Fantôme Pissenlit

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

Serve in Tulip

Old rate. Pours a glowing amber with a nice white head. Aroma is bitter dandelions, goldenrod, grass, and alfalfa. The flavour is very outdoorsy. Bitter dandelions, grasses, apples, spicy. The palate is strangely bitter with a full feeling. Quite unique.

Bottle. A - Crisp, clear, golden copper color with an enormous, thick, frothy, sticky, meringue like, white head. Amazing retention and a great lace left. S - Strong grassy, herbal funk/barnyard aroma. Also some orchard fruit that provides a good amount of tartness. Strong lemony and tart citrus aroma as well. A nice barnyard saison aroma overall. T - Close to what I expected from the nose. A strong tart, funky, barnyard flavor with plenty of grassy, herbal, and medicinal flavors. Zesty lemon and tart citrus with hints of tart apple and other orchard fruit. Dominated by a funky mix of fruitiness (apple) and grassy/herbal flavors. M - Medium body with a good level of carbonation. Zesty and lively feel. D - Very easy to drink and the ABV is extremely hidden. Nice funk and tartness but not so that it was hard to finish the 750mL bottle I had. Very drinkable and enjoyable. Notes: Overall a nice funky/barnyard saison. Another good beer from Fantome. It’s not the very top of saisons, nor is it as good as the Fantome Saison, but I enjoyed this. All the parts together I can see dandelion being used (having eaten dandelion before) but it doesn’t just jump out. Worth a try though - at least the batch I tried.

This is my 350th beer tried,woohoo. This seems like beer that the brewer puts their hearts and muscle to. Pours form the green 750 ml bottle into my tulip glass with a hazy orangeish amber with hints of brown. The head on the first glass I poured was rather thin, dissipated quickly, and had nice lacing. The second pour yielded a head that rose to the top of the glass, it was tight and golden marshmallow looking. It sticks for awhile. There is a lot of yeast in the bottom of this bottle that produces a brown tint to the beer. The smell is great, fresh saison. No overt funk smell, but nice pronounced hops, a pinch of sour, some spice, and a bit of pear. The yeast is also there, producing the classic saison twang. There is a hint of flowery perfume scent in there, presumably the dandelion. Slippery mouthfeel, not one of my favorites. The taste has some dandelion flavor, lots of sourness, some fruitiness, and some spice. A nice unique, tart saison without being too funky. Overall a satisfying brew, I’m having it a bit warm, it probably would excel at a cold temperature. Serving type: bottle Reviewed on: 11-18-2009 00:18:47

Reviewed from notes. Pours a nice, slighly-light copper color with a white head. A bit of sticking lacing on the way down. Nose brings forward quite a bit; highly unusual, as is often the case. The predominant scent seems to be some sort of grassy, floral scent that’s hard to place. In addition, a good amount of lemon, hay, and a little bit of musty funk. Taste is really floral and a bit grassy. Some light citrus notes as well. A bit of hay. Feel is really nice with the floral character livening things up and drying out the finish just a bit. Unlike many of Fantome’s more unusual offerings, this one nails the drinkability factor. Serving type: bottle Reviewed on: 10-18-2010

A beautiful person allowed this to flow at the Alesmith BA WH release. Same 03 bottle as listed below. Was a $16 bottle from Holiday. I never did get around to checking if they had more. I need to do that, because I loved this beer. Sweet and tart and absolutely beautiful. Flavors moved all around the mouth. Light pucker effect. Great.

750 of what I have to assume is a fresh bottle, great frothy saison head, slightly tart, sour aroma, extremely full bodied, this is quite delicious. A bit tart, a bit earthy, very nice.

2003 bottle. Pours a cloudy golden color, with frothy white head. Earthy, nice sour tartness, leather, fruit, rough grain, grass, and lemon zest. This was great, I love the age on this, I would like to try a newer bottle, but I don’t think it would be better then this.

Bottle. Pours hazy gold, with fizzy head that quickly diminishes to straight flat. Aroma is floral, sweet sweatiness like the funk on an exercised woman, flavor is sweet and dry, excellent.