3.8 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 4/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 18/20
Pours a dark cloudy tea color with an orange hue. The pillowy white head slowly disipates to a thin layer that rings the glass. Spicy fruit aroma with a hint of alcohol and barnyard characteristics. The flavor is complex with roasted malt, spruce, dried fruit, and pepper notes. There is a slight sourness towards the end. The finish is dry. Other than the slight alcohol aroma the 10% abv is well hidden. Very impressive offering. Happy New Year!!!
3.9 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Bottle:
Medium vast and slow disappearing off white creamy head on top of a light hazy red ruby colored beer.
Smell spices, herbs, malts, caramel, nuts, leaves.
Taste spices, fruits, strawberry, orange, rosehip, yeast, malts, herbs, spices, medium bitter, some sweets and sour in the far distance... Nicely balanced.
Short but spicy fruity light bitter and lighter sour aftertaste.
Medium carbo, tingly spicy mouthfeel, medium to fuller body and a light creamy texture.
A balanced sweet mix of herbs, fruit and spices.
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Pours dark amber. Nose is heavy complex esters, spices and caramel and toasted malts. Flavor is fruits spices, roasted, toasted malt, caramel. Dry full body and complex. nice creamy mouthfeel. just some slight tartness in the mouthfeel. gets mixed with the dryness.
2.5 AROMA 3/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 6/20
Christmas beer with a spicy start and sweet and sour finish. Pours well with a good aroma and an amber color.
3.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Pour out of bottle is hazy orange with slightly off white head, aroma has notes of caramel, lemony tart, some pine, spice, slight fruity and funky notes in there as well. Taste is just as all over the place, the caramel and toffee sweetness, hints of lactic and lemony tart, slight pine and spice notes, touch of sweet dark fruit and funky earth and barnyard finish it out.
3.7 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
(750ml bottle from El Cerrito). Pours a cloudy orange-brown color with off-white head. Aroma has spices, caramel, honey and light funk. Taste is sweet and sour with a little metallic note. Medium bodied with an oily texture. Pretty yummy, but the metallic note is a bit distracting.
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
bottle. dark red orange pour with minimal head. orange peel, spice, honey, pumpkin pie, with some sourness. surprisingly smooth and easy to drink. pretty good.
4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Bottle. Musty lemon and malt aroma. Cloudy orange-brown color with moderate head. Musty, slightly sweet lemon and malt flavor. Body on the lighter side. Great.
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
Bottle. Notes of candied sugar, raisins, spices, old plums, dough, and a touchof alcohol warmth. One of the more straightforward aromas of a fantome beer. But good. More like a belian strong ale than a saison. Good.
3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
brown dirty body with big tan head that goes away quick. the smell of coriander is the most noticeable with hints of mint and and Jägermeister, more like a medicinal syrup. it taste a lot like clove some coriander and this its actually very light compare to the other fantomes (drink as soon as it was released) and actually somehow sweet. Overall I was surprise how light the beer was taking consideration of the abv and easy to drink..
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