Bottle from Domu Birrae. Palafrina Troll 9% a deeper brown than the Castagnale with a sour fruity medicinal nose. Tart, nutty, malty sugar a bit of honey and booze. OK. Kind of disjointed.

Bottle. Nutty nose, a bit acidic, fruits, caramel. Cloudy dark brown color. A bit rough flavor, peaches, caramel, acid, somewhat medicinal in a amateurish homebrew kind of way. I was excited about this, but it let me down. Tasted a bit off.

Gravity dispense at Pigs Ear ’14, day 1, 02/12/14. Very lightly hazed golden with a moderate off white covering. Nose is pale malt, citric rinds, light herbal notes, grassy, bitter lemon. Taste comprises straw, pale malt, hint of vanilla, orange pith. Medium bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close. So so GB, not offensive, just a little pedestrian.

Cask gravity at Pig’s Ear Beer Fest 2014. Golden / ligght orange coloured pour with no head. Aroma is light honey, earthy straw with a little berry. Nice fresh nose. Flavour is composed of sweet strawberry, berry, hint of honey malts. Palate is semi-sweet, low carbonation. Not in great condition.

On tap at the Turbacci Xmas fest nearby Rome-ITALY. Pours dark chestnut skin, dark red reflexes, gassy off white foam which dissipates leaving yeast-like residual traces. Nose: blast of dry fruit, boiled chestnuts, cognac. Mouth: very complex. Alcohol forward, soft fruits, vine brule. Complex and perfect for winter nights. ---Rated via Beer Buddy for iPhone

2012 edition.

No sound when I popped the cap, it’s a very dark brown, almost black, with a very fine layer of foam.

The smell has some Port like aromas coming from it...dark fruits, and a sweetness to it that seems to come with all Port like brews.

Made with candi sugar and it tastes it. That kind of drowns out the promising Port flavour I expected from the smell. There’s a strange hop bitterness that I can’t quite put my finger on but it isn’t all that forward so that’s okay.

Medium bodied with surprisingly little heat coming from the ample abv. I sense no carbonation.

All in all, it’s pretty good but NOT at +$19 for the 375ml bottle. I know, no one forced me to buy it but I had to check it out. ;^) --- Beer merged from original tick of Geisha on 12 Nov 2014 at 14:24 - Score: 7. Original review text: Some Port, a lot of candi sugar, the alcohol is hidden in the taste pretty well. Worth +$19 for the 375ml bottle? I don't think so.

How: Bottle.
Where: Domus Birrae, had at the hotel room.
Appearance: Hazy amber colour with a small off-white head.
Aroma: Fruit, caramel, malt, dried fruit, plums.
Body: Medium body, low carbonation.
Flavour: Dried fruit, alcohol, caramel, sweet malt, some liquorice, dark fruit, plums.

How: Draught.
Where: Bir&Fud, Rome.
Appearance: Golden colour with an off-white head.
Aroma: Citrus, cinnamon, spices, fruit, hops.
Body: Medium body and carbonation..
Flavour: Spices, citrus, malt.

09/05/2013 Open Baladin (tap). Ambrata, torbida, schiuma bianco-sporca discretamente persistente. Al naso sentori di lieviti e miele, segale, nocciole, spezie, lievissimi off flavours. In bocca è abbastanza ben equilibrata. note biscottate, di segale, finale speziato ed erbaceo, un po’ corto. Corpo leggero, decisamente watery, carbonazione soft. Necessiterebbe di un po’ più di corpo.