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Fantôme de Noël

Percentile
96
overall
Brewed by Brasserie Fantôme
Style: Saison

Soy-Erezée, Belgium

bottled
common

on tap
common

Broad Distribution
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RatingsAverageScoreSeasonalABVStyle PctlServe in
4613.73/5.03.71/5.0Winter10%93.5Tulip
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.
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 Floback (333), Naples, Florida, USA
4.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/105/510/105/519/20
May 24, 2007    Updated: Oct 10, 2007
750 ml bottle. Knightly Spirits aims to please. Pours a ruby-tinged black and tight webs of tan lace. Tireless and always skunky with a touch of chalk and hay on the nose. Crisp with spicey-yet-subtle notes of Dewar’s scotch and granny smith apples. Head is a huge, tinted brown and the nose is caramel and malt. Perfectly sour with yeast. One of my all-time favorite beers due to its complexity, smoothness, and intrigue.


 mlist55 (210), media, Pennsylvania, USA
2.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/55/103/510/20
May 24, 2007  
Tastes like a Belgian golden ale, but with lots more malt; Fairly sweet with a nice spiciness to balance the beer initially; Bitterness is moderate, but picks up in the finish as the malt fades away; Nose is banana and spice; Ruddy brown in color; Sediment just sits suspended in the beer; Light tan head


 dirtymike (2018), Manchester, New Hampshire, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/516/20
May 20, 2007  
Murky copper/brown with a large white head. Malty,sweet,fruity and tart. Notes of caramel malt and spices along with a touch of pleasant funk.


 smartlung (154), Valrico, Florida, USA
2.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/53/102/510/20
May 1, 2007    Updated: May 15, 2007
bottle from Knightly Spirits in Orlando - I have a hard time getting past the barnyard taste - though its fun looking at my wifes face when she samples - sour, many many spices I cannot detect, most interesting brew i’ve had so far - I have a few more Fantomes on hand - though I must say very hard to finish! I’m not ready for this one.....................


 anders37 (4601), Malmö, Sweden
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/515/20
Apr 22, 2007  
Bottle. Pours a dark brown color with a tan head. Sweet malty aroma with hints of caramel and spices. Sweet malty and slightly earthy flavor with hints of spices. Also some tart hints. Malty finish with some warming spicy hints in the aftertaste.


 Mungo (2474), Southampton, Hampshire, England
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/515/20
Apr 19, 2007  
Bottle (from Bitter Virtue). Dark colour. Caramelly malts but fairly dry. Light fruits. Earthy spice. Refreshingly tart finish. Doesnt show strength. On the whole pretty good but somehow quite unusual.


psuhorrorshow (1), USA
does not count click to see why this rating of Fantôme de Noël does not count
4.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
10/104/510/105/520/20
Apr 14, 2007  
A rich and very tastey treat for the holiday season. At 10 % abv, it also leaves a nice, warm feeling. Too bad it only comes once a year with Christmas.


 NobleSquirrel (1106), Chicago, Illinois, USA
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/55/103/511/20
Mar 24, 2007  
this was just okay. the aroma was scrumptious, but the flavortaste fell flat. good, but not necessarily great.



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