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

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RATINGS: 595   WEIGHTED AVG: 3.7   SEASONAL: Winter   EST. CALORIES: 300   ABV: 10%
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.

3.8
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 15/20
jerohen (1776) - Bussum, NETHERLANDS - DEC 14, 2003
Dutch ratebeer meeting. Bottled, best before 2001. Red-brown, yeast particles. Fruity aroma(cherries), some alcohol, pretty good. Very fruity flavour, complex. Perhaps the only flaw is the palate. Good brew.

3.9
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 16/20
11026 (1772) - Alabama, USA - JAN 8, 2005
Bottle from CaptainCougar. hazy brown. Domw floaties. Nice tan head fades slowly to ring the edge. Aroma is sweet and malty. Slight hints of "funky" yeast/bacteria. Nice sweet malt flavor, fruity. The wild flavors come through in the end. Slightly yeasty. Nice.

3
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 13/20
Gr0ve (1763) - Oslo, NORWAY - JUL 26, 2006
750 ml bottle. Dark brown and slightly hazy. Thick creamy off-white head. Rich spicy complexity. Medium-bodied. Quite dry with a prickling feeling. Light flavours. It is the spices in the aroma that is complex. The rest is rather disappointing. The alcohols are nicely hidden. Somewhat sour finish.

4.2
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 5/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 5/5   OVERALL 16/20
oteyj (1753) - Washington DC, USA - JUL 31, 2011
Dark reddish brown body with a medium off white head. Curious Flemish red qualities here- fruit sour acetic acid with cherry dark fruits, vanilla, and nutmeg spiciness. The flavor holds chocolate malt, cocoa nib, hints of tartness, and lemon citrus. Very interesting!

3
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 12/20
DavidP (1745) - Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA - DEC 13, 2003
UPDATED: FEB 14, 2006 Off-white head, large bubbles. VERY well carbonated, this beer couldn’t wait to fizz out of the bottle once opened. Dark murky color, rather unappetizing. Grainy-sweet aroma with a harsh citric acid overtone. Blackberry startwith a hop-bitter middle. Alcohol pepper / bitter aftertaste. Two things irk me about this beer:<ul><li>Color doesn’t match the flavor - I expected a dark winter brew to be a lot maltier</li><li>The color doesn’t match the flavor at all</li></ul> Bottle thanks to Blake. Hazy brown body, tan head. Fruity raspberry aroma with coriander and a light caramel malt underbody. The flavor is about the same as my prior rating - grapefruit rind with a coriander bite with an unclean alcohol thing.

3.7
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 15/20
pineypower (1735) - Pine Barrens, New Jersey, USA - DEC 26, 2008
Bottle from Knightly Spirits. Pours our a slightly reddish brown color with a moderate to large brownish head. Aroma is of dried fruit mainly cherry, some funky yeast and spice. Flavor is complex cherries, spice rich sweet malts and really no note of any 10% ABV. Solid brew once again by Fantome

3.8
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 17/20
21iceman40 (1732) - vienna, West Virginia, USA - FEB 19, 2003
My favorite so far of the fantome's. A darkness that reminds me of the bottom of a swamp. Nice aroma, with hints of many spices. Very flavorful due to a good combination of spices/malts.

3.6
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 14/20
topherh (1709) - Kearney, Missouri, USA - FEB 23, 2011
Pours amber with a beige head. Aroma is sweet, caramel, fruity. Flavor is sweet, fruity, spicy, earthy.


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