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Fuller's London Porter if you want classic restraint,
Simcoe Porter if you want modern boldness.
Fuller's is the beer that tastes like it was designed in 1996 and perfected there—clean, purposeful, almost austere. Simcoe leans into American hop character without losing the dark grain foundation, so you get complexity instead of simplicity. Neither is better; one's a baseline, the other's a statement.
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Tasting notes
Fuller's London Porter
Fuller's hits you with roasted grain and a whisper of chocolate, then gets out of the way. The body is lean—almost tea-like in texture—which lets the modest bitterness (33 IBU) feel sharper than it is. There's no hop aroma to speak of, just clean malt and a dry finish that doesn't linger. It's the kind of beer that makes sense at 5.4% ABV; it knows exactly what it is.
Simcoe Porter
Simcoe Porter announces itself with pine and citrus before the dark malt arrives. The extra ABV (6.5%) gives it real weight, almost creamy against your tongue. Those American hops don't fight the porter character—they brighten it, like adding lemon zest to chocolate cake. The finish is longer, warmer, more textured than Fuller's.
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