4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
UPDATED: MAY 11, 2007 Bottle 14/20. Bought this for $320 Cdn to aid a girl in France? to have surgery for a rare disease. Bid through Babblebelt and Shelton Brothers. Bid in April. Came to USA in the summer. For the $ worried about customs and had it shipped to Washington for Oakes to bring into Canada. Unfortunately DSL lost it and Shelton sent another bottle. Oakes brough it into Canada in December and mailed to Calgary. 13 months later we are at the tasting. One of four empty bottles I am currently saving. 10 minutes to pour due to a giant head. Looks like a cinamon puff pastry on a grey-red-brown liquid. Moderate spice farmhouse aroma. Dark rich herbal spice flavour. A taste I will call dandelion and spice. Surprising spice finish. A very good beer. The ratings may be somewhat inflated due to rarity and cost.
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Big thanks to Sebastian for sharing this. Pours hazy brown, mostly flat, with a ring of white foam around the edge of the glass. Aroma is flowers, iced tea, black pepper, and caramel malts. Flavor is mostly just iced tea with flowers steeped in it but also plenty of malt, some oxidation, tobacco, and lemons. Thin body.
4.7 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 19/20
RBWG from FlacoAlto. An honor to be able to taste such a rare gem. Murky brownish color. Yeast, light toffee, spices and lightly funky aroma. Flavor follows suit. Yeast, light fruit, spice. Taste the rareness.
4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
750 ml bottle (18 of 20) shared by FlacoAlto during RBWG - Pours a hazy light brown color with a thin off white head. Aroma is dark esters and light spice. Flavor is lightly sweetened toasted malt, esters, with some light herbal spice and a hint of yeast. Has a slight tart finish. Alcohol is well hidden. Light to medium body. Another great rarity I got to try at RBWG. Thanks Sebastian!
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
@RBWG-750-thanks to FlacoAlto–pours a light brown head and murky brown color. Aroma is medium malt-caramel/dark cocoa, fruit. Taste is medium malt-caramel/dark cocoa, fruit, some herbal/spice hops.
3.6 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Bottle-huge thanks to FlacoAlto for sharing what could be the most rare beer of all time! however, im not going to rate this beer on its rareness, im going to rate it as it is a beer. dark copper hue with a small fizzy white head. dark fruits on tne nose-plums, brown sugar. lots of black pepper on the flavors with a long sweet finish. really not all that complex of a beer but given its age, im sure i needed a bigger sample than what i had. however, i can say i had this beer!
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Murky amber color with fleeting ivory foam. Grainy pale malt, spicy, hebal, wild flower aromas. medium body. Dry spice, wild flower, citrus flavors on a smooth caramel base, classic crazy Fantome brew--Much thanks to FlacoAlto@RBWG
3.9 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
Generously shared by FlacoAlto at RBWG. Holy hell Sebastian, you are the man. Pours amber with a white head. Aroma is caramel, grass and herbal spices. Flavor is honey, spices, grass, fruits. Alcohol is well hidden. Thanks Sebastian!
4.2 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
Orange pour with off white head and lace. Dark fruit and a hinto cherry. Soy sauce, a hinto brown sugar, and a tart fruity flatness. A bit thin and watery. Different to say the least. much thanks to FalcoAlto
3.9 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Bottle generously shared @ RBWG (18/20) by FlacoAlto...thank you, my friend!!! Truly amazed that I got an opportunity to try this. This one pours a cloudy chestnut/amber with a wispy white head. Aroma is biscuit, caramel, lemongrass, and tea. Flavor is a bit fruity with honey, cherries, citrus, and black tea. Can’t at all distinguish the 12% ABV...beautifully hidden. Nice!!!
4.6 AROMA 10/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 18/20
Bottle generously shared by FlacoAlto at AZRBWG. Pour is hazy copper with a khaki head. Aroma shows notes of black tea, tobacco leaves, lemon zest, dandelion, and some additional herbal/floral qualities. Flavor shows the same with additional notes of onion, white pepper, red apples and a touch of funk. Very pleased to have been able to sample this rarity, thanks Sebas! I never would have guessed the ABV in a million years.
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