 jzzbassman (857), New Albany, Mississippi, USA
| 3.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Nov 19, 2005 Pours a murky sienna color, with a beige head that fades into a ring that lasts the whole glass. Aroma of cider and earth. Flavor finishes a bit bitter, but with an interesting citric fruit flavor up front.
HogTownHarry (4037), Toronto (Harbourfront), Ontario, Canada
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 3/5 | 15/20 |
Nov 19, 2005 Bottle (750ml "printemps 2004"). Shared with blankboy, GregClow and tupalev - courtesy of tupalev. Poured hazy deep orange with a huge foamy-creamy lasting off-white head. Didn’t care for the aroma at first - strong pungent crushed mint, marigold, with sweet almost dusty malt backing it, but it smoothed out on warming, a pleasant lemony character developed. Taste was a bit unexpected, grain, orange/lemon juice, sourness and sharp bitterness, with the punget pollen and floral nature still strongly present. This one was very astringent with decent livliness, the alcohol is extremely well masked - overall I needed time to warm up to it, but once it opened up I liked it quite a bit - could *not* drink a whole bomber of it without getting a headache, though.
DYCSoccer17 (2201), Davis, California, USA
| 3.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 5/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 13/20 |
Nov 8, 2005 Printemps 2004 bottle. Dry, sour lemony, barnyard-like aroma with some sweet notes of maybe peaches or something. Bready banana yeastiness follows in the aroma, but quite citric. Beautiful hazy copper color with amber highlights and a nice frothy light light yellow head. Lightly spicy peppery and a bit sweet start. Bizarre sour astringent middle with some roasted dry, oaky finish. A bit of booze towards the end. Mild hops to finish. This is a very dry and astringent brew that is both bitter and sour. Not sure that I like this very much as it is very difficult for me to drink.
Goldorak (439), Montreal, Quebec, Canada
| 4.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 2/5 | 8/10 | 5/5 | 19/20 |
Nov 8, 2005 Had a aging comparison, this sample was the fresh one.
Amber tan colored, with a compact, greyish head. Dany’s Beers are usually never much to look at...Pronounced caramel and herbs, some sour cherries with that unmistakable yeast profile that screams "Fantôme", the barn he uses to brew smells just like that. Lightly acerbic, again plenty of sugary caramel and a mineral taste, but with lots of body even though it was quite carbonated, and it had a fruity, grassy finish.
This is for the aged bottle I bought straight from the brewery. He apparently found it somewhere in the barn and didn’t quite know what to do with it, I was more than happy to take it off his hands! Dated 2000, it didn’t have a cork, just a crown.
Quite a darker shade of brown, the head was more subdued and was greyer, and had a few dusky chunks in there...The caramel aroma was bit more darker, it had sort of a scotchy, oaky/vanilla aroma to it, almost as if it were aged in wood! It tasted a bit metallic at first, then it tasted earthy and more acidic than the younger one, it was salty, with balsamic vinegar flavors and a dry finish that had a more conspicuous alcohol presence. It wasn’t a unanimous favorite, but I absolutely adored it!
Cornfield (4981), Oak Forest, Illinois, USA
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Nov 4, 2005 This amber Saison has quite floral aroma (presumably dandelion, but I’ve only pulled the weeds, not stuck my nose in them) along with a peppery spiciness. Lively in the mouth, it has a sharp malt flavor, sweet but intence, all fruity with white peppers and the (un)usual assortment of obscure Fantôme spices. Ver nice. <font size=-4><a href=http://www.ratebeer.com/Places/ShowPlace.asp? Wine & Spirits, Chicago, IL<font size=-1>
RAYBOY01 (1873), Chicago, Illinois, USA
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Nov 4, 2005 Darker amber pour than expected for a saison, with a huge long-lasting cream- colored head. Intense sweet floral aroma. Very sritzy mouthfeel. Flavors are sweet malt, floral, pepper, fruit, and spice. Very enjoyable!
Bov (5514), Bienne, Switzerland
| 4.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 5/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
Nov 2, 2005 2004 vintage - pours a cloudy red-orange colour with a giant and firm creamy head; aroma of apple, cellar, cream and cork; very creamy in the mouth; fresh with a solid malt body; a decent bitterness and a long fruity and slightly peppery finish puts the final touch to this wonderful beer
lamas (737), Adams Morgan, Washington DC, USA
| 4.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 5/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 18/20 |
Oct 21, 2005 750mL bottle from 2004. A muddy light-brown pour with a thick light-tan head that leaves some lace. Wheaty, yeasty and tangy aroma that is a little floral and features bananas and spices. Medium to full-bodied. Musty, yet sharp and crisp in places. Creamy in other places. Floral and grassy. Very tea-with-cream-like. A sweet malty body. Slightly acidic with some lemons and green apples. Herbal, spicy and peppery finish. Complex and extremely interesting stuff.
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