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Overall similarity
hopIQ take
Stimalti Porter if you want a roasted, almost charred edge to your dark beer,
Summit Great Northern Porter if you want something smoother and more approachable.
These two are nearly identical on paper—same ABV, same IBUs—but the brewing philosophy behind each one shows up in the glass. Stimalti leans into the malt intensity; Summit plays it a bit more refined. Neither is wrong; it's about what your palate's ready for tonight.
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Beer DNA
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Situations
In words
Stimalti Porter
Stimalti hits you with immediate roast—coffee grounds, burnt chocolate, a whisper of smoke that doesn't quit. It's a lean 5.5%, but the malt character makes it feel fuller, almost austere in the best way. There's a slight mineral dryness on the finish that keeps it from being sweet, which I appreciate at this ABV.
Summit Great Northern Porter
Summit's porter is the polished version—cleaner roast, more chocolate than char, and a creaminess that suggests careful water treatment or mash technique. It drinks easier, smoother, less demanding. Not boring; just more hospitable. The bitterness is there but rounded, not sharp.
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Similarly hopped
Within Δ 0. Neither reads as noticeably more bitter on this axis.
Bitterness 41 vs 41 · Δ 0
Texture
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Only Stimalti Porter
Shared character
Only Summit Great Northern Porter