3.9 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Bottle: Poured a bright orangey color ale with a very light foamy head with no retention and some lacing. Aroma consists of a strange spice mix with some distinctive floral notes. Taste is one incredible mix between some floral notes with some barnyard notes as well as light sourness with a strange mix of spices. Full body with low carbonation and no alcohol is perceptible. I must admit I had lost faith recently in some Fantome beers but this just confirmed that they can still create some totally unique experience while retaining some drinkability. I can’t say that I tasted the oregano thought.
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Green bottle, 750 ml, via Importations Privées Bièropholie, savoured on November 22 2008; eye: caramel with an orange hue, lightly hazy, suspended matter, no effervescence, champagne-style white head that turns into a tiny ring, no lacing; nose: unknown but floral odour, light horse, light spices, light malt; mouth: unknown taste but floral (same as the odour), light horse, refreshing, light spices, light malt, light hops, lime, finale in an unknown but floral taste with a hint of pepper, rather carbonated, medium body, a bit thin, mild acidity, fizzy; overall: interesting
FRANÇAIS
Bouteille verte, 750 ml, via Importations Privées Bièropholie savourée le 22 novembre 2008; œil : caramel avec une teinte orangée, légèrement voilée, matière en suspension, pas d’effervescence, mousse blanche style champagne qui se transforme en un petit anneau, pas de dentelle; nez : odeur inconnue mais florale, léger cheval, léger épices, léger malt; bouche : goût inconnu mais floral (même que l’odeur inconnue), léger cheval, rafraîchissante, léger épices, léger malt, léger houblon, lime, finale en une saveur inconnue mais florale avec une pointe de poivre, plutôt carbonatée, corps moyen, texture un peu mince, acidité moyenne, pétillante; en résumé : intéressante
3.5 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Bottle, 75 cl. Thx to BoBoChamp (hopduvel)
Hazy darkgolden color, large creamy white head.
Aromas spice (oregano), fruits, yeast.
Medium body.
Taste strange brew, sourness, fruits, bit sharpness, spice, yeast.
Not bad.
3.9 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Hazy light amber body, big bubbled white head; Apricot fruit aromas mixed with very apparent oregano, in the beginning this mix is very strange but with time in the glass it evolves very nicely; Very fruity orangy fresh body with a very little sharpness from spices behind; Long fruity fresh and full finish, lots of aroma with the oregano showing clearly again. Another very, very good beer from Fantome.
3.2 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
75cl, exclusive brewery, new brew Anno 2008, from De Hopduvel Gent, complex brew, not balanced, cloudy, neraly no head, nice brew
3.7 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 16/20
750ml bottle with crown cap and cork, bought at Beer Mania in Brussels. Opens with a tiny pop.
Pours a relatively clear golden orange color with only minimal head that directly disapears. Aroma is spicy, fruity, some orange and lemon zest. Taste is very lemony with a bit of lemon acidity, yeasty, very spicy, peppery, quite salty and clearly recognizable as a Fantôme brew. There’s some hops in the background. The alcohol is very well hidden, the body is fairly light. Unfortunately the carbonation is almost non-existent but the spiciness sort of makes up for it.
Overall an easily drinkable saison, very thirst-quenching but lacks carbonation. The complex spiciness kept me intrigued throughout the whole bottle. Anorther very good effort from Fantôme, not as amazing as their regular saison but worth trying.
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