Planetary Brewing Company Reviews

Block	3.4 Planetary Blue Shift Backlog entry. Well balanced and generally as expected. Nothing too outstanding. Friday, August 11, 2017
Block	3.4 Planetary Elstree Backlog entry. Well balanced and generally as expected. Nothing too outstanding. Earlier Rating: 7/25/2014 Total Score: 3.5 I haven’t had or seen many old ales in the area. Flavor is sweet, malty, just a bit of spice. Low carbonation. Friday, August 11, 2017
Block	3.4 Planetary Solar Stout Backlog entry. Well balanced and generally as expected. Nothing too outstanding. Friday, August 11, 2017
Block	3.4 Planetary CEC-829 Backlog entry. Well balanced and generally as expected. Nothing too outstanding. Friday, August 11, 2017
Block	3.4 Planetary JJS-550 Backlog entry. Well balanced and generally as expected. Nothing too outstanding. Friday, August 11, 2017
Block	3.4 Planetary ApeS#!T Backlog entry. Well balanced and generally as expected. Nothing too outstanding. Friday, August 11, 2017
Patrickctenchi	3.4 Planetary McGilvery's Red Draft: Slightly hazy, red-brown, beige head. Caramel malt, red apple-peel aroma. Taste is the same....light, but rich and full. Tasty. Sunday, June 28, 2015
shrubber85	3.6 Planetary Solar Stout Draft (nitro). Ashy chocolate oatmeal malt aroma. Black with moderate tan head. Sweet creamy chocolate oatmeal malt with light bitter ash flavor. Body on the lighter side. Pleasant. Sunday, March 1, 2015
shrubber85	3.6 Planetary Interplanetary Ale Draft. Orange caramel malt and orange peel aroma. Golden yellow with small head. Sweet creamy orange malt and lightly bitter orange peel flavor. Pleasant standard IPA. Sunday, March 1, 2015
shrubber85	3.5 Planetary CEC-829 Draft. Orange malt and orange peel aroma. Hazy golden yellow with small head. Lightly sweet orange malt and moderately bitter grapefruit peel flavor. Light body. Tasty. Saturday, November 22, 2014
Patrickctenchi	3.7 Planetary CEC-829 Growler: Lightly hazed, honey-gold with a tall, full, vanilla head. Aroma of sweet grains, honey-lemon. Taste is very malty, sweet-spicy, pine and fruit. Almost buttery, Leafy, light earthy bitter.... Quite nice. Saturday, November 15, 2014
shrubber85	3.8 Planetary Pumpkin Suit Bottle. Cinnamon, nutmeg, brown sugar, and malt aroma. Amber with small head. Sweet nutmeg, cinnamon, malt and lightly bitter herbal flavor. Nice body. Great flavor and amazing that no pumpkin was used in this. Saturday, October 25, 2014
Patrickctenchi	3.4 Planetary Pumpkin Suit Growler: Not quite clear orange-copper with a short, off-white head. Caramel, cinnamon, nutmeg aroma. Pumpkin pie spicing, allspice, nutmeg and caramel malt flavor. Very solid. Sunday, October 19, 2014
Block	3.3 Planetary Dizzying Intellect I was happy that this beer wasn’t overcome by Belgian yeast notes as so many other beers around the area. A sweet body with a Belgian characteristic. A strong enough body to handle and allow the 7% alcohol. Friday, July 25, 2014
Block	3.4 Planetary Interplanetary Ale Just a bit stronger than the pale ale. A sweet aroma with some hoppy notes. Body is smooth, sessionable, and only ends hoppy. Bitterness subsides quickly. Friday, July 25, 2014
Block	3.3 Planetary Pulsar Pale Ale A solid pale ale with a decent alcohol back bone. Just what I would have expected with a sweet body and slightly hoppy finish. Friday, July 25, 2014
Block	3.2 Planetary Astro-Combs Honey Wheat A light, refreshing, slightly sweet, and slightly fruity wheat ale. Smooth finish. Friday, July 25, 2014
Itzjerm	3.1 Planetary Pulsar Pale Ale The best choice at PBC. Enjoyed at brewery. Nice creamy mouthfeel. Light hopped but still notable. An enjoyable pale ale with a thin fading head and lacking aroma. Tuesday, July 15, 2014
Itzjerm	3 Planetary Fly Casual Brown Ale Nutty sweet flavors. Very malty which is expected and welcome. Balanced with light hop. A nice easy drinking brown ale. Tuesday, July 15, 2014
Itzjerm	2.9 Planetary Solstice Wheat More yeast than smoke flavors. Not malty due to the wheat that is prominent. Yeast aroma more than smoke aroma as well. Tasted at brewery. Thin head. Tuesday, July 15, 2014
