3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Bottle from Keg & Bottle in San Diego. Hazy dark golden color, good carbonation and sticky lacing. Fresh, flora aroma with notes of Belgian yeast, hay and fresh cut grass. Mellow flavor of dry hops, grass and lemon zest. It has a pleasant tartness on the back end. Light carbonation on the palate, very easy drinking and refreshing.
4.1 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 18/20
One of my favorite Fantomes, along with Printemps, Gourmand (in it’s day), and the regular saison. Also, this is best enjoyed relatively fresh. Pours hazy dark yellow bordering on orange, small white head, not much lacing or retention. Aroma is flowers and funk with some malty Belgian beer in the background. Flavor is heavy on the spicy flowers (guessing hops as dandelions arent supposed to have that much flavor) and funk with a bit of must going on. Great beer.
3.3 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Murky amber colored pour. What started out as a small dark cream colored head quickly kept rising. I had about a fingers worth, and now have about four with it almost spilling out of my glass. It might actually spill out. Weirdest thing I’ve seen. Needless to say it is carbonated. A malty and piss aroma. Lemony. Very tart front end on this thing. A little lemony in the mouth as well. Malty as well. Dry, almost crisp. A little brettness. Nice overall. And it did spill forth out of my glass.
3.1 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 1/5 OVERALL 13/20
Strangest looking beer. viscous, with bubbles lifting yeast floaties to the surface like a lava lamp. Tangy, funky citrus nose: tart, lemon, herbs, hops. Very flavorful, with lemony herbs and bitter hops. Viscous and slimy like oil or phlegm. The strangest body in history: velvety, airy, oily. Great flavor but the body is simply gross. Don’t know if that was from the dandelions or if it’s old...
3.9 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 17/20
Bottle. Pours an amazing amber orange with a small slightly off white coloured head. Furity aromas of lemons, some eathy undertones and some yeasty character thrown in. Some earthly woody hops seems to come through on the finish. Lots of yeast character in the flavours with nice acidity offsetting the slight sweetmess. Some hop bitterness on the finish. Lively carbonation. Good beer.
4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
Kind of odd & interesting. Poured with a small, fizzy, off white head that quickly disappeared and no lace. Color is a clear orange amber with a few bubble trails. Aroma is very beery (like on a brewing day outside the City Brewery down the street), yeast, a little hop, citrus. Flavor is much the same with tartness standing out and with a little bitterness and a bare hint of sweetness in the background. Body is good and carbonation is just a shade light. Finish is like flavor and has good length.
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
I got this one in the last Secret Santa. Thanks! Murky bronze pour with a decent off-white head that fades down to an ultra thin layer. Wild floral aroma with fruity apples and pears, and plenty of Belgian yeast. The flavor, as expected, shows a considerable amount of wild flowers, some vegetation, and plenty of yeast, but quite a bit of fruity apricot and melon notes. The apricot seems to stand out. Slightly dry with a light spice, of course a bit of that signature Fantome funk. This kept growing on me the more I drank it. It’s certainly a good refreshing Saison for the summer (a big plus in my book) but it just comes across as a tad thin. Perhaps because it’s so drinkable; it definitely doesn’t drink like 8%.
4.1 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 16/20
(bottle from OSLO, thanks Al!) Pours out a hazy orange with a white head that quickly faded. Aroma is strong of must, flowers, and apples. Some citrus lurking in here as well. The flavor is very unique and interesting with plenty of yogurt-like lactic acidity, slight lemon peel, tart wheat, and a floral finish that lingers well after drinking. Mouthfeel is medium, creamy, and carbonation is lively. Overall this is a very unique and refreshing saison, particularly suited for the summer. Thanks again Al!
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