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Fantôme Black Ghost

Fantôme Black Ghost - Belgian Strong Ale

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A Belgian Strong Ale brewed by
Brasserie Fantôme

Soy-Erezée, Belgium

bottled
common

on tap
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3133.65/5.03.63/5.0Winter8%82.2Trappist glass, Tulip, Tumbler P  Stats

Commercial Description:
Once described as a Belgian Irish-style stout, Black Ghost has undergone lots of changes over the years. It now bears no resemblance whatsoever to a stout, and brewer Dany Prignon has begun adding spices to the beer. What they are is anybody's guess...the Fantôme confounds once again.
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 alexsdad06 (939), Ohio, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/57/103/515/20
Jul 3, 2009  
750 ml bottle shared by Tmoney99. Pours a dark brown color with a medium off white head. The aroma does not have the usual guess what’s in there aroma of the majority of Fantome’s beers, but instead is dark fruit, caramel, lightly spiced, and almost port like at the end. The flavor on the other hand was completely unrelated to the nose. It was sharp with a collection of roots, herbs, and spices with a touch of roast. I guess earthy is as good a descriptor as any. There are vestiges that this was a stout, but it has morphed into something that refuses to be categorized.


 Drink4Satan (566), Bristol, Rhode Island, USA
2.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/54/103/511/20
Jul 2, 2009  
Pours out a mahagony colour with a creamy tan head that retains very well. The nose is yeasty and dusty, with notes of apple and bready malts. The flavour is astringently bitter, almost medicinal. There are notes of citrus, spruce and some vegetal sugars. I think this might be light struck or skunked or something, because this is nearly a drainpour. Other than that, the body is airy, well carbonated and drying.


 JohnnyJ (1061), Carlsbad, California, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/514/20
Jun 28, 2009  
Pours a hazy reddish dark brown. Decent lacing. Toasted bread, earthy malt, chocolate, light fruit, citrus, ground pepper, and a slight amount of funk and grass. An interesting beer. It has some aspects of saison, belgian strong, and a little bit stout.


 angrypirate06 (351), Texas, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/515/20
Jun 27, 2009  
Bottle. Dark hazy brown. Brown foamy head. Good lacing. Spicy nose with some vegetable notes. Flavor is smoky, vegetables, pepper, jerky and pretzels.


 bfeldmann (1042), Wilmington, Delaware, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/103/516/20
Jun 10, 2009  
Have been looking forward to this one for a long time. Thanks eagle for this. Poured a cloudy brownish color with a small white head. Aroma was lots of spices and some chocolate, some dark chocolate. Flavor was much the same roasted malts in. Expected more funk, but solid beer.


 DMRz (194), Durham, North Carolina, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/56/104/513/20
May 22, 2009  
750ml bottle. Pours a somewhat transparent dark brown color with a persistent tan head. Aromas of caramel malt and coriander. Flavor is bitter earthy hops, roasted malt, mocha, and a somewhat sweet orange peel finish. Interesting but probably not with its high price tag...


 eaglefan538 (2268), Wilmington, Delaware, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/103/514/20
May 18, 2009  
A long-hoped for Fantome brew, finally on the shelves of State Line. Props to Gabe for pointing that out in his review! Poured a murky orangey brown with a generous but tamed off-white colored head, decent lacing all the way down. The aroma was light chocolate with dry Belgian spices (almost coriander-like), some fruits, dry black pepper. The flavor followed the aroma, but this was more roasty in flavor than I’d have thought (less fruity) from the aroma. Dry bitterness in the finish, no real funk factor, hops present too. Mouthfeel was dry and airy.


 GMCC2181 (755), Bear, Delaware, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/57/103/514/20
May 17, 2009  
Bottle picked up at SL... Caged and corked. Light reddish brown color, nice head. Nice aroma of earthy, light smoke, apple and some other fruits. Taste is dry in your mouth. Light fruits and spices. Earthy... Bitter in the after taste. Unique beer, it doesnt really taste like any other beer I have had. Some sips were very saison like, other not so much...I cant tell if thats a good thing or a bad thing. As it warmed up it became much softer and easier to drink...Overall I liked it but wouldnt buy it again.



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