Itzjerm	2.6 Planetary Chemtrails Cream Ale Tasted at PBC. Checmical smell and taste, not an enjoyable beer for the ABV better options exist. Monday, July 14, 2014
Itzjerm	2.7 Planetary WAMM Bam Thank You Spaceman Not much of an american pail ale. Yeasty with a light hop flavor. and a chemical smell. Skip it. Monday, July 14, 2014
shrubber85	3.2 Planetary Solstice Caramel Wheat Draft (growler). Orange, banana, clove, pepper, and toffee malt aroma. Chestnut brown with small head. Buttery orange, clove and toffee wheat malt flavor. Light bitter herbal/wood smoke finish. Not bad. Monday, June 9, 2014
shrubber85	4 Planetary Supercollider Draft (growler). Orange, peach, toffee malt, and grapefruit peel aroma. Dark brown with small head. Sweet orange, toffee malt and moderately bitter orange peel flavor. Nice fruity beer. Monday, June 9, 2014
Patrickctenchi	3.5 Planetary Solstice Caramel Wheat Growler: Cloudy, tea brown-amber with a short tan head. Caramel, smoked wheat aroma. Nutty, caramel, peppery smoke taste. The malt addition really changes this from the original...less smoky, but creamier.... Very nice. Monday, May 26, 2014
Patrickctenchi	3.7 Planetary Supercollider Growler: Pours cola-black, bubbly, with a frothy oatmeal head. Coffee, pine aroma. Taste is bitter coffee, grapefruit peel, chocolate malt. Creamy and smooth. Very rich...a good one. Monday, May 26, 2014
Patrickctenchi	3.6 Planetary Replicale Growler: Black with a minimal tan head. Dark fruit, smoke aroma. Plum, wood, tea flavours...malty. Very mild, moderately sweet. Rich, but still drinks lightly. Very tasty. Monday, March 3, 2014
shrubber85	3.5 Planetary Replicale Bottle. Earthy chocolate malt aroma. Black with small head. Earthy herbal, wood ash, and dark chocolate malt flavor. Low carbonation. Nice. Sunday, March 2, 2014
shrubber85	3.2 Planetary Dizzying Intellect Growler. Orange/apple, coriander, and wheat malt aroma. Cloudy orange-brown with small head. Sweet orange, clove, coriander, and toffee wheat malt flavor. Pretty good beer but not a typical witbier. Saturday, January 4, 2014
shrubber85	3.2 Planetary WAMM Bam Thank You Spaceman Growler. Tangerine malt and light peel aroma. Golden yellow with small head. Sweet tangerine, light malt, and mildly bitter orange peel flavor. Pretty good - nice fruitiness. Friday, January 3, 2014
Patrickctenchi	3 Planetary WAMM Bam Thank You Spaceman Draft: Pours hazy, light yellow-amber with a white head. Scent is yeasty, light fruit... Taste is sweet fruit, with a dry, dusty bitter. Very mild and pleasant.....plenty of Belgian notes. Good, but could be brighter. Saturday, December 28, 2013
Patrickctenchi	2.9 Planetary Dizzying Intellect Draft: Hazy yellow with a tall, off-white head. Aroma is funky...lemony yeast. Taste is heavily yeasty, citrus, a little white pepper... Good, but not as bright as I like my Witbiers to be. Friday, December 27, 2013
queenholly	2.8 Planetary Progenitor Growler. Strong alcohol, toasty fruity malt, and yeast aroma. Clear deep copper with a minimal head. Belgian yeast, toasty fruity malt, and woody flavor. Medium body, soft carbonation. Tuesday, December 3, 2013
shrubber85	3.2 Planetary Progenitor Growler. Orange, yeast, and light toffee malt and alcohol aroma (had a strong rubbing alcohol aroma initially when cold). Dark amber with small head. Lightly sweet woody toffee malt, raisin, orange and yeast flavor. Thankfully minimal alcohol in the flavor. Smells very rough but taste is okay. Friday, November 29, 2013
Patrickctenchi	3.7 Planetary Progenitor Growler: Pours cloudy, amber brown with a short, off-white head. Fruity, yeast aroma. Taste is light, apricot, Belgian yeast. Sweet, airy. Very good. Sunday, November 10, 2013
indytoolman	5 Planetary JJS-550 I am not beer expert by far, but I love this beer. If you are in greenwood and have the time, I challenge you to find this place, and when you do, tell em that Joe sent ya!! Also, looking at this, I think the ABV comes in slightly higher than advertised on this site, something like 8% sounds more accurate Friday, September 27, 2013
