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Troll Palanfrina 3.43 68

Troll Palanfrina

Percentile
84
overall
Brewed by Birrificio Troll
Style: Traditional Ale

Vernante, Italy

bottled
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RatingsAverageScoreSeasonalABVStyle PctlServe in
683.49/5.03.43/5.0Autumn9%84.3Dimpled mug, English pint, Stein, Yard
Commercial Description:
Palanfrina is the fall seasonal and is brewed from September to December. The chestnuts arrive with first chilly days in autumn. Palanfrina brewed with chestnuts is a beer that warms the spirit. Palanfrina is a full-bodied beer with a tawny color and with an intense nose. The use of only regional chestnuts gives the beer a local flavor. Palanfrina is great with pungent cheeses and makes an optimal companion for chocolate desserts.
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 frylock (1026), Buffalo, New York, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/104/516/20
Nov 9, 2009  
Bottle at Cole’s Italian Beer Tasting: Amber color with a thin, almost non-existant head. Sweet caramels, light cocoa, some nuttiness. Well blanced. A light fruity (cherry) character in the finish.


 Sammy (4050), Toronto, Ontario, Canada
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/515/20
Nov 8, 2009  
Bottle enjoyed at Mondial 2008. This was not too great a Belgium.The chestnuts were unique and imparted a kind of off-taste like they didn’t belong. Looked good, black with white crown. Licorice in taste I also didn’t like. Medium mouthfeel. Had it 1.5 years later at Cole’s Italian tasting. Here it was a liquor sipper.


 rudolf (1783), Buffalo, New York, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/514/20
Nov 7, 2009  
Bottle @ Cole’s Italian Beer Tasting. Rich amber body, no head. nose is honey, malts, some alcohol, dried fruits, a little clay, smoke. Flavor is rich malt, honey, a bit of fruity bitterness. Slight astringency I that reminds me of peanut skins.


 LordCorkscrew (982), Ronco Scrivia (GE), Italy
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/514/20
Sep 19, 2009  
Ottima la Palanfrina del Troll, che in effetti credevo di aver già assaggiato ma ho fatto confusione con i nomi e me ne sono accorto subito non appena me l’han versata nel gotto: una complessità notevole e calorosa che si adatta bene a far dimenticare il freddo della stagione autunnale. Ora scappo però scusatemi


 j12601 (1327), Poughkeepsie, New York, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/58/103/516/20
Aug 4, 2009  
BCTC. Pours a deep brown with a small white head. Aroma is malt and chestnuts, almost like chestnut puree. Flavor follows the aromas mostly. Smooth and tasty. Very neat.


 Lubiere (4550), Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/58/103/513/20
Jul 18, 2009  
A clear brown ale with a thin off white head. A sweet caramel malt aroma, nutty with fruity esters. In mouth, a good nutty ale with treacle notes, woody, veering on dubbel. A pleasant and rich brown ale. Bottle at Mondiale 2009.


 MrGGen (243), Italy
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/512/20
Jun 21, 2009  
Colore ambrato scuro con una leggera schiuma bianca,aroma di miele e castagne.Sapore leggermente alcoolico e caramelloso.Potabile.


 fiulijn (7420), Como; Lausanne (CH); Malmö (SWE), Italy
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/56/103/512/20
May 29, 2009  
Bottle from In Bocca al Luppolo
Dark amber color; small creamy head that reduces quickly. Light aroma, alcohol, chestnut honey (that disappears quickly), unimpressive. Medium body strength, with some caramel flavor, but with a dry impression towards the end; the fermented honey leaves too little body and too much alcohol. Nothing special.



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