 alexsdad06 (939), Ohio, USA
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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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