Planet Porter - Boulder Beer / Wilderness Pub

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309 Ratings

rAvg: 3.45
pDev: 14.78%
Reviews: 230
Hads: 79

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Boulder Beer / Wilderness Pub

Colorado, United States

Style | ABV
American Porter | 5.51% ABV

Availability: Year-round. bottle (207), on-tap (17), cask (5), nitro-tap (1).

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Reviews by timmay41:

timmay41

Massachusetts

3.85/5 rDev +11.6%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

Appearance: Dark brown body with a wispy head that dissolves quickly but leaves a nice lace.

Smell: Roasted, sweet aroma with berries on the nose.

Taste: Kind of like a dark chocolate covered raspberry. Tastes of dark, rich roasted malts that give way to some sweetness, followed by a slightly tart aftertaste.

Mouthfeel: Not as thick and grainy as other porters, but not watered down either. But on the light side, indeed.

Drinkability: This beer offered more than I expected and would be a good choice as a dessert beer.

Serving type: on-tap

01-16-2009 02:38:55 | More by timmay41

More User Reviews:

MinorThreat

Colorado

3.25/5 rDev -5.8%

05-16-2013 00:36:02 | More by MinorThreat

ajtorres311

Florida

3.25/5 rDev -5.8%

05-15-2013 16:48:07 | More by ajtorres311

bigflu

West Virginia

3.25/5 rDev -5.8%

04-29-2013 15:52:34 | More by bigflu

DRBiser

Maryland

4/5 rDev +15.9%

04-25-2013 13:35:58 | More by DRBiser

Kunstman

Wisconsin

3.5/5 rDev +1.4%

04-12-2013 01:27:13 | More by Kunstman

spycow

Illinois

3.25/5 rDev -5.8%

04-08-2013 17:36:58 | More by spycow

EyePeeAyBryan

Arizona

3.25/5 rDev -5.8%

04-01-2013 20:03:16 | More by EyePeeAyBryan

CloudStrife

New York

3.4/5 rDev -1.4%
look: 4 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25

12oz bottle poured into a snifter. Enjoy by Mar 21 2013.

A: Pours a darkish brown appearing black in the glass with a 1/2 finger light khaki head. Light is able to penetrate through the sides of the glass when held up to the light. Lacing is above average.

S: Not a good sign when my first whiff makes me question freshness, and upon question appears to be a few days past its prime. Fermented fruits and coffee grounds seem to dominate. Hints of chocolate and vanilla in the sweetness. Metallic tones set it off in the wrong direction.

T: Has a decent flavor to it, a smooth blend of roasted malts, chocolate and coffee. Non offensive middle of the road porter.

M: Just a bit on the watery side for a porter. Pretty easy drinking just feels a little thin.

Overall I can only imagine how tasty this would of been in 1975 when the recipe was developed. Has since fallen a few paces behind the crowd but is still a pleasant drinking experience.

Serving type: bottle

03-31-2013 19:42:10 | More by CloudStrife

Durge

Connecticut

3.5/5 rDev +1.4%

03-30-2013 23:28:19 | More by Durge

JobyBroBeerski

Kentucky

4.75/5 rDev +37.7%

03-19-2013 03:21:29 | More by JobyBroBeerski

TheBeerAlmanac

Kentucky

3/5 rDev -13%

03-14-2013 19:42:11 | More by TheBeerAlmanac

harpus

Alabama

3.5/5 rDev +1.4%

03-13-2013 15:46:43 | More by harpus

crytion

Ohio

3.25/5 rDev -5.8%

03-13-2013 10:55:03 | More by crytion

MeisterMayhem

Colorado

3.5/5 rDev +1.4%

03-09-2013 17:44:21 | More by MeisterMayhem

TwelveOunces

Kentucky

3.51/5 rDev +1.7%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

12 Oz bottle poured into a pint glass

Pours very dark brown almost black in the glass. This is a roasty porter. A lot of roasted malt. The beer also has a slight coffee like note and hints of bakers chocolate. The flavors are well balanced and pleasant but are rather underwhelming and the beer feels slightly watered down. This is fine for a sessionable porter but its far from special. Non offensive and light flavors make it drinkable.

Serving type: bottle

02-09-2013 17:12:16 | More by TwelveOunces

OtherShoe2

Massachusetts

3.45/5 rDev 0%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25

Pours deep brown with a cream-colored head. Reduces to a ring. Good lace.

Malt forward, with charred aromas and a slightly tart note. Coffee and a little cream, maybe even a touch of vanilla.

Bummer this doesn't taste as good as it smells. Thin and weak, with a earthy and coffee-ground bitterness up front. A sourness works its way through, which I guess cuts the bitter, but becomes a bit acidic. Malt is prevalent at the end, with a charred bitter, earthy/dirty and sour bite.

Thinner than I wanted it to be. Lots of carbonation on the tongue, which actually does not help.

Glad I got a single. Acidity and over-carbonation play havoc with this one, and the limited flavors get dominated by that very fact. For something that is so well structured (in sight and nose), the underperformance of flavor is a killer here. I'm about halfway down the glass with this one as I type, and I may actually drainpour the rest of this.

Serving type: bottle

02-03-2013 20:03:04 | More by OtherShoe2