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Overall similarity
hopIQ take
Mudpuppy Porter if you want silky smoothness and restrain,
Robust Porter if you want chocolate punch and depth.
Both clock in nearly identical—5.7% vs 5.9%, same 33 IBU—so the real difference is malt expression. Central Waters leans into refinement; Reuben's Brews builds a thicker, more assertive chocolate core. Neither overstays its welcome.
At a glance
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Beer DNA
Body
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In words
Central Waters Mudpuppy Porter
Mudpuppy slides in clean and almost elegant for a porter. There's dark chocolate and a whisper of cocoa, but it doesn't muscle its way around your palate—instead it settles softly, letting subtle roasted grain notes breathe. The finish is dry without being thin. It's the kind of porter you can drink two of without fatigue.
Robust Porter
Robust Porter announces itself immediately with deeper chocolate and cocoa richness. There's more body here, a creamier mouthfeel that feels intentional rather than accidental. Roasted malt flavors sit closer to coffee grounds than Mudpuppy's lighter touch. It finishes with genuine warmth, not heat—just presence.
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Similarly hopped
Within Δ 0. Neither reads as noticeably more bitter on this axis.
Bitterness 41 vs 41 · Δ 0
Bitterness
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Texture
Δ 5
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Shared character
Only Robust Porter