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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

on tap
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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 kp (8400), Woodstock, Georgia, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/57/103/516/20
Sep 1, 2007  
Date: 04/14/2005
Mode: Bottle
Source: Tasting

hazy light yellow, huge white head, spicy lemony aroma, tart lemon flavor, lots of nice spicy character, very drinkable

Aroma: 5/10; Appearance: 5/10; Flavor: 7/10; Palate: 5/10; Overall: 16/20
Rating: 3.4/5.0
Score: **4
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Malicya (21), Charny, Quebec, Canada
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/103/58/104/517/20
Aug 23, 2007  
Sampled on tap. You like it or not... but you can’t be indifferent !! Sour fruity spicy taste like no other kind. Beautifull golden color


 mtoast (290), Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
4.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/104/59/105/520/20
Aug 16, 2007  
75cL bottle ingested early 8/16/07, BBE not notched. Vigorous pour yields about 1.4" of stark white foam atop a very nice golden colored beverage. Aroma is less sour than I’ve had from this beer, instead a much more tropical fruit note with hints of spice. Flavor is just divine, again not nearly as tart as previous bottles I’ve had, but instead full of rich fruitiness with such subtle spicing. It just pleads to be drank. This may be the one beer I can point to say that no matter what the mood, it fits the bill. Simply fantastic.


 daniele (1640), Italy
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/57/103/516/20
Jul 25, 2007  
chiara buona schima fruttata e speziata un buon bilanciamento che la rendono davvero piacevole


 Beltramelli (471), Campinas, Brazil
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/517/20
Jul 19, 2007  
´t Brugs Beertje, Brugge. He seems champagne, dense and “perpetual” cream. When placed in the cup, it gives a effect that seems that it has suspension, but is alone effect… Soft and fruity without being sour..........................Parece champagne, creme denso e "eterno". Quando colocada no copo, dá um efeito que parece que há suspensão, mas é só efeito... Suave, frisante e frutada sem ser azeda.


 thebeertourist (2750), Oslo, Norway
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/104/514/20
Jul 19, 2007  
On tap at the Hotton beer festival. Cloudy orangey amber with a good white head. Fruity and spiced aroma. Nice fruity flavours, spices (which?) are there, but quite balanced. Refreshing and complex.


 thewolf (5623), Kolding, Denmark
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/57/103/515/20
Jul 18, 2007  
Bottle from belgianbeershop.com. Pours a muddy yellow with no apparent head (poured it slowly, so that may be the cause). Aroma is stunningly fruity, oranges, pineapple, apples, some spices and a little yeast. Low carbonation, giving it a soft, flat feel. Flavour begins sweet, with some oranges based fruityness. There are a little definite spicyness in the aftertaste as well as a little more dryness and tartness. I have never had anything that hides 8 % this well. It feels like a slightly carbonated fruit juice.


 Skyview (4006), Papoose Jct., Minnesota, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/57/104/515/20
Jul 15, 2007  
Sampled on tap at the Belmont Station while attending the American Breweriana Association Annual Meeting (ABA) in Portland, Oregon. Pours a hazy golden yellow brew with a fizzy thick white head with good retention. Aroma of sour apples, Begian yeast, pears and some earthy herbs. Taste is sour fruity with plenty of carbonation and yeast. Finish is dry, slightly tart with some spiced pear aftertaste.



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