Panil Blanche

Brewed by Panil Birra Artigianale - Birrificio Torrechiara
Style: Belgian White (Witbier)
Torrechiara-Parma, Italy

A thick white head is slowly dispersed across the plain of a heavily chill-hazed tangerine juice colored body. The aroma is very yeasty and mildly phenolic and peppery. Wheat is strong and aged. Coriander and lesser spices create a facade of trickery that leads to: citrus notes are of banana, orange, otherwise relatively muddled to undefined. Mellow oak and tannic acidity surround spice and sweetness - this seems balanced though it leans toward the spicy end of the witbier spectrum, in a typical fashion shown by many brewers from outside of Belgium. Modest hints of a tartness found in open-fermented Wallonian ales is evident as warmth engages the senses with its ever-increasing propulsion of intricacies. The flavor is bland and much different than the aroma. Sweetness is medium and the integration of tart wheat throws the entire sweet part of the flavor into a chaotic but steady spiral. Bitterness is mild. Acidity is medium to medium-high and cutting, even though the flavor itself seems stuck in the middle of convention. Tartness is light and muffled. This is a challenging taste; every sip presents a different outcome - some are sweet and mild, others seem zesty and earthy and have more tartness. The finish dries quickly and leaves heapings of wheated malt and tired spice on the tip of the tongue and stuck in the curves of the throat. The mouthfeel is light to light-medium, rocky and mildly abrasive, with a carbonation character that feels like most of the zippiness dissipated through the steadfast head. Odd but likable.

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2007-11-30, Papsø’s Blind Tasting, 3-2-2-2-4=13
Cloudy blond color. Very light aroma, even less the flavor. Is there a light wheat? Maybe. Some plastic touch, and a fermentation issue too. Very bad.

2006-11-02, 7-4-6-2-13=32
Hazy blond color; very thin perlage, persistent; thin head. Original aroma, malty, cheesy, new oak barrel with spices (coriander, vanilla…). Medium body, soft, with light wheat character, some malt; the final is too light. Interesting.

Pours a hazy yellow color with a thick white head. Aroma of lemon and yeast. Flavor of lemon, yeast and spices. The body is light to medium with a creamy texture and moderate carbonation. Classic and well-done.

50cl bottle. Cloudy aspect. Round taste, butter, some blue cheese aroma and taste. Medium end (with butter taste...)

Bottled. A very cloudy orange beer with a persistent foam. Flowery and lemony aroma. A touch of hop in the flavour. Light body. I don’t like very much this kind of beer but Panil can do better than this.

Bottle (500ml). Via trade with Boutip. Hazy pale gold with a huge fizzy/foamy white head. Pleasant light dry champagne-like sweet and yeasty aroma, with apple, banana and sweet grassy hops - a touch of citrus as it opens up. The taste is mostly watery citrus with some pineapple and banana, incredibly watery. Still, thin mouthfeel, a little sweet but no linger or finish at all, although some herbal hops kick in and leave your palate wondering "WTF" and then disappear again - quite disappointing on the tongue.

Bottle. Not bad but not extraordinary beer. Hazy golden colror with a thin white head. yeast, wheat aroma. taste of wheat and coriander and citrus. Bière ce couleur doré trouble avec un mince collet blanc. Odeur de levure et de blé. Goût de blé, corriandre et agrumes. Bonne bière sans être exceptionnel, j’ai apprécié.