Fantôme Saison

Bottle w/ Simon. This beer is sick! This could easily lead to a saison obsession... Flavor wrapped up lemon rind, citrus, spices, biscuits, and an effervescent barnyard/farmhouse feel. Behind the flavors hid a grainy, gritty texture that made this whole thing work in harmony. Faint funk lay behind everything. Very drinkable, quenching, but intriguing and complex. Just a really cool, contemplative beer... let the saison search continue...

Initial sip left me sort of confused. The rest I did not like. It was most likely just me as others found it quite agreeable. I think it may have been the fruitiness that I did not care for. Sorry fantome...

**Rerate** WOW! What a great saison! I won’t do another full rating, but after I opened this beer I waited for the full 4 finger white head to settle and I could smell the light fruit, the lemon and funk from a few feet away. The taste was superb. Strong lemongrass, citrus and a horse blanket thick funkiness in the aftertaste. So fruity and easy to drink with so little alcohol detectable. Nice sour aftertaste. How could anyone not like this? ***Rerate*** Original rating 5/11/08 AR6 AP3 FL7 P3 OI16 TS3.5 Delicious saison by a bewer who knows how to do it. Aroma was a nice funky mix of barnyard floor and wet blanket. Pour was a nice light gold with a one finger white head and lots of tiny bubbles. Taste was crisp and refreshing. The funk is full and relentless. Lemon, grass and pear are in the front with an almost sugary sweet aftertaste. I did not care for that sweetness and that hurts it in my opinion. Nice bitey carbonation. Very delicious.

750ml Bottle: Aroma is sweet. Smells of fruit, spices, citrus, and some herbs. Poured dark yellow/straw in color with a large, creamy, white head that lasted throughout. Very sparkling. Cloudy. Full of medium-sized particles. Good lacing. Flavor is lightly sweet and lightly bitter. Tastes of fruit, spices, pear, peach, syrup from canned fruit salad, and a bit of hops. Medium body. Chalky texture. Lively carbonation. Dry, fruity finish.

Thanks to my bro for tasting this brew! Pours a very cloudy straw color with white frothy head. Aroma is of yeast, light cherry, strawberry and citrus. Taste is of yeast, fruit (cherry, strawberry) and some light basement funk. Palate is nothing special IMHO. This beer, although not bad in any way, does not live up to it’s hype. The conflict between the flavors in it do not interest me at all.

Pours an ultra-hazy golden color with a medium foamy head with some streams of lacing. It almost looks like a slushy! Aroma is sweet with citrus with a bit of bitter funk. Taste is about the same sour oakiness. Good, but could use more funk.

Pours tawny yellow w/ an elegant white creamy froth that rises and comes down slowly to a snowy, silky canopy and a thick, fluffy ring. Aromas of aged citrus, fruit, and herb. Medium nectar w/ ample residual effers. Flavors are slightly tart, bright and crispy w/ citrus overtones, mild coriander and banana, herbs, and white pepper. The finish is bittered nicely leaving a mild fruity after taste. This is a classic and very complex.

Bottle. Pours cloudy golden with a big long lasting head. In the nose I catch lots of fresh fruit like strawberry and black currant combined with yeast. Fantastic! Flavour is very fresh. Notes of more fresh fruit like lemon and peach is here too. It ends up in a dry slightly bitter taste. Pearly body. I need more of this!