3.3 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 12/20
Bottle (cork labeled 086/477044, if that means anything...probably the phone number and not a bottle number). Pours with a murky hazy brown body and a foamy off-white head. Sourness one can smell from across the room. Aroma of sour, cork, mold, black pepper nostril burn, earth, orange peel, chocolate, flowers and tapioca. Taste is sour, floral, with a slightly metallic finish with buttery chocolate and a lingering pepper finish. That first sip is the worst, but I am not liking the after taste from this bottle. Garbage, grease, pepper, raw cocoa nibs. A bit too spicy too. Wish I liked it more, but I can’t stand the aftertaste, even after a few sips. Small, tingly bubbles. Dry mouthfeel.
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Bottle. Red brown colour with a big baige head. Caramel, dark fruits, spicy aroma and taste. Medium body and a sweet finish.
3.7 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Dark in color, aroma of grapefruit and spices. Very tart in taste. Not bad as a winter warmer.
2.6 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 10/20
UPDATED: JUN 23, 2009 Note - this bottle was fucked. I’ve had it before, it was my first Fantome, and was fantastic. This bottle was just a mess.
750ml bottle (Cracked Kettle, Amsterdam)
Dark brown, no head, though the bottle did open with a pop. Very watery, certainly not 10%, something’s definitely wrong. Sour aroma and palate.
4.2 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 17/20
Muddy brown, initially wearing a spectacular beige head for a 10% sour beer, but fully diminishing to a ring. Woody aroma and in its sense flanders sour ale like, but this is not aged in oak barrels, is it? Balsamic aroma, very earthy. The alcohol just comes out as a mild fragrance, you’d never guess 10%. Lots of nutmeg and cloves. Dark bread yeast character. Leafy cherries and raspberry tree branches fruity tones. Much more acid than I expected on the tongue, I like this. Fruity, woody, sour, spicy, well blended and very intense. Earthy, strawberry jam and vinegary flavors, big fantôme funk. Bitter spicy finish: lingering and warming. Typical airy and foamy body with lively carbonation and astringence from the puckering acidity. Delicious offering.
3.8 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
reasonable saison. Pepper, sour dark. Creamy medium plus mouthfeel. Barnyard smell, but not the most barnyard of all the Fantome I have tried. Fresh from Belgium.
4.2 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
Big thanks to beeryum for this one. Pours turbid ruby/magenta with medium, off-white head. Aroma of malt, dark fruit, hops, cabernet, chocolate....prize winning aroma! Tastes malty, spicy, with some citrus, merlot, cinnamon, chocolate, and a complex, dense finish. Outstanding!
4.2 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
750mL bottle, several years old. Poured a rich shade of garnety mahogany with a nice cap of whitish head.. looked great in the glass. The aroma picked up tart fruity notes spiced by black pepper, earth, toffee, and brown sugar.. really well presented. The flavor found tart medium-skinned and darker fruit skins throughout, along with black pepper, cinnamon, and cardamom.. some chocolatey sweetness on the back-end.. tasty, spicy finish. Medium-bodied and dry on the palate with little carbonation.. well-balanced and very tasty. I’d love to drink this again.
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