Fantôme de Noël

A hazy amber beer with a lazing orange head. The aroma is sweet and quite fruity. The flavor is sweet fruity with a strong note of dust.

(Bottle 75 cl) Deep, dark brown with a warm, red Christmas glow. Gigantic, rocky head. For a 10% beer this is surprisingly dry with a pronounced bitterness. But once again it’s the unique spicyness that stands out. I sense pepper and...and...? Gets unclear, almost muddy if you pour the huge sediment. 210901

Bottled. Cloudy copper colour. Interesting and complex aroma including cellary cherries. Sweet with light sparkling mouthfeel. Warming and spicy with notes of grapes and a grassy finish. A very interesting beer.

75 cL bottle, Kerstbierfestival 2007 in Essen/Belgium. Pours copper and hazy brown with a little lacing head. Aroma is brett and slight acidic. Flavour is acidic and with a light citric note. Finish holds a slight malty note and a distinct citric brett note. Lovely light spiced.

Draught @ Kerstbierfestival 2006 in Essen, BE. Hazy dark yellow brown color with a litle white head. Aroma off yeast, banana, medicine and pepper. Flavor is sweet and spicy (peppery) with some notes of the medicine aroma, witch i did not like.

Bottled. Dark brown/black colour with brown huge head. Aroma of cherry, fruits, barnyard and some raosted malt. Flavour is sweet raisins, plum, toffeee, fruit, spices, roast and some smooth "leathery" notes. Very complex, but pleasant. Alcohol gives a small kick in finish. Long aftertaste of malt, caramel, raisins and sourness. Totally lovely!

Bottle. Sour cardboard aroma. Dark chestnut colour. Nice and stable, creamy light brown head. Flavour has a little cardboard too. Nicely peppery, but also somehow dry.

Bottled, thanks to René. Hazy brown colored with a beige head. Acidic aroma of fruits, spices, sherry and wood. Flavour of fruits, wood and sherry.