Planet Porter
Boulder Beer / Wilderness Pub

Planet PorterPlanet Porter
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From:
Boulder Beer / Wilderness Pub
 
Colorado, United States
Style:
American Porter
ABV:
5.51%
Score:
78
Avg:
3.43 | pDev: 14.29%
Reviews:
236
Ratings:
395
Status:
Active
Rated:
Apr 01, 2018
Added:
May 20, 2003
Wants:
  2
Gots:
  13
No description / notes.
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Ratings by mnj21655:
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Reviewed by mnj21655 from Massachusetts

3.3/5  rDev -3.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
12 oz. bottle poured into a pint glass

Pours a very dark brown that is near to black in color with about a finger of tan head that lingers for a bit. Aroma is fairly one-dimensional with a generally roasty aroma. Its generally just roasty but there do, at times, seem to be some chocolate and caramel undertones. Taste is much like the aroma, a first just roasty, then a bit acrid. The acrid flavor appears mid way through the taste and leaves just before the finish which is characteristically dry with a mild bitterness. The acrid flavor seems to stick with me a bit and I feel that I may be being a bit over-critical in terms of rating because of it. Mouthfeel is pretty good, medium-light body with moderate carbonation. If the slightly harsh acrid flavor, which seems to have dulled a bit over the course of the glass, were less pronounced this would be an easy rinking porter. It doesn't really have any hop flavor coming through so maybe with the subtraction of some roasted malts this could be a nice brown porter.
Nov 01, 2008
More User Ratings:
 
Rated: 1 by GarrisWH from Colorado

Apr 01, 2018
 
Rated: 3 by 1971bernat from Virginia

Dec 29, 2017
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Reviewed by Wasatch from Colorado

4/5  rDev +16.6%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
12 oz. Bottle

Pours a pretty nice dark brown color, pretty nice carbonation, with a pretty nice one-finger light tan head, which leaves some sticky lacing behind. The nose is malty, with some chocolate/toffee, slight vanilla, nutty. The taste is malty, chocolate/toffee, nutty, with some vanilla. Medlium body. Overall, a nice little brew.
Apr 03, 2017
 
Rated: 3.55 by BSecaida from California

May 02, 2016
 
Rated: 3 by MasterRigger from North Carolina

Apr 02, 2016
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Reviewed by rodbeermunch from Nevada

3.03/5  rDev -11.7%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3
Brown pour, looks equal parts brown ale and porter, this is on the thinner side, less than half an inch of off white head. Aroma was mildly roasted, not much else.

Taste came in as suspected, brown malt, chocolate malt, minimal bitterness, not much mouthfeel, something a little bigger than a brown ale, a little smaller than a porter. It did allow the flavor to come through in the mouthfeel somewhat nicely, but this is a very much gateway kind of porter for the person thinking about upgrading from Newcastle.

Average.
Jan 29, 2016
 
Rated: 3.42 by DucksFan16 from Tennessee

Sep 11, 2015
 
Rated: 3 by mklisz from New Hampshire

Jul 13, 2015
 
Rated: 3.57 by Spaceman_Jer from Colorado

Apr 17, 2015
 
Rated: 3.6 by DaveMiller from Minnesota

Mar 30, 2015
 
Rated: 3.5 by DrBier from Pennsylvania

Feb 08, 2015
 
Rated: 3.48 by wethorseblanket from California

Jan 08, 2015
 
Rated: 2 by kwm5067 from Pennsylvania

Dec 11, 2014
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Reviewed by barczar from Kentucky

3.54/5  rDev +3.2%
This beer is about a year past its date.

Toffee, deeply caramelized malt, toffee, and molasses dominate the aroma. There's a touch of chocolate and roast malt, along with dark fruit, but the buttery toffee dominates. Flavor reveals that fruity malt/acrid character at the base, with a lightly roasted, lightly bitter finish. Nutty malt dominates the flavor. A little heavy on toast and lacking in chocolate, but a very approachable brew.
Nov 10, 2014
 
Rated: 4 by ADKbeerguy from New York

Oct 29, 2014
 
Rated: 3.5 by Basoos1 from Oklahoma

Sep 13, 2014
 
Rated: 3.25 by Hellpop65 from Kansas

Sep 01, 2014
 
Rated: 3 by Skagnetti from Colorado

Aug 26, 2014
 
Rated: 3.5 by Dave2234 from Minnesota

Aug 22, 2014
Planet Porter from Boulder Beer / Wilderness Pub
Beer rating: 78 out of 100 with 395 ratings