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Fantôme Saison

Percentile
98
overall
Brewed by Brasserie Fantôme
Style: Saison

Soy-Erezée, Belgium

bottled
common

on tap
unknown

Broad Distribution
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5923.84/5.03.82/5.08%98.4Tulip
Commercial Description:
This is a delicious, textural, and fizzy county ale, bright gold colour, citric and sour, reminiscent of a good champagne or lambic but in a class all its own.
Fantôme – Golden ale, 8% alc. by volume, with a wonderfully musty and characterful aroma. There are many drinkers out there who believe this is the “Nectar of the Gods.” Certainly no other brewer makes beer like this, in Belgium or anywhere. How many beers of 8% plus offer such fresh fruitiness? A solid Belgian saison beer at its base, with an unusual overlay of fruitiness.
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 nhorween (639), Chicago, Illinois, USA
4.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/104/58/104/519/20
Jul 2, 2008  
750ml, cap and cork. I was excited to see this one on the shelf today. Hazy honey color with a fine white head. Funky and slightly sour/tart aroma. Bready notes are wonderfully balanced by the clean citrus (myer lemon, tangerine). Sweet tarts along with the light hops. Pithy citrus and slightly funky in flavor. Sour at the end, smooth and very sweet finish. Tiny bubbles. Tart citrus in the end. Honeyed malt. Marvelous beer - one of the best, if not the best, saison that I’ve had.


 BigBen2120 (688), Derry, New Hampshire, USA
4.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/104/510/104/520/20
Jun 30, 2008  
750ml capped and corked green bottle from The Lighthouse in Manchester. Pours a murky light straw yellow with a half inch of off-white head. Smells fruity - grapefruit, orange, and hints of apple, as well as hints of caramel malt. Tastes sweet, with strong orange notes, as well as apple, pear, lemon, pith, and malt. Wonderfully complex. Fairly dry and clean toward the finish. Medium in body with ample carbonation. Super tasty, wonderfully rich and complex, yet light and very drinkable. This beer disappeared well before I thought it would, and I’d gladly have this on hand at all times.


 KAF (441), Coralville, Iowa, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/104/516/20
Jun 26, 2008  
Golden pour with a two finger white head. Bratwurst on the nose. Sweet berries with apricot and malt. Slight hot finish.


 theisti (1654), Leawood, Kansas, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/104/516/20
Jun 26, 2008  
750 ml bottle, courtesy of Gregis. Pour is golden orange and very hazy. Smallish 1/2 inch white head falls quickly. Aroma of funky mustiness, wheat, hay and the signature Fantôme yeasty smell. Nice, rounded nose. Taste is slightly sour, slightly funky wheat and more of the Fantôme yeast. The aftertaste reveals the mustiness from the nose as well as a slight medicinal herbal flavor. The body is medium and grainy. Overall, this beer is quite satisfying and features a distinctive aroma, flavor and palate for a Saison. It was quite interesting to try the "base" of Fantôme, as I have tasted several "flavored" interpretations of this Saison. Thanks Greg for bringing this one back from Beertopia for me.


 basewars (145), Albany, New York, USA
4.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/59/104/517/20
Jun 23, 2008  
Pours opaque yellow with good carbonation. Tastes of orange and funk. Quite complex. Nice soft mouthfeel.


 mjs (1463), Helsinki, Finland
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/516/20
Jun 19, 2008  
(Bottle from Bier Tempel, Brugge) Orange colour. Hazy. Small white slightly bubbly head which went away quickly. Sour, fruity and yesty nose. Fizzy palate, light to medium bodied. Very fruity taste. Citrus. Yeast. Attic. Sourness. An excellent saison.


 cmillward (430), Orlando, Florida, USA
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/104/58/104/516/20
Jun 18, 2008  
Bottle @ ORL throwdown. Light yellow with a decent bubbly white head. On the nose mint, citrus, lemon, tart, spicy brett, orange, some funk, hay. Flavor is tart, pineapple, some hay, a little bitterness towards the end. Amazingly refreshing finish. Very drying and tart. From a night full of Fantomes, this was one of my favorites. The intriguing tropical fruit hints set this apart.


 Bragesnak (2257), Aarhus, Denmark
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/104/516/20
Jun 16, 2008  
Brasserie Fantomé, Soy, Belgium. On tap, 190308. Unclear and yellow with a white head. Aroma of fruity yeast notes - especially strawberry. Some hops. Flavor of strawberries and citrus. High carbination and nice palate.



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