frylock (1026), Buffalo, New York, USA
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 | 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 | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 15/20 | 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 | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 | 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 | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 14/20 | 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 | | 8/10 | 3/5 | 8/10 | 3/5 | 16/20 | 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 | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 8/10 | 3/5 | 13/20 | 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 | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 12/20 | 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 | | 6/10 | 4/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 12/20 | 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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