Fantôme Automne

Brewed by Brasserie Fantôme
Style: Saison
Soy-Erezée, Belgium

Serve in Tulip

750ml bottle. Man, I’ve sought this one for a very long time after losing my rating from long ago. The pour yields a cloudy, dark, orange-amber body with a small, foamy, eggshell tinted blanket for a head. Minimal spotty lacing marks the glass. The aroma is quite spicy and complex, suggesting of peppery grasses, herbal tea, and orange and lemon skin, all over a base of candied amber cereal grain. Yeast is slightly tart and minty, as per the Fantôme norm. Flavors follow suit, very herbal and peppery, showing plenty of citrus pith. Candy sugar is sufficiently dried by the minty-tart yeast. The palate sports moderate body and carbonation. This one really came together for me. Nice stuff....a very solid Fantôme.

Bottle… Fantômepalooza 2011… Cloudy golden ale with a small, quickly vanishing head. The bouquet is spicy and funky with notes of leather and citrusy lemon peel. Medium to full-bodied with dancing carbonation. Finishes crisp, tart and lightly sweet. Bottle courtesy of the always-generous Beerlando!

Old 750ml bottle shared by Sylvain. 2004 vintage.
Appearance : Dark amber with small head.
Aroma : Some herbs with light oxidation. Light soy sauce with light sourness. A bit vinous.
Taste : Light sourness with lots of herbs. Sharp vinous finish with herbs. Light alcohol. Soft carbonation.
Overall : Very weird (as usual). Firsts sips are quit disconcerting but you slowly get used to it. Quite complex and very original but in the end it’s not really my thing.

Vintage 2003. Pours a bit murky and amber in color. It’s somewhat sour with a definite vinegar note. A little sweet malt aroma of toffee, maybe some apple. The flavor is sweet and malty with a decent amount of bread. A weird herbal flavor, perhaps spruce.

Pours medium brown, hazy, low head that doesnt last or lace. Aroma is very chocolatey with some light spices. Flavor is lightly chocolatey and vinegary without much else, aside from some floral and piney qualities. Weird and both good and bad. Overall enjoyable.

Bottle thx to ekstedt cons 2011-09-24 Göteborg AR: tart, rose hips, spices AP: hazy amber, 1 cm bone white, big bubbly head F. tart, marsipan, almonds, dryness, honey, roasted malt, grape fruit bitterness

Courtesy of ekstedt. Pours cloudu copper with a small bubbly off white head. Aroma is sour, fruity, nutty, dry and spicy. Flavor is sweet, sour, spicy, vinousa and fruity; pleasant. Finishes sour, vinous and fruity.

Bottle (75 cl) from Etre Gourmet. Hazy amber, medium off-white head. Nutty almond aroma with red berries and some vague spices. Medium bodied, soft carbonation. Semi dry, medium bityterness, mild acidity. Very good.