 m4rest88 (201), Beverly Hills, California, USA
Jul 2, 2009 Pours with a murky amber hue with a medium off white head that is mostly diminishing.
Aroma is of barnyard skunk, yeast, bread, citrus, some leather, and floral spices.
Beginning flavor is yeasty with a light sour citrus ending.
Medium - full texture with lively carbonation.
BMan1113VR (2113), Los Angeles (and Dallas), Texas, USA
Jun 20, 2009 Bottle. Pours with a huge, fluffy, off-white head over a hazed amber orange body with some particles. Good retention and lace. Aroma of orange, spice, stickiness, florals, honey, pepper, barnyard, jasmine and something tangy. Taste is full of citrus with light tartness, metallic noted finish, with orange, lavender, apricot, tea, and a sweet citrus fruit melody. Some hay and wild flowers too. Very weird with too many odd aromas and flavors too list; i.e. this is a typical Fantome beer. Very lively carbonation. and a fruity finish.
nbutler11 (618), Phoenix, Arizona, USA
Jun 16, 2009 Bottle generously shared by Shyam. Great label on this one -- too bad the beer gushed all over it. Pours amber in color with yeast floating everywhere in the glass. It looks like someone poured sand into a gelatin mold. Smells like a woman coming out of Bath & Body Works - jasmine, green tea, and lotion. Tastes of candied sugar and I want to say tamarind, so I will. Also features tart green apples and cinnamon toward the finish. A champion saison if you apparently win the Fantome bottle lottery like we did.
ajm (782), Los Angeles, California, USA
Jun 15, 2009 Shared by Shyam. This one bottle of this stuff was fantastic. I am told that due to variation, it will be very lucky if it ever tastes like this again. Nose was right up my alley: thick aromatic jasmine, thick green and gray teas, light lavender, hint of anise, hop and wheat. Flavor is all those plus yeast and Taro. Color is a beautifully glowing brown with smattered yeast speckled and floating in the glass. Very full Saison etheral/ephemeral finish with only light soil. Unbelievable bottle.
SoLan (1243), Orlando, Florida, USA
May 31, 2009 Floral, herbal, aromatic amber saison. Less funk than most Fantomes. Lavender? Chamomile? There is some kind of sweet floral in here that is similar to those two. Good, a bit unexpected.
TaktikMTL (2492), Montréal-Nord, Quebec, Canada
May 26, 2009 Bouteille verte de 750 ml partagée lors d’une dégustation Ratebeer Montréal chez MartinT. Arôme: Odeur d’agrumes et d’épices. Apparence: La couleur est orangée voilée. Présence d’un mince col mousseux et d’une fine dentelle sur le verre. Saveur: Goût d’agrumes, d’épices et de levures. Durée moyenne de l’arrière goût. Palette: Le corps est moyen avec une texture légèrement huileuse. Moyenne effervescence en bouche. Arrière goût fruité. (Rating #2418)
MartinT (4781), Montreal, Quebec, Canada
May 24, 2009 My Bottom Line:
This coherent union of orange and honey flavors seems to grow out of an earth-covered basement in this lightly tart and always entertaining Saison.
Further Personal Perceptions:
-A slice of foam decorates the cloudy dark amber.
-I find the mouthfeel is a bit rounder than the usual Fantôme ale.
-Tiny bubbles tickle the tastebuds.
-The tartness is balanced out by the honeyed sweetness.
Bottle.
nickd717 (788), Palo Alto, California, USA
May 14, 2009 750ml bottle at a BeerAdvocate gathering. Hazy orangish-amber with an off-white head and noticeable sediment. Aroma of yeast, citrus, funk, and spices. Flavor is sweet malt, citrus and light fruits, yeast, earth, and spices. Slightly astringent. Medium body and a dry finish. Enjoyable, and mixed fairly well with a Sam Adams LongShot Double IPA.
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