3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
As soon as I took off the cap, the cork started slowly coming out on its own. With a little help, the cork came out with extreme force. It pours a hazy caramel color with a fluffy white head that quickly disappeared. The aroma is full of all varieties of spices and herbs. Rather bitter, with plenty of grasses, flowers and plants to go with cinnamon and an odd cheese element. This is a bit too weird for me. The least enjoyable of the Fantome's that I've had.
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20
Source:750 mL bottle shared at a Nashville tasting.
Glass:Taster.
Appearance:Hazy orange pour with a large off white head.
Aroma:Honey, grain, ripe fruit and grass.
Flavor:Spicey, sweet malt with tart lemon peel and apples.
Palate:Medium body with solid carbonation.
Overall:My first beer from this brewery, and I’m not at all disappointed. Can’t wait to try Noel.
3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 12/20
UPDATED: DEC 2, 2007 Hazy yellow color with a huge white head. Aroma and flavor of spices, citrus, lemon and yeast. Flavor is also pretty bitter.
3.7 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20
75 cL bottle, tulip glass. Average, creamy white head. Hazy, light yellow body. Bread and hay malt (M); flower and perfume hops (M); doughy yeast (L); banana, clove, pear aromas. Moderately sweet, lightly acidic flavor becomes a lightly sweet, moderately acidic, lightly bitter finish. Medium body, watery/oily texture, lively carbonation, building bitter finish. The bottom line is: very tasty!!! Tart and refreshing just like lemonade.
3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Bottle.
Less than a minute after removing the cap, the cork has worked its way half of the way out. A moment later, it explodes powerful against the ceiling. The bottle doesn’t overflow immediately --- but after pouring Pours a rich hazy amber; extremely fruity nose, like long-turned apple cider. In fact, this beer, both in aroma and taste, is all about rotten autumn produce; take the spoiled browning apples and pears, add the refuse from the vegetable garden a coupe of weeks after the first early frost, and blend in the grapefruit husks from last week’s breakfast --- this is what you get, though not in entirely a bad way. Very fruity, peach and pear and over-fermented apple on the front, acid; quite bitter yeast/spice flavors along with some vomit in the close. Strong, apparent alcohol adds some burn and keeps this from achieving the lightness that may have been intended. Altogether a very curious and not entirely pleasant beer. Definitely not one of my favorites from the usually-do-no-wrong Fantome.
4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
hazy gold, off white head. minty earth aroma woth wet leaves citrus and spice. starts sweet with butter and bubblegum, then goes earthy, herby and spicy. wow.
3.8 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
[Sampled in Rudme in the TDK-forum (Topas Drinking Klub) with the Asian Swamp-group.]
Muddy orange look with no head and an aroma of nice sour citruselements. Flavor is similar added with amounts of hops over average, peaches, fruits particular, grapefruit, summerbeernotes and indeed a brew for further investigation. Very cozy and swanky beer. Of an only art!
2.9 AROMA 4/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 12/20
A light golden beer with hints of citrus but not overpowering.Easydrinking and didnt feel the alcohol at all.This was just average brew.
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