Troll Palanfrina

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

Colore ambrato scuro con una leggera schiuma bianca,aroma di miele e castagne.Sapore leggermente alcoolico e caramelloso.Potabile.

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.