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Brewed by Birrificio Troll
Style: Traditional Ale
Vernante, Italy

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RATINGS: 78   WEIGHTED AVG: 3.37   SEASONAL: Autumn   EST. CALORIES: 270   ABV: 9%
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.

3.1
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 2/5   OVERALL 13/20
Dickinsonbeer (5077) - Hoboken, New Jersey, USA - JAN 24, 2010
750 ml bottle at BCTC 2009. Pours a hazy deep woody brown and a foamy head- diminishing. Aroma is toasted malts, chestnut earthiness, light chocolate, roast, light burnt malts, and fruity esters- raisin, plum, lychee. Flavor is earthy, light roast, nutty chocolate, chestnuts, pine, mint, and a slight bit too acrid and harsh- eh.

3
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 12/20
madmitch76 (5176) - , Essex, ENGLAND - JAN 9, 2010
14th September 2008. Cloudy brown beer. Reminds me, just a little, of a sourish porter. A little roasty. Sour and dry but also has a vague sweet note in the mid. Okay but this was a beer to drink slowly!

3.7
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 16/20
frylock (1084) - Buffalo, New York, USA - 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.

3.3
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 15/20
Sammy (5888) - Toronto, Ontario, CANADA - 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.

3.4
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 14/20
rudolf (2229) - Buffalo, New York, USA - 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.

3.8
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 14/20
LordCorkscrew (1737) - Ronco Scrivia (GE), ITALY - 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

3.8
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 16/20
j12601 (4171) - Poughkeepsie, New York, USA - 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.

3.4
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 13/20
Lubiere (6707) - Ottawa, Ontario, CANADA - 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.


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