Blitzen's Blueberry Porter
Fitger's Brewhouse

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From:
Fitger's Brewhouse
 
Minnesota, United States
Style:
Fruit and Field Beer
ABV:
5.4%
Score:
86
Avg:
3.82 | pDev: 11.26%
Reviews:
12
Ratings:
22
Status:
Active
Rated:
Dec 14, 2015
Added:
Dec 22, 2004
Wants:
  2
Gots:
  3
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Ratings by MplsMel:
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Rated by MplsMel

3.75/5  rDev -1.8%

Mar 08, 2012
More User Ratings:
 
Rated: 3.75 by FitgerFanatic from Minnesota

Dec 14, 2015
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Reviewed by slyke from Minnesota

3.9/5  rDev +2.1%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Poured from a growler - picked up at Fitger's two days ago. Review is of the first beer from the growler.

Look: Opaque black a bit of purple at the edges - pours with a 1/2 inch of tan head that falls to a thin cap.

Smell: A subtle note of coffee with a touch of blueberry.

Taste: Roastiness, a bit of coffee, and the tart flavor of blueberries. A crisp finish with a note of blueberry aftertaste.

Feel: Medium bodied, slightly coating.

Overall: This is a very nice beer. A nice balance between the blueberry and the coffee/roastiness.

Recommended.
Jan 04, 2015
 
Rated: 3.75 by VashonGuy from Washington

Dec 30, 2014
 
Rated: 4.05 by olafphysics from Minnesota

Dec 22, 2014
 
Rated: 3.8 by The_Dude_710 from Minnesota

Nov 08, 2014
 
Rated: 4 by Shawner from Minnesota

Jan 26, 2014
 
Rated: 4.25 by Hopsiam14 from Minnesota

Jan 27, 2013
 
Rated: 3.75 by elcrawl from Oregon

Jan 15, 2013
 
Rated: 3.5 by ArfArf from Minnesota

Dec 30, 2012
 
Rated: 4.5 by josephwa from Minnesota

Dec 20, 2012
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Reviewed by TheManiacalOne from Rhode Island

3.08/5  rDev -19.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3
Acquired from HogWildLiquor courtesy of Secret Santa 2010, so a big "Thank You" goes out to him. Poured from a 22oz bottle into a mug glass.

A: The beer is a deep brown color, with a very large off-white head that fades slowly and leaves a spotty lace on the glass.

S: The aroma contains coffee, roasted malts, some fruit, a touch of hops and a bit of an acidic quality.

T: The taste starts out with a sour flavor of tart blueberries up front. Then a hearty roasted malt character comes in but it's on the thin side for the style. There are flavors of coffee and chocolate in the background along with a faint hops presence creating a decent balance. The after-taste is slightly tart.

M: Crisp and a little smooth, medium body, medium carbonation, finish is slightly sticky.

D: A little tasty, goes down ok, not too filling, mild kick, not the best representation of style, it's something a little different so in that there is some novelty but overall it's just a mediocre beer.
Jan 19, 2011
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Reviewed by jamie2dope from Massachusetts

2.85/5  rDev -25.4%
look: 2.5 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
I always like getting beers that are either unavailable to me, or I have never tasted, which falls in to both categories in this instance. Thanks to hogwildliquor for the opportunity. Immediately upon pouring, the head shoots up very quickly, leading me to believe that this bottle might be infected. Some wet cardboard, light blueberry, and wheat...my suspicions were correct. The flavor is not as bad, bu the problem is that it foams up so quickly in your mouth that ya barely get a chance to truly enjoy it. I am not really sure that blueberries and porter really mix in general. In this case they do not at all. It is unfortunate that this bottle is infected, as it might make for an interesting brew in other circumstances.
Sep 15, 2010
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Reviewed by mikesgroove from South Carolina

3.5/5  rDev -8.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
A rather interesting one in the middle of the tasting last evening. Not really sure where I pulled this one out of but it was there none the less. Served chilled and poured into a pint glass, this one was consumed on 03/08/2010.

The pour was way too much to handle as purple foam was everywhere. Light purple filling the entire glass immediately and completely. Letting this warm up to room temp gave a much better pour as the light brown and purple tinted ale could finally be seen. Still retained tons of lacing through from the initially over carbonated pour. Aroma was light, fruity. Blueberries leading the charge here followed by light chocolate and roasted malts, but it came across a touch light for me. Same for the feel, very light for the style with a touch too much carbonation. I think if it was not billed a porter it would have faired much better, but alas it was and that is that. Nice flavor though. Good use of fruit as it was not overpowering and seemed to blend in quite well. Smooth finish with a nice touch of blueberry fading off on the tongue as it went by.

