Fantôme Printemps

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

Serve in Tulip

750ml bottle shared by jsprime. pours hazy golden with a white head and moderate carbonation. lovely aroma of pils malt, powdered lemon candy, flowers, bret funk, lactic acid. the flavour is a stunningly complex combo of the aroma. very soft on the palate and just stupidly drinkable. one of the best beers ive ever had. thx jeff!

750ml bottle from Winooski.
Appearance : Hazy pale yellow.
Aroma : Very weird fruity-ish. Makes me think of the Jolly Ranchers candy. Light piny notes. A bit citrusy. Light cough syrup. Lots of lime.
Taste : Candy-ish Jolly Ranchers. Notes of mint, light banana, fruits and lime. A bit medicinal. Carbonation is really soft.
Overall : Ok this is the weirdest Fantôme I’ve had yet. Nose is very weird yet very appealing. Taste is not as good as the nose but still interesting. This is my best Fantôme so far.

Pours an opaque wet straw. Head disappears quickly but it laces nicely. Lots of beautiful peppery citrus in the nose. This smells awesome. Not quite as creamy a mouthfeel as say, the Dupont, but sharper, like the nose. Falls just short of exciting in taste, but unique and true to the style at the same time. And who doesn’t love the ghost? One of my favorites in the category.

Bottle, bought @ EG.
Pours muddy yellow-orange with a small, creamy, white head. Aroma has oranges, pepper, light viniousness, malty, crisp. Nice. Medium carbonation, dry and lovely creamy mouthfeel. Flavour is amazingly fresh, flowers (tulips), oranges, citrus. Very fresh and lovely. Long, lingering, light dry mouthfeel and a slight spicy edge. Really fantasticly drinkable.

Bottle from 2010. Aroma is huge pink lemonade, really smells just like freshly made pink lemonade in the summer, so enticing and delicious, bit of grapefruit, some bitterness is detectable under the fruity sweetness. Flavor is more of a rubbery strong bitterness, o Fantome, burnt tire, some of the pink lemonade like sweetness is there but its 2nd seat to the bitterness, light and very drinkable, like it more and more as I go.

Fruity and somewhat sour aroma. Some hops in the aroma. Mildly cloudy orange color. Fruity flavor with some hay-like character. Fresh and refreshing. Some grapefruit flavors in aftertaste. Nice medium body with a silky texture. This beer has a great refreshing flavor. This beer makes me happy!

Pours a pale yellow with a white head. Aroma is fruity, citrus, Belgian spice, wheaty notes. Flavor is sweet, grassy hop, loads of citrus, yeasty.

I am really enjoying this brew. Aroma is dominated lemon and grass with a hint of alcohol. Appearance is a pale yellow like lemon juice and minimal head. Taste is lemon and vanilla. Palate is a bit thin and refreshing. Really nice beer.