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Fantôme Pissenlit

Score
9998
OVERALLStyle
Brewed by Brasserie Fantôme
Style: Saison
Soy-Erezée, Belgium
Serve in Tulip

bottled
common

on tap
unknown

Broad Distribution

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RATINGS: 449   WEIGHTED AVG: 3.78   SEASONAL: Summer   EST. CALORIES: 240   ABV: 8%
COMMERCIAL DESCRIPTION
Dany, the offbeat brewer at Fantôme, will try anything, and the results are always interesting. A beer made from dandelions would be worth a try if only because no one has ever brewed one before, but the great news is that this is actually a very good beer.
Dany and some cohorts get busy every spring picking bushels of dandelions that grow in the fields around the picturesque farmhouse brewery. The yellow flowers are removed and dried in the sun, then soaked in water for a few days. The thick, dark dandelion “tea” that results is the basis for the Pissenlit, which is made also from traditional barley malt and hops. It resembles a classic saison beer – golden spritzy brew, strong and very flavorful, with a good hop bite. You may have to strain to taste the dandelions, but you know they’re in there.
It should be noted that uncooked, the dandelion has a diuretic effect and is known in France as Pissenlit (literally, "wet the bed" - this also happens to be the British folk-name) for precisely this reason.


3.5
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 13/20
Bart (2325) - Brussels, BELGIUM - FEB 9, 2012
Bottle with Robin and Stefaan @ Avoriaz. Hazy amber coloured beer with a huge off white head. A real gutter, the foam keeps on comming. Herby and short hoppy hinted aroma. Full palate. Finish is light sour herby wit a refreshing hint. not bad but rather atypic.

4
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 5/5   OVERALL 15/20
Marsiblursi (2325) - Göteborg, SWEDEN - FEB 8, 2012
(Bottle) Pours hazy deep orange with a small off-white head. The aroma is medium sweet and light sourish tart with tones of black wine gums, caramel, woodsy orange and violet candy alongside earthy, damp basement-like yeast. Hints of dust, old asphalt, salt water and maybe some cherries. The flavour starts a bit sweet with some woodsy orange and mild lime/lemon. Wood dry finish with some alcohol warmth. The mouthfeel is full and round with perfect/medium carbonation. Dusty ending. Mild citrus lingers. Medium to full bodied.

3.4
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 13/20
LtDan (1413) - Los Angeles County, California, USA - FEB 6, 2012
Appearance: Pours an amber gold. Very cloudy with a thin white film a top.

Aroma: Earthy yeast, biscuity malt ,skunky hop.

Taste: Earthy and fruity at first. Bitter metallic funk, earthy flowery finish.

Mouthfeel: Juicy and fizzy.

Overall: Very unique and rustic, but too funky for more than a small glass.

3.9
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 16/20
sebletitje (4002) - Enghien, BELGIUM - JAN 28, 2012
75cl, BB 06/2013, bought at Fantôme. Couleur orangée, opaque laissant un filament visqueux sur les rebords du verre. Le col reste généreux avec une couleur orangée. Au départ je pensais que la bière était restée trop longtemps dehors, et commençait à geler, je dis cela car étonnement cette bière reste dans une épaisseur visqueuse par rapport à une bière habituelle. . Arôme est fleuri, dans le style Fantôme avec la levure habituelle. Nez fruité d’agrumes et qcq épices, ressent aussi un profil bien agréable de pétales voire d’herbes sauvages rappelant le pré. En bouche, ce profile Fantôme toujours unique, palais est très épais et visqueux pour une carbonation assez faible qui m’a fait pensé au lait de pissenlit ou du moins les feuilles utilisées dans le brassage. Je note aussi des épices avec un profile fruité allant vers l’orange et agrumes, le tout garde ce profile d’herbe sauvage qui se marie superbement bien à la saison. Il faut juste dire que le profile en bouche était différent, pour une bière à la consistance plus d’un sirop.

4.2
   AROMA 9/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 9/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 17/20
ryanfolty (580) - Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA - JAN 24, 2012
Date: January 24, 2012 Mode: Bottle Source: AV3 Description: Yellow orangish pour with no head and some sediment. Aroma is yeast, citrus, and kind of earthy maybe like freshly cut grass on a warm summer day. Taste is consistent with aroma, finish is mildly tart and dry. This is fantastic and looking forward to picking up another bottle!

4.1
   AROMA 9/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 16/20
BVery (1960) - Burnsville, Minnesota, USA - JAN 24, 2012
Bottle - thanks Folty! Yellow orange pour that is very thick/dense looking. Opaque. Big nose of citrus and sour. Full palate. Taste is balanced sour, lemon, grassy - this is awesome.

3.6
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 15/20
DasBierChef (683) - Lucan, Minnesota, USA - JAN 20, 2012
Is a pretty decent beer, although certainly unique. Should definitely try it!

3.8
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 16/20
Hair6a11 (924) - Illinois, USA - JAN 17, 2012
Bottle; Pour is murky gold with a frothy, fine bubbled off white head in this glass - cobweb style lacing in this tulip. The nose is florals, citrus, lemongrass - The flavor profile is more pleasantly bitter than expected - this is a fantastic summer drinker! Florals (I won’t say dandelion, I don’t know what it tastes like), a mild malt profile, lemon zest, grassy hops, with a lively carbonation - nice


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