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Fantôme Saison

Fantôme Saison - Saison

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 Percentile 
98
overall
Brewed by Brasserie Fantôme
Style: Saison

Soy-Erezée, Belgium

bottled
common

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unknown

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 Ratings  Average  Score  ABV  Style Pctl  Serve in 
5873.83/5.03.82/5.08%98.4Tulip
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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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 aubreya (676), Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/518/20
Apr 21, 2008  
The color was cloudy yellow. The head was creamy, thin, and white. The aroma was lemon-grass, citris, sour, and musty. The flavor was the same. the palate was thin-bodied. The finish was tart.


 emacgee (1859), Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/517/20
Apr 21, 2008  
Pours a nice soft hazy gold with a one finger white head. The aroma was fruity, smelled starfruit, musty Brett aroma, muscadine grapes, a little grassy. The flavor is light, sweet, tart, bretty, lemongrass, fruity, a little funky, slightly grassy. The 8% is well hidden and the mouthfeel is nice, a little tart and smooth carbonation. Finishes sweet and a little dry.


 The Etruscan (304), Tuscany, Italy
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/104/514/20
Apr 21, 2008  
Weak white head. Cloudy orange colour. Aroma is malty, fruity with apricots and citrus notes. Flavor is fruity too with orange jam and light sour tones, ending in a sweet fruity finish. Medium bodied.


 sfhodense (554), Odense NØ, Denmark
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/59/103/516/20
Apr 17, 2008  
Bottle. Cloudy golden beer with white head. Aroma is fruity. Flavour is apple, pineapple and a bit spicy. Very refreshing (tasted after a porter/stout tasting).


 CanIHave4Beers (831), Des Moines, Iowa, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/104/59/104/517/20
Apr 13, 2008    Updated: Apr 28, 2009
My third 3.9 in a row!!!!!!!!!!!!! haha Anyway, I liked this beer very much. A nice looking beer with a great big head. Smell is lightly funky, and a little unforgivably skunky. The flavor is spicy, and sharply bitter, with just a little funk. The beer has a mouth feel very similar to champagne.


 BuckeyeSammy (454), Cleveland, Ohio, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/58/103/517/20
Apr 12, 2008  
Aroma is tart, lightly fruit.. pear? Slightly acidic. Cloudy golden color, thin light head, Serious dark sediment in the last pour. Decent lacing. Great carbonation. Flavor has light fruits in it, grape or pear? Lightly spiced. Another great saison from Fantome.


 BeerZack (116), Austin, Texas, USA
4.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
10/104/58/104/520/20
Apr 12, 2008  
Palest of orange color, cloudy with bubbly white head. Intoxicating fruity perfumes began to fill the air immediately as I popped the cork on this one. Smells of strawberry, raspberry, tart cherry, tangerine, sweet tarts, juicy fruity deliciousness. Taste is like a milder version of the nose. It is hard to believe that theres not fruit added to this beer, the fruit impression is so strong. Smell is strongly strawberry or cherry but the flavors I get are more orange or lemony sweet tarts. Almost sour! Gooood. Mildly acidic, light-moderate feel with low carbonation. This beer is immensely drinkable and thoroughly enjoyable.


 SHIG (2012), Aviano, Italy
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/104/515/20
Apr 11, 2008  
Bottle: Poured a clear to orange depending on the sediment, has a thin head. Aroma is musty barn yard like with some fruit berry. The taste continues with the fruit, but also has that refreshing yeast and spice.



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