Fantôme Printemps

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

Serve in Tulip

This was a nice change of pace on tap. Crisp, a bit tart. Nice color, earthier than the saison. But nice on a nice day.

25oz - Aroma is pungent with wet hay, swampy green growth, and tons of spices. Pours a nice thick head over a cloudy yellow body leaving great lacing. Flavor is tangy and musty, layered with spice. The yeast and malt show up, but only for a minute. Palate is sticky and bubbly. An intriguing and fun brew.

A very complex, tasty saison with floral and fruit in the nose and cloudy in appearance. Flavor notes of spice, fruit, grass, hay and Belgian yeast. Very tasty and unique, like all saisons, this one has so many different flavors, aromas and unique characteristics and taste profiles. You never know quite what you are going to get from a saison.

The body’s a light amber and somewhat hazy. The head is a pale tan and lingers only shortly, its lacing sliding down the glass and back into the ale as you drink. Nice tart, funky aroma, fruity, lightly floral, with a splash of watered honey. Nice tart flavor with a soft/sharp malt, spices, an herbal bitterness, sor apples and lemons, a soapy yeast, and a touch of alcohol. The finish is dry and satisfying. Another good one from Fantôme. I wish I could remember where the heck I picked it up recently.

[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!

750 ml green bottle poured a hazy gold with a lasting creamy white head. Ar4omas of straw, mint, lemon and light spice. Palate was light bodied and crisp with a dry finish. Flavors of straw, lemon, mint and light spice with a crisp dry lightly bitter finish.

750ml bottle. Pours a dark brown color with a small off white head. Nose is grassy and lightly sour with a dryness to it. Palate is lightly tingly with a very nice mouthfeel, kinda fluffy but goes down easy. Flavor is grassy and sour with some nice funkiness to it. A nice light hop character to it and a crisp clean finish.

5/15/07. Cloudy cider with a thin, tan head. Peppery apple with a touch of cherry. Soft, but up-front, carb with a lightish body. Hints of sour apricot and honeydew; black pepper toward the end. Very nice.