Fantôme Saison

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

Serve in Tulip

750mL. Pours a cloudy, beautiful neon light orange with a fizzy, two-finger, eggshell white head. Decent to little lacework. Aroma is complex: caramel, dulce de leche ice cream, pineapples, green apples, grains of paradise, white grapes, freshly squeezed kumquats. Taste is almost all tart kumquats, passionfruit, some prevalent fruity tartness. Very refreshing and light-bodied. Buttery, coating mouthfeel. Very good.

Cloudy golden pour in glass. Nose is highly complex citrus, fruits, light cheeses, toasted barley, grasses and herbs. Taste is equally as complex. Has a champagne like quality to it. Rated 3/5/03

A beer that’s difficult to describe with some many dimensions. When poured it has a smell of fruits, yeast and sulphur. Large creamy lasting head and a cloudy golden orange body. Aroma of citrus, oranges, strawberry, hay and straw. Medium body and a lovely creamy and thick texture, soft carbonation and a lightly bitter finish. The flavor is light sweet and medium bitter. Delicious, crispy and well balanced finish.

Pours a hazy golden with a white head. Aroma is sour and tart, some citrus and apple. Flavor is lightly tart, fruity, spicy, citrusy.

This has always been my favorite saison. There are definitely a few who have come close, but the Fantome holds a place in my heart for introducing me to the style.

A- Translucent light golden yellow body that pours with 3 finger white head. Head quickly fades to a smooth and creamy collar and little to no lacing is left behind in the glass. Great bottle fermentation on this one. Yeast adds so much cloudiness that the brew is almost opaque. Great looking saison. The head retention could be a little better but perfect body. S- Unfortunately I think my green bottle became a little light struck(why the green bottle?). A big skunk beer smell came out of the bottle as soon as I popped the cork. I let it settle a bit and am not counting that in my review. Nose is strong in spicy yeast, sugar, and hoppiness. Lots of cellared yeast overtones. Very nice! T- Upfront is a big taste of hops with a big spicy yeast background. Some citrus fruitiness is noted. The finish is sour yet sugary...with a big citrus and cellared yeast tartness and sweetness from sugars and the bready yeast. A hint of bitterness, lots of sourness, some bready sweetness, and some spicy yeast linger on the palate. A good, complex taste. P- Wow. Medium carbonation and big smooth creamy, yeasty body. One of the smoothest I have had. O- This is a very good saison with excellent complexity. I’m sad that mine was slightly light struck...but it was still delicious none the less. One that I will definitely purchase again. Serving type: bottle Reviewed on: 09-27-2007 05:01:05

Bottle. A - Hazy golden orange honey color with a slightly below average sized white, bubbly, creamy head with good retention and a nice full, thin creamy lace left. S - Funky lemony citrus and lemongrass aroma is prominent. Also a good amount of candied tropical fruit is in the background along with some spice (coriander prominent). T - Similar to the nose. A good amount of fruitiness including, peach, mango, lemon, orange, and apricot amongst other golden and tropical fruit flavors. Zesty, funky, citrus flavors along with some grass, floral, and herbal taste. Reminds me of a warm spring day. Good amount of spices (especially coriander as well as some clove and pepper). Fair amount of yeast and malt comes out as well. Very complex and balanced flavors with some sweetness, some zestiness, some funk, and a touch of bitterness with none of them dominating the other. M - Medium, starting to head toward full, body with slightly above average carbonation. Crisp and drying and slightly fizzy. D - Very nice drinkability. Complex and balanced flavors make me want to drink more. Very crisp and refreshing. Very enjoyable to drink, I could drink it all day if not for the ABV (which is well hidden). Notes: Very tasty beer. So complex but balanced. Spiced, sweet fruit, grassy floral and herbal, a touch of bitterness, and some funky zesty saison flavors. Truly nice beer, that reminds me of springtime. Wonderful beer that is definitely worth trying.

From a 750ml bottle. Pours hazy yellow/faint orange color with no head, and a few small bubbles kicking it at the bottom of the glass. Wonderful fruity aroma with a little bit of orange and lemon thrown in to give it a nice tartness. Tastes of peach and some orange. This was much sweeter than i was expecting. The light carbonation made this beer somewhat syrupy. I was slightly disappointed with this beer, but it was still decent.