Boulder Beer Planet Porter

Brewed by Boulder Beer Company
Style: Porter
Boulder, Colorado USA

Draught; black bodied with thin brown head. Aroma was of chocolate raisin, some strawberry, mocha, and citrus. Flavor was actually quite noticeably of strawberry, some raisin, chocolate, roast coffee, slightly sweet with hints of lactose, and a slight citrus in the finish. The fruitiness was rather surprising and perhaps more apparent due to the meal, however it was very interesting and quite refreshing.

12 oz. bottle enjoyed at DIA. Dark, almost black, pour with a thin tan head. Light floral hop aroma with some roasted malt and dark chocolate. Mild, chalky, chocolatey taste. Well-balanced. A fine porter.

Bottle: Pours dark brown, good sized tan head. Aroma is sweet, grassy, and full of caramel malts. A lighter mouthfeel than I’d like from a porter makes way for a beer that’s quite sweet, with some unwelcome grass notes again. Pretty good, though.

Draught at TND: Aroma of light chocolate, light coffee, and light roasted malt. Poured very dark brown/slightly ruby in color with a medium-sized, creamy, tan head that diminished but lasted throughout. Almost opaque. Very slightly sparkling. Flavor is lightly sweet and lightly bitter. Tastes of coffee, chocolate, roasted malt, slight caramel, and a hint of hops. Medium body. Lightly dry texture. Average carbonation. Roasted malt, slight chocolate, and slight coffee finish is slightly dry.

Appearance: Pours a dark brown, near black body with a frothed, light khaki-colored head. Smell: Aroma brings forth a roasted maltiness with the anticipated notes of black malts, unsweetened chocolate, coffee, and licorice. Taste: Roasty malts with tones of coffee and baker’s chocolate with lighter, lesser touches of blackened grains and licorice root. This one comes up a tad short in the hop department with most of the sweetness tempered handled by the roastiness. Finishes roasty and dry. Mouthfeel: Medium-bodied. Medium carbonation. Drinkability: Planet Porter is a simple, basic brew that goes down easy. A near-average, but by no means bad porter.

Date: August 08, 2009
Mode: Bottle
Source: Tasting, Ticker
Appearance: dark brown, fine tan head, streaks of lace
Aroma: rich chocolate aroma, touch of caramel sweetness, light nutty character, earthy hops
Flavor: rich chocolate flavor, light caramel sweetness brings out the richness in the chocolate, light bitterness
Aroma: 6/10; Appearance: 7/10; Flavor: 6/10; Palate: 6/10; Overall: 11/20
Rating: 3/5.0
Drinkability: 7/10
Score: *4

4Appearance is thick, dark, opaque. Black and shiny like a bowling ball. Head evaporates almost immediately. Bitter coffee smell, bitter and rich. Sweetish tobacco, sweeter dates and raisins. Rich and beautifully balanced. Strong sweet flavor at the start, with dark grapes and a hint of flowery hops. Some bitter coffee and mocha. Hints of milk chocolate. Gets nutty as it warms. Mouth feels a little thin, but smooth and leaves a little reminder on the tongue. A tad chalky. A solid porter. Balanced, smooth and nice. A real good call.

12oz bottle. Dark brown color, brown head. Aroma of toasted chocolate malts. Flavor of roasted malts. Finishes with an earthy bitterness. It’s good.