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Overall similarity
hopIQ take
Coco Loco Porter if you want richness and chocolate depth,
Raincloud if you want restraint and drinkability.
Both sit at nearly identical IBUs (35) and pull from the same American Porter playbook, but NoDa's takes the cocoa angle seriously—it actually tastes like someone cocoa-dusted the grain bill. Raincloud leans cleaner, letting the roast speak without the dessert overlay. Neither's a heavyweight, so ABV difference (0.4%) won't matter; it's really about whether you're chasing indulgence or balance tonight.
At a glance
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Beer DNA
Body
Δ 11
Sweetness
Δ 1
Situations
In words
Coco Loco Porter
Coco Loco hits you with genuine cacao on the nose—not artificial, but that toasted-chocolate thing that makes you sit up. The body's medium, smooth enough that the 6.2% ABV disappears completely. What lingers is cocoa powder and a faint nuttiness; it tastes like someone brewed a porter and then whispered chocolate at it. No bitterness spike at the end, just warm cocoa fade.
Raincloud
Raincloud's the quieter sibling. It leads with clean roasted malt—the kind of dark-grain aroma you expect from a proper porter—and the sip stays elegant and unfussy. There's subtle cocoa buried in there, but it's not performing; it's just part of the grain complexity. The finish dries out a touch, which actually makes it feel lighter despite similar ABV. Refreshingly non-indulgent.
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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 6
Only Coco Loco Porter
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Shared character
Only Raincloud