3.7 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
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
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
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
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
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.
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3.8 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
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
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
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
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
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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