Fantôme Blanche

Brewed by Brasserie Fantôme
Style: Belgian White (Witbier)
Soy-Erezée, Belgium

Serve in Tumbler, Weizen

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UPDATED: FEB 23, 2012 Pours a vibrant, slightly verdant yellow with a minuscule ring of white, small-bead foam. Nose is tart lemon-skin, honey-candy, soft flowers, and a restrained haunting of Fantome funk. Flavor reveals fresh lemon meringue pie, white sage, pepper, and honeycomb/beeswax. Absolutely stellar for such a ’simple’, ’light’, and ’straightforward’ brew. Carbonation is minimal, but certainly sparkles enough to lift the flavors for an outstanding, subtle, salty, and earthy finish. 4% seals the deal. Wow.

El blat no li trobo enlloc. Però té unes notes de pomelo i fruita de la passió que em fan oblidar qualsevol estil cerveser. Increïble. La grandesa de Fantome és que ells no pretenen fer un estil. Ells en sí són un estil. Cerveses amb personalitat propia. Me la sua que només tingui 4 graus. Per plorar.

Bottle - Dranken Geers Appearance - cloudy pale with big foam Aroma - spicy and citric fruits Taste - grapefruit and lemon juice with spicy notes. Overall - delicious and strange wheat beer.

Bottle. A - Hazy pineapple/piña colada gold color with a small bubbly white head that disappears fast leaving some thin patchy lacing. S - Huge amount of grapefruit jumps out of the glass. Some orange citrus, pineapple and tropical fruit. Very light wheat and spice aroma. Strong, intense, and enjoyable fruity aroma. T - Similar to nose, but the fruitiness is a bit more subdued. Still a lot of grapefruit, orange, and lemon citrus. Gives off some tart flavor. Some floral hops along with the wheat base. Hints of pepper in the background. M - Light to medium body with a good amount of carbonation. Crisp and fizzy with a touch drying finish. D - Very drinkable with a nice mix of different citrus and fruity flavors paired with the wheat and pepper taste of a typical witbier. Easy to drink and refreshing. Notes: A nice witbier with plenty of citrus. Packs a lot of flavor, especially for the ABV. Definitely not like a typical witbier, but a very enjoyable. Another great beer from a great brewery.

wow. I have never smelled a beer that tasted more like straight up rye bread and potent caraway seeds. sesame seeds as well. light herbal, rustic toasty lemongrass. taste different than flavor. taste is more typical belgian white, bright white grapes, just a hint of dusty caraway seeds. ultra unique, to be sure. dry. rustic. prominent rye character, with a pleasant white grape, herbal, lemongrass wheat taste. awesome beer. well crafted. one of a kind.

Nice citrusy nose, I get lots of grapefruit and a good deal of juniper like spice. Pours hazy light golden, really light, nice light color. Grapefruit, juniper, oranges, light corriander, wheaty finish. Super awesome, light refreshing. Probably best with I’ve had.

Hazy golden color with a medium sized, white head that left nice lacing on the glass. Aroma of lemongrass, herb, light skunk, citrus, and a bit of pine. Taste of citrus, lemon, pine, and light spices, with a crisp finish.

Big thanks to Dany!
Color is clear pale yellow.
Aroma is strong with "I can’t pinpoint what but its an herb/veg and its strong." I am going to guess sage and its awesome. Plenty of citric earthy coriander. In general its strong, green, and natural.
Flavor is spicy of course, not intense on the palate as expected. Has a nice lemony finish from the coriander. Finishes with a good tartness. Its strong and dry coriander. Mouthfeel has a dry finish with a lemon kick at the end. I really liked this beer.

Robe blonde très pâle surmontée d’une mousse blanche qui s’estompe. Arômes de framboises, d’épices, de levures et de citron. Saveurs de citron, de baies, de levures et d’épices.

This beer is friggin insanity. Absolutely pure grapefruit rind, pith, and flesh aroma matched with gnarly old gym socks funkiness. Intense aroma, but a light flavor that that evaporates from the palate rapidly. An absolutely unique beer.