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Fantôme Pissenlit

Fantôme Pissenlit

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A Saison brewed by
Brasserie Fantôme

Soy-Erezée, Belgium

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2803.83/5.03.82/5.0Summer8%94.9 Tulip P  Stats

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Dany, the offbeat brewer at Fantôme, will try anything, and the results are always interesting. A beer made from dandelions would be worth a try if only because no one has ever brewed one before, but the great news is that this is actually a very good beer.
Dany and some cohorts get busy every spring picking bushels of dandelions that grow in the fields around the picturesque farmhouse brewery. The yellow flowers are removed and dried in the sun, then soaked in water for a few days. The thick, dark dandelion “tea” that results is the basis for the Pissenlit, which is made also from traditional barley malt and hops. It resembles a classic saison beer – golden spritzy brew, strong and very flavorful, with a good hop bite. You may have to strain to taste the dandelions, but you know they’re in there.
It should be noted that uncooked, the dandelion has a diuretic effect and is known in France as Pissenlit (literally, "wet the bed" - this also happens to be the British folk-name) for precisely this reason.

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 Ungstrup (11031), Frederiksberg, Denmark
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/514/20
Jan 22, 2008  
Bottled. A hazy orange beer with an off-white head. The aroma is sweet with notes of spices, caramel, and malt, whilte the flavor is sweet combined with and acidic edge and quite spice. Very Fantome’ish.


 omhper (10393), Stockholm, Sweden
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/59/105/515/20
Nov 27, 2006    Updated: Jan 8, 2007
Bottled. Reddish amber, brief lively head. The nose has less of that interesting winegum than some other Fantôme brews, and instead a vague dryish herbal touch. It’s medium sweet with dense, clean mouthfeel. Estery flavuor with notes of seville orange marmelade and a salty edge. Dangerously drinkable. Though not as directly appealing as the best Fantôme beers, it still is a fascinating, complex and yet refreshing brew.


 Papsoe (9980), Frederiksberg, Denmark
2.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/102/55/102/511/20
Jan 18, 2008  
(Bottle 75 cl) Courtesy of BelJohansen. Hazy, amber golden with a small, creamy, off-white head. Lightly tart, citrusy nose. Medium body with sour, citrusy notes and a fusty edge. Sour in the finish. Yet another terribly overrated Fantôme - jesus... 120108


 Oakes (6819), Miami Beach, Florida, USA
2.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/102/55/102/511/20
Jun 22, 2004  
Cloudy amber. Slightly acidic aroma. Flavour is slightly dry, yeasty, with a little bit of fig note, and barnyard. Needed a little bit of whimsy to find the dandelions, but then I’m not a guinea pig so I don’t eat them very often. Decent beer, but certainly a simplistic effort by Fantome standards.


 kp (6200), Woodstock, Georgia, USA
2.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/511/20
Sep 1, 2007  
Date: 11/17/2004
Mode: Bottle Conditioned, 750ml
Source: Green’s, Atlanta

starts with a loud pop of the cork, opaque rusty orange, huge cream head, lots of tiny bubbles, big spicy nose, light spicy malt flavor, no bitterness other than the spices, no aparent alcohol but a bit warming, once it reaches room temperature it turns bitter weird

Aroma: 6/10; Appearance: 6/10; Flavor: 6/10; Palate: 6/10; Overall: 11/20
Rating: 2.9/5.0
Drinkability: 8/10
Score: **/4




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