Fantôme La Gourmande

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

Serve in Tulip

2002 bottle courtsey of claaark13, 02/12/2012. Pours luminous orange amber, one-finger head fades to a hazy surface, lacing around the glass. Interesting aroma, peppery green herbs (mint, oregano), some barnyard, light malts, slight oxidation, overarching notes of apples, green grapes, almost vinous. Taste follows, with straw malts, green apples, light funk, mint and soft herbal hoppiness, clean finish. Palate is thin, refined, and drinks easy. The bottle had obviously been well cared for and aged beautifully, a pleasure to try this.

750 ml - split with an old friend from Austin. Poured a golden amber with a light brown head. Nose of green apples and a nice barnyard funkiness. Flavor was just as funky, with some bready yeast notes . Nice malts and fruit backbone. Wine barrel flavors pop up as it warms. Mildly carbed, Finishes soft, slightly sweet with a lingering spice palate, Yummy yummy stuff .

Had this twice, once in June 2010 (quite good, thanks Jason) and once in February 2011 (not as good, thanks Spence). Notes from the June 2010 tasting. Pours brown, hazy, small beige head with little lacing or retention. Aroma is mint, earth, oxidation, pepper, and caramel. Flavor is heavy on the mint and chocolate but also has a strange wine quality.

Pours hazy medium brown color with tan head. Aromas of dark fruits, candi sugar, dank basement. Mildly sweet fruity flavor with some dankness. Earthy hops and some Fantome funkiness. Medium body with soft carbonation. Another delicious Fantome brew.

Bottle... Poured reddish brown with a thin head. This had some oxidization going on for sure. Body thinned out, dry and funky, a little flora and mildly bitter herbal spiciness to it.

thanks to whomever brought this to beachwood bbq last nite The various flavors and aromas all seemed a bit muted.

Apparently a very very old bottle. Pours with a hazed murky brown body and a small white head. Aroma is minty and spicy with crushed grapes, ethanol and white wine. Flavors are bready, malty, and minty. Noticeable oxidation. Light bubbles. Tastes faded.

750 ml bottle poured into a tulip glass. Pours a ruby brown in color. Tart sour aroma, flavor is tart with hints of cherries, and citrus. Really good with two years of age.