker beers.
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