Fantôme Brise-BonBons!

A straw-dandelion yellow pour; lightly misty. Spicy, pungent ginger aroma and a flaky, soft pastry-like sweetness. Citrus rinds, lemon pepper and some salt; a mexican style farmhouse aroma. Pretty wild at that turn, but oppositely biscuit-soft and somewhat tame in sweetness, if nuanced. Lemon curd. Soft honey. And a dusty bed of flowers. Powdered wheat. Almost flour-like. The signature craziness of the fantome aroma is only lightly engraved, and it is otherwise cleanly marked by pure pale malts and crispy wheat; it works, with invigorating freshness.

Bitterness is minerals and citrus zests in the flavor; again, soft and pillowy, seemingly never even considering the astringency of a light, green-hop driven beer, which was somewhat anticipated here. The characteristic herbal bitterness is smooth and muted, though sparkling with flavor; chamomile, tarragon, lime rind, cilantro; and it’s all wrapped up seamlessly in the cleanness of the pale malts. A plucky, sweet mid palate of white wine and honey, that gathers an imposing white peppery spiciness; farmlike and with a musty springtime dirtiness; it tastes like the sweetness of new flowers pushing through the old soils. Perfumey and again salty near the finish, pushing a waft of pungent, lightly tart vegetable spiciness up the nose. It’s hard to describe, but that’s close.

Medium-full palate, sprightly, and very dry, especially at the end; sourdough, leafiness, asian spices, and citrus rinds puckering with clean acidity. The intense hay and herb-like bitterness that distantly extends, blending with the pungency of tart-salty spices, and with the creamy tempering of the yeast, conjures a somewhat avante garde vision of the expectant qualities of this style. And it paints it carefully. Awesome.

pours a hazy light amber with a tight creamy white head. Aroma is fruity, white grape juice, soft orange peel, spicy yeast presence and a slightly woody hop aroma. Bitter flavour but a soft mouthfeel. a slightly dry white wine tone. Low key earthy spice. Some sourness in the finish but not overpowering or lingering..no hint of alc either. Very interesting.

I’m wondering if my bottle was starting to go bad....? Orange pour, nice head and lacing. Spicy nose. This beer was bold citrus orange malty tartness and a punch packing sour finish. I don’t see so much sour mentioning in the other reviews. Even so (?), I enjoyed it, my dad enjoyed it. I’m going to have to try to come back to this someday, though.

Pours cloudy with sweet apple, light yeast aroma and flavors. Dry yet smooth finish.

Off golden, a bit hazy. You can smell this one from across the room. A bit of citrus with a good bit of funk in the flavors. Almost a banana alcohol in the back. I put down 3/4 of the bottle before I realized it.