Panil Brune

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

Bottle shared with Phil_l. Reddish brown colour with slight sour aroma. Like a wooden box that has contained fresh apples, 3 hours after you’ve taken the fruit out. Bit of red cherry. Lovely aroma, smooth in mouth. Then lovely balanced finish of malt cherry and sourness, perfect balance. Bit of boiled sweet. Bottled 02/05, consume within 24 months. Well balanced beer, great finish.

Dark brown with large beige creamy head. Aroma is fruity, sweet with cherry notes. Flavor is malty with milk chocolat note. A very good dubbel.

A fine brew. I really like this one. Nose with slight brett, (perhaps Orval?) And rich currant/Wood notes. Shared with Ian Harrison.

Near perfect retention of a khaki head that looks like cappucino foam with cinnamon and cocoa sprinkled on top(sedimentary deposits). The body is caramel brown/dark chestnut/blood red underlying, beautiful. Caramel malt leads in a surprising nose that’s loaded with notes of starfruit, grapeskins, mellow yeast, varied nuts aplenty, light spicing reminiscent of cinnamon and cardamom, moderate lactic acids and low to no alcohol presence. The nose is very sumptuous and appetizing with good depth and no obnoxious flaws. The lactic qualities I could do without, but they’re interesting. Much more earthiness upon first sip creates a really earthy flavor and lends to stark balance and good quaffability. Lactic acidity is abundant and derived sourness is moderate, yeast is prevalent. Sweetness is mild to medium and fits just right. Ancient but not stale malt character is a touch musty at the conclusion of each sip. Bitterness is very low. The mouthfeel is super-creamy, carbonation is medium-high, the body is medium and thin at times. The finish is nutty and chewy, caramel and light spice lingering, lightly acidic and moderately sweet. Lactic notes and must are too heavy, otherwise this is a noteworthy attempt at a tough style, a creation I’d love to have again. Stylish and well-executed.

Courtesy boboski. Hazy dark brown/ruby/amber with a 1.5cm dense, creamy, frothy, light tan head. Aroma of toasty and bready malt, lactic sourness, airy and lightly zesty, dried figs or dates, subtle cocoa. Flavor adds dried berries, cookie malt, and a light dose of sweetness. Finish is a little tart, little sweet, and a little yeasty. Medium body, smooth, easy to drink. Solid dubbel.

Spectacular pour. A nuclear off-white head tops the opaque chestnut hue. It slowly diminishes, leaving generous lacing all around the glass. Unexpected nose which can’t really be voluntarily. Brettanomyces triumphed in teir insatiable sugar quest. Hypothetically, the proximity to barrels of the Panil Barriquée have eased their hunger’s aspirations, but the nose is kind of vinous, wild mushroomy, plummy, yet moderately juicy. Obviously quite dry in mouth, letting musty basement and light papery/inky mettalic off tones dominate the otherwise fruity, cherry-like esters and mildly roasted malts with vanilla undertones. Finishing with strong moldy, cobwebs like dustiness. The mouthfeel has interestingly not suffered much from the bacteria, it remains medium-full and natural, filling thanks to a rich and not too agressive carbonation. What can I say, sometimes an infection is a trait I enjoy in beer. I would(will) drink again.

Bottled 0,50L. Hazy brown color, rather dark and with light fizzy aspect. Adherent head of good resistance. Rather complex alcoholic scent with aromas of liqueur and stum. Round, soft taste with rumors of braced malt and cognac. A lot balanced with fine bitter content on the end.

Bottle: Poured a cloudy deep brown color beer with a big foamy head with better then average retention. Aroma of candi sugar and dry plums/figs is really nice. Taste of sweet malt with some nice dry plums/figs characteristics. Body is slightly thin for the style but alcohol is well hidden. Very nice effort from this brewery and part for being a bit too sweet I was well impressed with that one.