 Foolish_Mortal (913), San Diego, California, USA
May 14, 2008 750mL bottle. Murky brown orange with a small off white head. Cinnamon, clove dominate the aroma, some perfumey and floral tinges. Ubblegum, clove, earthy spice flavors. Cinnamon and appleskin. Ruddy astringency in the finish, with heavy residual spice. Mouthfeel is a light medium, somewhat dry.
JCB (731), Durham, North Carolina, USA
May 5, 2008 750 from Sam’s, Durham. Man, I continue to be surprised by the creativity of M. Pignon. A nice copper pour with a moderate head and bright, lasting carbonation (minimal lacing). The nose promises one of Fantome’s sour apple brews, with dark autumnal flavors dominating. But there’s much more going on. Somehow, I got the distinct flavor of a frisee salad, with some bitter greens blending nicely with tart fruits and a strong peppercorn finish. Some floral overtones in there too, and it’s another wonderfully complex but immediately enjoyable brew from Fantome.
puzzl (1513), New York, New York, USA
May 3, 2008 Bottle from Paul. Pours dark copper with a disappointingly small head. Normally Fantome head is totally overbearing. Lots of sediment. Aroma has a lot of cinnamon, cloves, toast. Tons of malt in the flavor, chewy spices, lots of florals. Lacks complexity. Body is nice but not superb, and is a bit hard to drink. Isn’t very refreshing, which many Fantomes are. Quite tasty, but doesn’t live up to many other saisons.
pineypower (802), Pine Barrens, New Jersey, USA
Apr 27, 2008 Pours very dark for a saison, dark coppery orange with a moderate lively white head. Aroma of lavender, yeast and some interesting fruits, namely acidic citrus fruits. Taste is complex, lavender and some other interesting floral notes, yeast, light citric orange flavor, slight hops and some pepper on the finish. Extremely interesting Fantome once again doesn’t disappoint.
Slayer85 (398), Firenze, Italy
Apr 19, 2008 750 ml bottle. An unclear orange beer with a medium sized and persistent white head. The aroma is very nice, yeasty and hoppy with notes of herbs, flowers, lemon and other citric fruits. The flavour is maltier and sweeter than expected, but with a good amount of hops in the finish. Notes of lemon, herbs, mandarine A medium refreshing acidity is present. Almost full body, lively carbonation, dry long finish with medium bitterness. Another interesting beer from Fantome.
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