Originally Posted by
fuse
Hardywood Gingerbread Stout and Gingerbread Porter side by side
Reading is fundamental.
The key difference (aside from bottled stout and canned porter) is the porter has no milk sugar.
Apparently Hardywood is willing to take some liberties on imperial stout and porter definitions.
I cannot discern a difference in the nose.
Porter up first.
Thin bodied, and spicy. Cinnamon and ginger dominate.
First sip of GBS.
Heavier bodied, better mouthfeel, and more layered /integrated spice flavour.
The porter is a bit harsher.
In a vacuum I expect it would be super pleasing.
Suffers in comparison to the stout.
This is a ton of fun, comparing two beers separated by a single ingredient.
Well worth if you have both, tasting them side by side.
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Hmm, might have to have a similar tasting.
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