Overall decent, nothing mind blowing here by any means, but decent. I would not have an issue with trying this one again, just maybe not bill it out as a porter and we are good to go.
Mar 10, 2010
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Reviewed by demcorhip from Canada (ON)

3.97/5  rDev +3.9%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3 | overall: 4.5
Nice enough. Small tan head didnt really want to stick around, receded to leave a thin collar without lacings.

Juicy blueberry, hazelnut with some cocao and espresso. A touch of pale bread like malt.

An interesting beverage. The blueberry flavour takes the forefront but ends up being overtaken by the roasted malts with flavours of cocao and espresso. A milk or lactose like presence also emerges. A faint, bitter and earthy herbal, vegetal quality from the hops. is also noted

In my opinion this beer falls down slightly in that a touch more body would really improve its impact upon the palate. It feels a touch too thin and watery. But i suppose those are exactly the kinds of beer one should serve in a brewpub.

This is very drinkable, and the slight knocks against it, being a touch too blueberry forward and light bodied, also make this quite approachable and drinkable. Its also quite enjoyable
Jan 30, 2010
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Reviewed by zeff80 from Missouri

2.95/5  rDev -22.8%
look: 4 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 2.75
A - Poured a dark, dark brown color with a small, tan head of foam. It left minimal lace.

S - It smelled of chocolate, toffee and blueberry. There were mild coffee notes.

T - It tasted of way too much blueberry. There was some roasty malt and toffee, but it was overpowered by the super sweet blueberry.

M - It was soft and smooth. A light bodied ale.

D - This didn't do it for me. Too much insanely sweet blueberry not enough porter.
Jan 01, 2010
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Reviewed by lhaqq from California

4.02/5  rDev +5.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
A: Dark brown body with a dense purplish-tan head.
S: Smells like blueberry coffee. Really sweet. Also some milk chocolate.
T: Similar to the smell. Less of the coffee but still there. Blueberries predominate followed by the chocolatiness.
M: Silky and smooth.
D: A bit too sweet to have too many, but great to have every now and then.
Dec 11, 2008
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Reviewed by feloniousmonk from Minnesota

4.33/5  rDev +13.4%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5
Dark brown in my pint glass, with a nice creamy tan head, utter opacity, looking good, very good...

Blueberry flavor bursts out of the aroma, matched with mild cocoa and roasted malt. A nice match of the fruit flavor and the inherent flavors of the porter itself. Roasty, grainy, some espresso touches, as well, with the fruit floating lightly above.

Taste: mmmm, blueberries, mmmm, dark, rich ale....yum, light hints of coffee and cocoa, ...delicious. Mouthfeel isn't too large, and that's a plus, aids the drinkability, Blueberry smacks the lips from the start on each subsequent sip, smothers the tongue, then fades back, riding off the palate, but remains memorable.

This is delicious. Plain and simple. A well-met matching of full, rich porter and blueberry fruit. I love this. Wow. Just absolutely delicious.
Dries out at the end, but the fruity flavor really remains, and lingers enough to urge on an extra sipping...
Jan 09, 2007
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Reviewed by dfried from Minnesota

4.3/5  rDev +12.6%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5
Pretty solid black with some garnet at the edges, even out of a growler it had a large coco colored head that dropped to a solid film. Rich malty aroma, chocolaty, maybe even a little sherry like. Blueberries are there but far from over powering, they lingered in the background providing some extra fruitiness and sweetness. The flavor is quite a bit porter. Rich and chocolaty, deep toasted malts but the body stays light enough not to be like a stout. I would say its about comparable to the taste of Anchor Porter. Then the blueberries come in and are quite suttle. In the e-mail about the release of this beer they said they used 660 pounds of wild blueberries, so I was expecting a little stronger flavor from them, but it is really good where it is at. Tasty and drinkable.

Verdict: if you don't like fruit beers, you would have to at least admit this was a good porter, especially since the blueberries are not overwhelming or synthetic like blueberry pie. If you do like fruit beers you would say this is a damn good blueberry porter.
Dec 25, 2006
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Reviewed by CharlesDarwin from Rhode Island

3.62/5  rDev -5.2%
look: 3 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5
Coarse dark root beer-esque pour, with a creamy equally frothy head and lacy tanness. Blackberry candles and a hint of raspberry chocolate, lightly eminating from the aroma. Flavor is a bit sour and bubbly. Flavor is actually somewhat bland. Light blueberry candy/wine over a gently roasted malt. Palate is salty, corase and way too dry. I would have a expected a silky smooth richness to this beer. Evaporating airy palate takes this beer away too soon. If I didn’t know better, I’d say this brew was overattenuated. RETASTED. Two days later, this beer had more heft, more body and more flavor. It was silky, the head was darker, the blueberries really shone through in that fresh wild blueberries on the side of the road flavor, with a hint more chocolate and sugar. Don’t know what was up with that first round.
Dec 06, 2005
Blitzen's Blueberry Porter from Fitger's Brewhouse
Beer rating: 86 out of 100 with 22 ratings