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Overall similarity
hopIQ take
Belhaven Black Scottish Stout if you want roasted grain depth and a drier finish,
O'Hara's Irish Stout if you want creamier body and subtle sweetness.
Both clock in at nearly identical ABV and bitterness, but they're built on different blueprints—one leans Scottish austerity, the other Irish smoothness. Neither will overpower you at 4.2–4.3%, so this is really about texture preference and what food or mood you're pairing with.
At a glance
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Beer DNA
Body
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Sweetness
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Situations
In words
Belhaven Black Scottish Stout
Belhaven Black hits with immediate roasted coffee and dark chocolate, but there's a dry edge that cuts through—almost like burnt toast without bitterness. The finish is clean and slightly peppery; it doesn't linger sweet. It's a stout that tastes like it was built for a cold Scottish afternoon, not to coddle you.
O'Hara's Irish Stout
O'Hara's opens silkier. There's chocolate and caramel malt upfront, and the body feels almost velvety on your tongue—that Irish brewing signature. The roast notes are there but softer, rounded out by a hint of vanilla or cream that makes it feel more approachable. It finishes smoother, less sharp.
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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
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Texture
Δ 5
Only Belhaven Black Scottish Stout
Shared character
Only O'Hara's Irish Stout