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Brewed by Brasserie Fantôme
Style: Saison
Soy-Erezée, Belgium
Serve in Tulip

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RATINGS: 616   WEIGHTED AVG: 3.7   SEASONAL: Winter   EST. CALORIES: 300   ABV: 10%
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COMMERCIAL DESCRIPTION
A very dark and entirely unique holiday seasonal beer, at a whopping 10% alc. by volume. Reportedly spiced with honey, caramel, coriander, black pepper, and other secret ingredients. The alcohol content probably goes a long way toward explaining that very warm and satisfied feeling one finds on the very first sip. A rich, dark-flavored beer with lots of deep-roasted chocolate malt, but still fairly dry, with a hint of sourness at the core. It is very spicy, with some winter spruce flavor in the bargain. The wild yeast sourness also adds to its welcoming character.


3.7
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 15/20
Suttree (3926) - Knoxville, Tennessee, USA - MAR 25, 2012
Murky brown, huge white head. Oaky, spicy aroma. Flavor is spruce, cinnamon, and lightly sour fruity notes. As it warms, it takes on a candied pears character. I liked it...

3.1
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 5/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 11/20
zvikar (1329) - Ramat Gan, ISRAEL - MAR 17, 2012
Bottle sample at a tasting at Ariel’s place. Thanks beerandbeyond. Pours orange to red hazy with a perfect beige head, aroma of cherries, molasses, raisins and toffee, flavor of raisins, nice acidity with pleasant bitterness, finishes with some spices, medium bodied

3.7
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 15/20
jkwood04 (1406) - Connecticut, USA - MAR 17, 2012
750ml bottle in a snifter. Pours red with thick, beige head. Aroma of caramel malts, spicy yeast, dark fruits, and light hops. Flavor the same with lots of fruits and wine-like notes. Smooth texture. A pretty good saison.

3.8
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 14/20
kappldav123 (3296) - Markkleeberg, GERMANY - MAR 13, 2012
Bottle looks good. Beer in the glass very zippy, huge head. Starts strong, fine spicy and fruity like dried fruits. Finish warming but not alcoholic, modest sourish. Quite drinkable for a beer of this strength. Good!

3.6
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 14/20
Reynolds314 (781) - Connecticut, USA - MAR 6, 2012
Pours a dark brown with light red tones and very minimal head. Aroma is cola, dark fruits, yeast esters. Taste is earthy and dark fruit with spices. Reminds me of Pannepot with a saison yeast strain. good stuff.

3.1
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 12/20
DSG (3004) - Tel Aviv, ISRAEL - MAR 4, 2012
Bottle sample at a tasting at Ariel’s place. Thanks beerandbeyond. Hazy reddish brown with a nice big beige head. Spicy aroma with dark fruits and malt. Sweet malty flavor with caramel, fruits, light spiciness and alcohol. Medium-bodied

4.5
   AROMA 9/10   APPEARANCE 5/5   TASTE 9/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 18/20
matt7215 (1645) - Cambridge, Ontario, CANADA - MAR 4, 2012
750ml bottle shared by jsprime. light amber,lingering off white head. fruity estery flavour. great malt profile, late spicing works really well. doesnt drink like its anywhere near 10%. great beer.

3.7
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 15/20
Ernesto987 (1509) - Connecticut, USA - MAR 3, 2012
very fizzy, some belgian dark fruity malts in there and that fantome signature saison yeast. Love it.

3.2
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 14/20
mabel (4405) - Toronto, Ontario, CANADA - FEB 21, 2012
[4135-20111119] 750mL bottle. Pungent petrol-laced floral toffee aroma. Hazy, brown amber body with a quick foamy off-white head. Fruity floral toffee flavour has a lingering sweet floral funk. Medium body. Fair, not a fan of the funk. (7/3/5/3/14) 3.2
(@ Rudy’s Sourfest 2011)

3.8
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 16/20
suprchunk (1059) - Heinsberg, GERMANY - FEB 19, 2012
Dark amber colored pour. Huge off-white, alive!!!, head. Plenty of lacing as it falls slowly. A lemony bread aroma, with a yeast nose. Rustic smelling. A thin peppery, citrusy flavor. A bit of bitterness. Nice beer.


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