 JAXSON (250), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
| 3.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 15/20 |
Aug 10, 2009 Bottle, cork comes out without even a hiss. Pour is deep orange, kind of cloudy. Nose is grassy with light berries and some sour funk. Sharply tart flavor. A little sweeter than most Fantomes. Fruity, a little too much so. Drinking this I wonder why Fantome is so inconsistent bottle to bottle, yet every beer kind of takes the same shape? I think they should just have one beer, called Fantome Saison, and have every bottle be kind of randomly different. That’s where we’re at now anyway. In closing, this is a tasty one, though too sweet, and I wish it had more carbonation.
PilsnerPeter (2667), Flushing, New York, USA
| 3.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 14/20 |
Mar 21, 2009 Bottle: Why do brewers that know what they’re doing use green bottles? Damn that humulone... Pours an orange golden color with a dense off white head. Old smelling (bottle was past it’s prime) Lightly papery, soft honey notes, some herbal/vegetal character, odd phenols-corky, a bit dusty. Unique aroma. The body is nice and creamy with fluffy carbonation. Flavor is both sweet and chalky. The bottle is evidently old, as the flavor stages didn’t mesh well. In it’s lack of cohesiveness thee were early notes of honey which led to a bitter herbal character and some chalky notes. Like most Fantome it’s unique- but this bottle was past it’s prime. (Note to brewer: Don’t use green bottles!)
holdenn (1456), Chicago, Illinois, USA
| 3.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 15/20 |
Feb 29, 2008 Thanks to xnoxhatex for this sample from the bottle. Pours a hazy yellow with a white head. Light tart aroma. Spices, barnyard, and wheat. Spices, lemon, grain, and slight funk in the flavor. The funkiness and tartness were barely there and way too subdued for me. Decent beer, but a little disappointing for such a phenomenal brewery.
Theis (3803), Denmark
| 3.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
Apr 16, 2007 Bottle (Sune). Unclear orange - white head. Citrus, dusty, pepper, mould, fruity, yeast, very nice. Soft carbonated.
BMan1113VR (2981), Los Angeles (and Dallas), Texas, USA
| 3.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 8/10 | 3/5 | 15/20 |
Dec 7, 2008 Bottle thanks to Bhops. Pours with a small, white head and a hazy golden body. Decent lacing. Aroma is sour with a sweet element and spices. Tastes is sweet-then-sour, with a lot of lemon or citrus bitterness. Light carbonation and a bit syrupy for a saison.
BigMilly8 (376), Holiday, Florida, USA
| 3.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 15/20 |
Feb 22, 2008 From bottle 750 ml : Pours a very nice hazy orange color, with lots of carbonation and a finger of white foamy head with good retention. Nose is a little faint, but what is there is big time farmhouse smells, sour fruits and yeast. Taste i cant say is as good. It is somewhat faint as well, with spices, and flowers, and some yeast. Aftertaste is a malty type taste. Feels incredible light in the mouth, and goes down like cotton candy, i can barley feel it. Overall not bad.
BoBoChamp (1449), Gent, Belgium
| 3.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
Sep 22, 2009 75cl, exclusive brewery, from Geers Oostakker, complex bitter brew, balanced, cloudy, rocky head, good brew
presario (3010), Calgary, Alberta, Canada
| 3.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 8/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 |
Jun 3, 2006 Another Belgian treat courtesy of Poperinge. Giant head. More foam than beer in the glass. Cloudy dark orange. Great label. Great story. Aroma of yeast, hops, old socks, apples and pears. Head looks like septic sludge. Spicy flavour is a surprise not advertised in the aroma. Big alcohol kick warms the ears. Big kick even for 8%. Beer almost evaporates on the tongue. A fun beer to drink. A ton of pepper in the finish.
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