Panil Black Oak

Brewed by Panil Birra Artigianale - Birrificio Torrechiara
Style: Stout
Torrechiara-Parma, Italy

Green bottle, 75 cl, bottled in May 2008, best before May 2009, via Importations Privées Bièropholie (merci Hughes!), savoured on September 11 2009; eye: black, opaque, beige head that turns into a tiny ring, slight lacing; nose: roasted malt, vegetables; mouth: roasted malt, vegetable, slight hops, light chocolate, sourness, lactic, finale in roasted malt with presence of caramel, not much carbonation, thin; overall: ordinary FRANÇAIS Bouteille verte, 75 cl, embouteillée en mai 2008, meilleure avant mai 2009, via Importations Privées Bièropholie (merci Hughes!), savourée le 11 septembre 2009; œil : noire, opaque, mousse beige qui se transforme en un petit anneau, très légère dentelle; nez : malt torréfié, légumes; bouche : malt torréfié, légumes, très léger houblon, léger chocolat, aigre, lactique, finale en malt torréfié avec présence de caramel, peu carbonatée, mince; en résumé : ordinaire

Bottle at Bir & Fud, though a bit past its bb date. Sourish beer, with oaky flavour. Light body, cannot really cope with the oak aging IMHO. A gentle, smoky beer underneath it all. This is probably both fresh from the brewery, but it is very hard to find, even there. I think they should brew a stronger version that can cope with the treatment.

Bottled.A pitch black beer with sediment of yeast floating around under a lazing tan head. The aroma is sweet with notes of roasted matl as well as lighter notes of chocolate and coffee. The flavor issweet with notes of roasted malt, vegetables, earth, celery, and wood. Huge thanks to yespr for sharing.

750ml bottle, dark brown color, like a pepsi soft drink, with a small beige head, leaving a tiny ring of foam, roasted, chocolate malt nose, with a black coffee, dark bitter chocolate note, with a hint of cocoa powder, light oaky sourness, apple tartness in the aroma follows through on a medium-bodied palate with a yeasty, fruity, winey, light funky, roasted malt character, with some dark coffee, black chocolate, faint burnt raisin, date flavors, with a hint of licorice, star anise spiciness, leading towards a watery, winey, oaky, fruity, chocolatey, lingering roasty bitterness finish.

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In short: A very woody/oaky and slightly sour roasted stout. Unusual and drinkable.
How: Bottle 750ml. Consumed fresh a few weeks after receiving it through private importations.
The look: Near black body topped by a medium tan head
In long: A lot of barrel on the nose with oak and burnt wood aromas. Body is rather thin and fluffy. Taste is burnt dried bread, oak, wood coal, quite a bit of annoying lactic notes, some milk chocolate, flour, figs and oaky sourness of light-medium intensity. Distant reminder of Thiriez La Maline except that this one is not the train wreck that the Maline was. Well brewed but imho highly roasted malts and oaky sourness are two flavours that won’t work well together. This is like an imitation of an infected beer. All in all this beer is a well executed bad idea, like this catchy dance industrial song I recorded using fart samples.

750mL bottle, from secret santa 2008. Pours very deep brown, capped with a medium sized tan head. Musty aroma, with wet cardboard, vegetables, and apples. Flavor is roasty malt, earth, wood, and vegetables. Finishes with some mild bitterness. Very thin bodied. I didn’t dislike this as much as everyone else.

Aroma:Light rosted malt.. Appearance:dark brown,good tan head... Flavor:Watery,light rosted malt...