Fantôme Black Ghost

Brewed by Brasserie Fantôme
Style: Belgian Strong Ale
Soy-Erezée, Belgium

Acidic, licorice, citrus-lemon, herbal, coriander and faint barnyard scents in the nose. Opaque brown coloured body with shy and diminishing tan head that recedes to ring. Strong acetic flavour is vairly vinegary with some notes of spice and wood that are somewhat akin to a Flemish Sour. Medium-light body with low carbonation. Somewhat astringent and puckering. Doesn’t have the usual unique Fantome mouthfeel. Bottle sampled at the Voyager par des Papilles group tasting Feb-05.

Very muddy brown color with a lot of yeast sediment and no head at all. Aroma of fruits, BBQ sauce, with a farm quality and some acidity. Very good sweet and acid flavor of fruits. Light to medium body, very soft carbonation. As usual, here’s a weird but very good beer from Fantôme.

Deep brown color, with light foamy head, but it falls quickly, the aroma is one of medicinal herb notes and anise. The palate is winey, tart, vinegary, this beer has all the symptoms of an infected beer. What a shame

Intens dark brown beer with medium beige head. Caramely hints in the nose with touches of fruit-jam, pine-wood, cakes and medicinale sirup. Full mouthfeel with aroma’s of red fruits, malts, dark malts, cocolate and again this medicinale bitterness in the taste.

ruby brown color, slightly cloudy. creamy and foamy tan head, medium last. yeasty, horseblanket, slightly vinuous nose. some tart cherry aroma too. fizzy carbonation, light mouthfeel. oakey flavor, not sour as I was expecting. dry finish. hidden yeasty flavor, malty too. a bit of alcohol. on the sour side of a belgian strong ale.

I wasn’t really impressed with this beer. Pours a thick brown with little head. Not much nose on it, a little spice. Tastes a chewy malt with just a hint of spices. The profile was not as complex as I expected.

Deep murky brown with, a thick off white head at first and dissipating quickly. Woody nose with some herbal notes, maybe mint?, light chocolate, muddied citrus, and forest floor. Medium weight on the palate with an initial sweetness that gives way to a lightly bitter, dry finish. Light chocolate with some citrus and rich woody/earthy quality. The citrus quality is not sharp or acidic but more of a flavor. Dirty if anything, with a spice quality that is not immediately apparent.

HMMMMM, this was a strange one. Thin head with good carbonation. Sour spicy aroma. Dark fruit, cherries and some roasted malts. Medium reddish amber in color. Flavor is a little bitter and extreamly dry. Sucks the saliva right out of your mouth. More spices in there (pepper) with a little roastyness. Finish is bitter, spicy and peppery. A very good but different "belgian Strong ale". Not at all what I expected. Kind of a cross between a belgian and a flemish sour ale. Thanks to cornboy for sharing