Fantôme BBB Babillard

Formerly brewed at Brasserie Fantôme
Style: Saison
Soy-Erezée, Belgium

Beautiful copper hue with large frothy white head and excellent lace. The aroma hints of sourdough, hayfield, earthy and barnyard yeast esters, apple and pears, cinnamon and white pepper, and oak wood. The taste starts malty and yeasty, chalky and dry. The sour apple and spicecake undertone. The touch of bitterness and wood about the finish. The mouthfeel is light and lively, but has a fullness about the finish, strange but cool. Astringent upon completion of drinking. Nice depth of character, no one thing stands out. Balance is very good for style, very quaffable indeed. Thanks MattA for the bottle many moons ago. Highly recommended!

Fruity, flowery aroma, lightly sweet, herbal and tart, with well-placed notes of apple, pear, tangerine, lemongrass, orange, apricot, peppery spice, mustard seed, dry leaves and intriguing spicy, dusty, estery yeast attributes. Lustrous auburn color, dusky and opaque, with a fine, uneven, lasting head and sticky, bountiful lacing. Intricate, meandering flavor profile, at first spicy and tart, becoming bittersweet, hoppy and fruity, and with a long, floral, musty, piquant and semidry finish. Lush, faintly lactic and creamy mouthfeel, full body. Masterfully done; thanks to the BBB'ers, Dany P. and Matt A.

Lustrous hazy tangerine. Thick, creamy, and pasty, dusty-white head. Alluring soft aroma of musty cellar and herbs. There’s plenty of peachy esters to go along with the soil, rose petals, lemon and that addictive chalky Fantôme yeast backbone. Very faint wood and sweet malt wafts. Tight, yet explosive carbonation sharpens the soft body. Opens with a tart and chalky attack, which gains support from an airy underlay and gives way to dried apricot and a glimpse of cookieish malt sweetness. Grassy, herbal bitterness commences at mid-stage, while subtle phenols arise to complement the dryness, tangerine notes, and flowery hops. Peach-tart and musty yeast return to balance the mustiness and tartness long after the swallow. Yeast poor adds more mustiness and amplifies the herbal tones and peachy esters. Just another Fantôme beauty.

Lasting foam-cushion head. Gorgeous cloudy, sweet potato color. Pungent dried orange and straw, combined with musky sweat aroma. Semi-dry finish. Musty, lots of grain flavor, tart and musty. Got that "barn atmosphere" thing going on, but it is a fairly clean, well-kept barn. Flavors quickly become full and back off again. Mossy, soft palate.

Hazy amber with reddish tints. Huge foamy white head and nice lacing. Big aroma. Yeast/bread. Sour fruit, maybe apples or pears. Floral aroma of hops. Some spices, hard to tell. Complex flavors flood the mouth. Tart flavors of fruit again. Smaller yeast than in the aroma. Just a bit of earthiness there at the end. Some malt in there as well. Fairly big body, a bit sticky of a palate, but not a detriment to the beer. Finishes tart and dry. Very nice. Thanks Matt!

Very nice stuff. Very earthy/barnyardy. Light mouthfeel, but with some complexity. Some candy sugared flavours like you find in a lot of Belgian Ales, this is at first a touch sweet, but then moves to a tart sour finish, its even a bit salty and spicy. Covers the palate nicely. 8% ABV, is un-noticable, a work of art.

75cL. Bottle.orange/copper color with a lot of head and nice lacing. Sweet spicy and grainy aroma with coriander and yeast. Sweet flavor with caramel and spice. Nice beer. Thanks Ty.

Aroma: sweet aromatic honey, hay/straw, some mint/other herbs, and some grape flavoring
Appearance: honeysuckle yellow, off-white creamy head, lacing
Flavor: sweet and sour flavoring of spice, slight honey, pumpkin spice
Palate: smooth, sweet and remarkably light for a Fantome-->no Fantome funk that most have