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

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RATINGS: 524   WEIGHTED AVG: 3.75   SEASONAL: Summer   EST. CALORIES: 240   ABV: 8%
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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.


most recent ratings

3.7
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 15/20
MrHangover (1095) - Den Haag, NETHERLANDS - APR 7, 2013
Bottle @WWT II. Gusher! Pours a dark amber with a big white head that leaves quickly. Aroma is fairly tart and funky. The flavor is again quite funky, sour and tart notes. Very interesting brew, nut sure if I can taste the dandelions. Very sweet in the aftertaste. Decent!

3.7
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 14/20
deanso (3185) - the Hague, NETHERLANDS - APR 6, 2013
75.cl bottle shared at wwt 2. A little too much coronation. Thick white head. Hazy golden blond pour. Nice refreshing saison

3.8
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 15/20
Hoppypocket (107) - Trois-rivieres, Quebec, CANADA - APR 5, 2013
Pours a cloudy orange with white head and little lacing. Aroma of classic fantome: hay, little citrusy, a bit of funk. Taste is very weird. At the beginning, you have a crisp, clean and classic fantome with a bit of citrus, herbal, floral, malted, a bit of honey. Then after you have a really weird smokey/rotten taste (not in a bad way this time) that completely change the pace. Medium low mouthfeel and good carbonation. Another special fantome that might get my attention if I ever see it again.

3.8
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 16/20
TickerTerryDJ (635) - Redditch, Worcestershire, ENGLAND - MAR 22, 2013
75cl bottle from Delices et Caprices shared with Steve,21st march.Cloudy dirty gold yellow pour with medium sized white,lasting head.Lots of aromas in there including citrus,herb,barnyard and floral notes too.Floral,vegetable,citrus and spice flavours with the dandelion hinted at not unlike the taste of dandelion home made wine.Interesting and different tasty saison.

3.7
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 14/20
MannyGoldberg (38) - Greater London, ENGLAND - MAR 17, 2013
Bottle at home. 17 March 2013. Huge gusher with plenty splattered all over the kitchen floor. The dog didn't seem too interested though. Colour is very muddy marmalade orange. Nose is mild farmyard. More muted than other Fantome. Tasty is sweet/malty for a saison but still with that unmistakable dryness that lingers around the soft palate. Very typical of this brewer. ---Rated via Beer Buddy for iPhone

3.8
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 15/20
tom10101 (1045) - Quebec, CANADA - MAR 11, 2013
Bottle (750 ml). Small gush. Unclear golden with a medium off-white head and some lacing. Aroma is intense dandelions/flowers with funky notes, malt and Saison yeast. Taste is sweet with, again, a tons of dandelions/flowers, honey, malt, citrus and herbal notes. Medium body. Mouthfeel is almost creamy and somewhat oily. Unique beer. Very interesting and complex. A bit too complex and heavy on dandelions to be easily drinkable though.

1.9
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 3/10   PALATE 1/5   OVERALL 7/20
brystmar (455) - Brooklyn, New York, USA - MAR 3, 2013
Way overcarbonated, in true Fantome style. Aroma is funky, flowery, sweet, and pleasant. Taste follows in the same footsteps with a much higher malt concentration and overpowering sweetness. Everything Fantome other than Extra Sour seems to disappoint, and this is no exception. Plus, they are unreasonably expensive across the board. Pass++

3.8
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 16/20
SlackerMads (520) - DENMARK - MAR 2, 2013
Bottle. Hazy orange with a medium sized lacing white bubbly head. Aroma is barnyard, citrus, light tart, light herbal hops, pepper, light wood, dandelion - cool. Taste is medium sweet, light bitter and light+ sour. Medium body, oily texture, medium carbonation. Ends light dry and spicy with prickling carbonation. Refreshing with no sharp edges and would be just looovely on a summer evening.

3.8
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 17/20
Bacterial (410) - Twin Cities, Minnesota, USA - FEB 23, 2013
Bottle shared at Bob’s - thanks guys! Honey and floral nose. Clear amber pour. Really nice light sourness. On the sweet side, very nice!

3.8
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 16/20
mathieuc (275) - Québec, Quebec, CANADA - FEB 15, 2013
Cloudy golden with a well-mannered white head that sticks around. I swear I pick up a lot of dandelions (or maybe generic flowers) in the aroma, so the brewer doesn’t lie! Taste is sweeter (or rounder) than expected but it then ends up completely dry, quite strange actually. Flavors are vegetal, flowers again with some alcohol showing. This Dany Prignon guy is quite an artist and this may be a little gimmicky, but I’m enjoying it!


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