queenholly	3.1 Planetary JJS-550 Growler. Musty caramel malt aroma. Copper with a small white head. Toasty caramel malt and slightly bitter herbal flavor. Body on the light side of medium, soft carbonation. Sunday, September 22, 2013
shrubber85	3.7 Planetary JJS-550 Draft (growler). Orange, caramel malt and grapefruit peel aroma. Hazy amber with small head. Sweet peach/orange malt and moderately bitter orange peel flavor. Solid. Saturday, August 10, 2013
shrubber85	3.1 Planetary Cumulus Draft (growler). Raspberry, orange, and malt aroma. Cloudy golden yellow with small head. Lightly sweet orange malt and mildly bitter orange peel flavor. Mild plastic aftertaste. Okay - probably should have drank fresher. Saturday, August 10, 2013
Patrickctenchi	4 Planetary JJS-550 Growler: Pours cloudy, dark copper-amber...tea-like tan head. Brown sugar, bread, dried fruit aroma... Taste is rich...caramel, fruit.... A strong, well balanced beer.. Nice, spicy herbal hops...a little mint.... Slightly sticky, but doesn’t cross over into over-sweetness. Very nice. Monday, July 29, 2013
Patrickctenchi	3.6 Planetary Solstice Wheat Growler: Pours slightly hazy, brassy gold, with a thick, light tan head. Aroma is wheat, malt, white pepper, wood smoke..... Taste is a straw/grass hop over dark wheat. Tasty. Monday, July 29, 2013
Patrickctenchi	3.7 Planetary Cumulus Growler: Pours VERY cloudy, citric yellow with a short, off-white head. Grapefruit, tropical aroma. Flavour is malty, grapefruit, spice.... fruity and sweet, Lightl grapefruit peel hops. Good stuff. Monday, July 29, 2013
queenholly	3.2 Planetary Elstree Growler. Dank musty, woody, raisin aroma. Brown with a small off-white head. Roasty malt, charred toast, burnt sugar flavor, with a mild bitter finish. Medium body, soft carbonation. Sunday, July 21, 2013
queenholly	3.8 Planetary Solstice Wheat Growler.Smoky malt, and light blue cheese hops aroma. Slightly hazy copper with a small white head. Just like the nose, smoky malt and blue cheese hops flavor. Body on the light side of medium, soft carbonation. Crazy weird, but I like it! The smokiness is nicely balance. Not a bad one for my 50th smoked rating. Sunday, July 21, 2013
BBB63	3.5 Planetary Elstree Draft at 18th Annual IMB Summer Fest: Pours a dirty brown with some head. The aroma has notes of roast, toffee, caramel, earthy yeast, tobacco, and some resiny hop esters. The taste is moderately sweet and malt forward, hint of wood, toast and apricots. Slight hop bitterness and some booze on the finish. Aggressive around the edges but overall soft mouth feel. This needs more time to firm up and gain complexity, still a noble effort. Sunday, July 21, 2013
Patrickctenchi	3.5 Planetary Elstree Deep brown, red lights...soapy off-white head. Aroma is bourbon, oak...over dark fruit, smoked malt. Taste is dark fruit, wood, smooth bourbon. Very nice. Thursday, July 18, 2013
shrubber85	4 Planetary Solstice Wheat Draft/growler. Smoky/creamy orange malt aroma. Amber with moderate head. Sweet creamy orange and moderately smoked malt flavor. Nicely balanced - very tasty. Tuesday, July 16, 2013
shrubber85	3.6 Planetary Elstree Draft/growler. Dark chocolate, prune, and malt aroma. Dark brown with minimal head. Mildly sweet dark chocolate, dried fruit, light malt and lightly bitter herbal flavor. Light body. Pretty pleasant and tasty. Tuesday, July 16, 2013
Patrickctenchi	3 Planetary Interplanetary Ale Growler: Pours cloudy, dark amber with a thick, light tan head. Scent is malt, sweet fruit. Taste is a soft, herbal, fruity bittering...toffee. Very sweet, hops are flavourful, but mild. Thursday, April 18, 2013
Patrickctenchi	2.9 Planetary Heliotropic Amber Growler: Pours dark, cloudy amber with a short, off-white head. Aroma is slightly nutty, woody, with a bit of herbal hop. Taste is moderately bitter, fairly earthy....caramel. A very different sort of amber. Thursday, April 18, 2013