Fantôme de Noël

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

Serve in Tulip

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.

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.....................

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.

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.

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.

this was just okay. the aroma was scrumptious, but the flavortaste fell flat. good, but not necessarily great.

bottle birthday present from unique beer: pours a very dark brown not quite black with a small off white head. aroma is everywhere spicey, sweet fruity like cherry definetly cherry and sour cherry to me. flavour is much smoother than i thought it would be very nice with notes of cherry, very earthy hops also. finishes woody and dry with some spice. very complex, but enjoyable.

Pours very dark brown with a crimson tint and large rich thick tan head. The aroma has dark fruits, brett, barnyard, cinnamon, cocoa, anise, cherry, blackberry and chai tea - a lot of odd flavors that mesh incredibly well. Medium body with a good deal of sharp grainy carbonation. The flavor starts off with sharp spice, brett tartness, roasted chocolate malt, tannins and green tea. There is not nearly the fruit aspect that there was on the aroma. The finish is quite dry with some added oak, pepper, grapes, coriander and grains of paradise. Very crisp and refreshing for being a 10% monster. Big thumbs up on this winner from Fantome.