3.7 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Amber so dark it almost brown. Thin head. Gingerbread, sour dark malt, hops, and thick spices make up the aroma. Dark malt gingerbread and hop flavour with a lot of spices singing in the finish and aftertaste choruses. spice notes include ginger and pepper. Alcohol takes its time come up.
3.5 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
2009 vintage enjoyed xmas eve (and xmas day). Nose is really, really inviting, nice lactic sourness with some cherries and other stone fruit, slightly funky - as it warms, there’s some woodiness and spices (coriander? ). Flavor is a little dissapointing as per the suggesiton of the nose. Starts off with a funky sour punch, then a warming milk chocolate and light vanilla and black pepper. Finish is, well, strange. Really ashy and some botter chocolate shows, too. The ash finish approaches being a turnoff as it warms. All in all, another really unique beer from Fantome. Save for the weird lava/ash finish, it was well done.
4.3 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 18/20
Drank this on Christmas Eve while making cookies and listening to Holiday music with my girlfriend. This without a doubt is one of my favorite Christmas beers. Perfectly balanced in most aspects. Wonderful sour aroma without being too strong. Pours a terrific red/brown. As for taste, like I said the balance is great, awesome sourness, nice weird yeasty-ness, slight spice and a good mix of a roasty malt top this amazing beer off. All this while being slightly dry and refreshing enough to make me wish I had bought 2 of them. Merry Christmas!
4.3 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 20/20
One of the most complete, complexed and balanced beers I have ever had. Sour but not overbearing, with a finish that leaves you refreshed and ready for the next sip. Easy to drink an entire bomber and still want more. It is a must buy whenever you are lucky enough to find it.
3.6 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 13/20
750 ml bottle - pours dark brown with fluffy white head; spicy, floral nose with sugary malts and brown sugar; lots of yeasty spice, lemons and earthy notes; quite tasty with slight funk; a little heavy on the spice for my liking, but another interesting fantome brew
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Dark, effervescent amber pour with an eggshell head. Aroma of brett and candi sugar, some oak. Sweaty brett flavor with caramel malt, belgian candy malt, a ton more brett. I’m guessing this ones been hanging out for a while. Dry as a bone, I’m not getting much spice, maybe a hint of the spruce. If dry brett bombs are your deal, this is it.
4.3 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 18/20
Deep brown colour nice head. Very malty, yeasty aroma. Very unique flavour. Sweet candy like aroma, and a finish dominated by brett yeast. Strondg and comples with a very spicy flavour. Quite frankly this beer is awesome!
4.2 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 18/20
Bottle shared with cole and savvy1982. Thanks for the share savvy! Pours a hazy chestnut brown. The aroma is very complex with candy sugar notes with hints of hops and spice. Flavor is crazy complex, plums sweet fruit, candy, just a hint of tartness. Very nice carbonation. Excellent.
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