4.5 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 19/20
UPDATED: MAR 6, 2010 Great saison. Pours an light orange, white haze. Some life. Has a fresh fruit and citrus aroma, slight spice. Has a sweet fresh citrus taste with a slight carbonation level. Very refershing beer and nice abv. Love it.
3.9 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
On tap at the source of all Fantome. Expertly poured by la serveuse artisinale, Giselle - merci Giselle! Cloudy bright golden color, big fluffy white head, great lacing. Aroma of summer fruits and citrus, maybe white pepper. Malts dominate the taste, decent hops also, very smooth and extremely easy to drink.
3.9 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Pours bright golden and hazy with a thin mostly receding wispy white head. A complex beer, notes of herbs, pear, white grape, sour citrus, and light tartness from wild yeasts. Medium to full bodied with light alcohol and lively carbonation.
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
750 ml. bottle. Must be the same beer because it has the same label, but the language is a bit different. Purchased at Green’s on Ponce De Leon. Haze orange appearance, with a thin wispy head sitting on top. Looks pretty good to me. Nice tart, sour, funky, lemon citrus fruit aroma. The aroma is not in your face to the point where it is too much, it is quite subtle and refreshing. Wow, a very nice sweet fruity flavor. Very odd flavor, but a good "odd". Nice sharp sweet sugar strawberry/lemon zing. The yeast is quite funky; I think it got stirred up from the bottom. A nice smooth texture with some bubbles. Very fruity beer. More fruit than I expected.
4.4 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 18/20
UPDATED: DEC 10, 2010 750-ml bottle Marcello’s, Lafayette, LA - Aroma: musty, citrus, apricot, barnyard; Appearance: hazy, orange-brown color, off-white head, laces; Flavor: sweet, salty, sour; apricot, citrus, cider (?), brett, goat; Mouthfeel: medium bodied, lively carbonation, thin texture; Overall: sweet and sour, fruity Belgian beer with sour and dry finish
3.8 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Bottled 75cl. Murky copper, good head retention and appearance with impurities floating. Interesting aroma of champagne, lychee, rose, apple, plum, fresh cut grass, fig, coconut and vanilla- very fruity. Nice slight astringency bo balance out the sweetness. Yeasty. Reminiscent of champagne. Apple and plum being rather present in the taste. Refreshing. The alcohol is very well hidden. The finish is a bit boring, yeast dominated. Otherwise a very good beer. Plenty of character and delicious.
4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
750ml bottle from City Beer in SF. Pours a cloudy golden color with a large white head and good lacing. Aroma is very fruity - apricot, peach, and citrus - as well as sweet malt and Fantôme’s typical heavy barnyard funk. Flavor is really, really fruity. Did they use actual fruit in this? Loads of apricot and peach in the flavor, as well as some Valencia orange. The horseblanket you expect is also in there, although not in excess. A little sweet and a little tart. Medium body with lively carbonation. An excellent saison overall, up there in the top tier for sure.
3.8 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
75cl Bottle at a tasting. Hazy golden orange colour, white head. Aroma is light sour, funky, a bit of sweetness, candy, grapefruit. Flavour is more subtle, with nice sweetnesses, like honey and some candy, light sour, a little bitter grapefruit, dry and bitter finish. A bit thin and watery in mouthfeel at times, medium bodied. Delicate and good.
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