3.8 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
Cloudy pale body with a medium sized white head,lasting. The nose is herbal and grassy with lemon, honey and dough. The flavor is lightly sweet with honey, dough, clover, sweet basil and flowers. Medium body is very soft with gentle carbonation.
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Pours a murky amber with an off-white head. Has a tart fruity scent & a hint of barnyard. Somewhat grainy and dry for a saison. Upfront tart berry flavors with a gritty bitter finish, almost coffe like. Different.
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
750ml bottle. Pours a hazy glowing yellow with an orange tint. Fizzy off white head with some lacing. Nice fruity and lightly spiced nose. Lots of clove, lemon and orange peel in both the nose and the flavor. Finish was very dry and crisp.
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
a citrus, flowery bouquet aroma. cloudy orange with a large pillowy white head. flavor is lightly sour citrus with a touch of marshmallow and something herbal(mint?). enjoyable.
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
UPDATED: SEP 10, 2011 750 from my Secret Santa - thanks!!! This one’s a very interesting combination of flavors. What else would I expect from Fantome? A moderate pour, compared to some of the explosiveness of some Fantome brews, but one that’s still rich and very aromatic. Fine looking orange hue with moderate lacing and decent retention. What immediately strikes you is - despite the name - an almost autumnal funk, with lots of sour apples and a bit of spice (that I can’t help but associate with clove and cinnamon, though it’s honestly more peppery I suppose). It’s all balanced by that dry and grassy intensity that I love in a saison - here it’s just a tad rough, and maybe this bottle’s beyond its peak. Still quite fine.
3.3 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
750 ml bottle. Murky yellow/orange with a big creamy white head. Aroma is spicy and parfumed with fruit. Flavor is sweet, fruity, quite spicy and honey. Quite unusually and complex flavor. More interesting than fantastic, but still really enjoyable.
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 17/20
Sampled at an East Side Bottle Liberation Society tasting. A gushing monster of a white head. Very small bubbles. This is a hazy lemonade color. It smells like lemon marangue pie and tastes a bit like it. The lemon is definitely on the funky side. Throw in some more subtle fruit and caramel. This was interesting. I liked it.
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Hazy yellow/orange pour, white head. Nice saison, and fairly sour. Yeast, barnyard funk, grain, grass, tart apples, flowers, lemon peel. and some dusty earth. It’s really ligth actually, and covers the alcohol % well. Excellent!
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