4.2 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 18/20
AROMA: Lemon, anise, traces of skunking (they need to get rid of the green bottles or just store it better), farmyard smells (hay, straw, dirt), wine (white burgundy);
APPEARANCE: hazy, light yellow or straw, thin head, virtually no lacing;
TASTE: sour, slight bitterness,
PALATE: thin, spritzy, lingering finish of a soft nature;
OVERALL: exceeds expectations, the skunking was fleeting and more a testimony to the problems of storage than of brewing.
4.2 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 18/20
Bottle:
Small white head on top of a hazy yellow orange colored beer.
Smell white wine and light (orange) fruit, like cantillon with peach, also reminds me of a clean dixie toilet.
Taste is very well balanced: sweet, peach, lemon, light sour, light sweet, hint of yeast, light soap. Nicely balanced and easy drinkable, no trace of alcohol.
Yeasty fruity light sour ish aftertaste.
Low carbo, soft like juice mouthfeel, medium to a lightly fuller body and a light creamy texture.
This is good.
4.2 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 18/20
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!
4.2 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
750 ml bottle into tulip, no best before date notched. Pours hazy golden straw color with a fairly dense 2 finger white head with good retention that reduces to a thin cap that lingers. Some spotty lacing on the glass; plenty of carbonation streaming up. Aromas of big tart apple, grape, pepper, hay, lemon, earthy spiciness, and big funk. Incredible aromas here with good strength and complexity. Taste of lemon, tart apple, pepper, hay, citrus, grass, bread, herbal spice, and some funk. Fairly dry finish; with lingering notes of lemon, apple, pepper, spices, and light tartness on the finish for a bit. Medium bodied with fairly high carbonation; with a fairly prickly, yet smooth mouthfeel that drinks easily for 8%. Alcohol presence is pretty much non existent. Overall this is definitely an excellent saison offering from Fantome. I would not expect anything less.
4.1 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
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.
4.1 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
Pours cloudy yellow with a huge, foamy white head. Aroma is musty, zesty, pepper, something familiar I cannot pinpoint. Very nice balance between sourness and smoothness in the flavor. Drinkable yet quite flavorful. Yeasty, tart, and a little citrusy, grapes. This is my first fantome beer but certainly not my last.
4.1 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Bottle. Notes of bright fruity bubble gum, light spice, and a bright watered down grapefruit citrus notes. Touch of lemon sourness. Big carbonation. Nice body. Well made. Great bottle. Complex, well rounded, rustic champaign fruity citrus saison. Very nice.
4.1 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 16/20
Pours a hazy apricot color with a large, frothy white head. Aroma holds loads of nectar fruit, including peach, mango, and kiwi, along with notes of apple and pear-- awesome fruitiness on this nose, I’m loving it so far. Flavor is divine-- tons more nectarine and kiwi notes, with some wheat and yeast that really add a beautiful depth to this beer. Palate is crisp, clean, and refreshing; absolutely perfect for a hot summer day. Top notch saison.
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