Fantôme Saison

Interesting flavor and smell. Very good lacing. Complex taste, good kick. Musty aroma.

Saisons are a very interesting category, very distinct. This beer is no exception. It pours a light hazy golden color. Quite a bit of fizz and a lot of citric flavor. Noticeable hoppyness. This is clearly a saison and could not be mistaken for anything else.

pours hazy golden yellow with a killer frothy white head. musty citrus scents. ingly carbonation and dry tartness jumps out and smooths into a very pleasent yeasty citrus flavor that ends in some bitterness on the roof of your mouth. great saison. very easy to drink at 8% and nicely refreshing.

Bottle picked up at Deciccos. Deep golden beer with a thick white head. Aroma is amazing. Very bright sweet fruity nose. Passionfruit, mango, papaya and orange citrus. There is a kiss of tangerine and sweet pale malts. There is a light backnote of tropical lime aroma. Flavour is sweet and chewy with a lot of citrusy/yeasty complexity. Bright citrus flavour, fresh light yeastiness and an incredible lightness. Punchy acidic tartness. A lot of bright pineapple and tropical acidity. Chewy and light and incredibly tasty. Loads of acidity but with a very impressive tropical complexity. Man, this stuff is incredible. Loads of lingering tartness. Tap at d.b.a. Ugly 10oz pour… looks like a banana milkshake with a thick foamy white head. Very fruity nose, strawberry, cherry and raspberry. A bit of wheaty spiciness as well. The flavour is very fruity and quite yeasty. Bready/doughy yeastiness. A touch of soft apice and then more sweet fruity berries. The texture is thick and milky and I can’t help but think this isn’t quite right. Still the light tartness combined with wheaty acidity makes for a great counterpoint to the sweet fruit and light spice that the yeast contributes. Soft palate with a light tapioca-like flavour. A good tasting, if terrible-looking pint. I’ll need to try this again when it’s in better shape. 7 2 7 3 14

Can’t believe I haven’t rated this. One of the triple threat of quintessential saisons (this, Saison Dupont, and Saison de Epeautre). This is the juicy one--sweeter than Dupont but not as estery as Blaugies, a delicious mix of sweet meadow-sun-kissed fruity/honey malt, mysterious subtle funk, and a balanced dry finish without overly harsh hopping. Drinks like a 4% beer. Delicious.

Pours a slightly hazy golend color that produces a creamy white head. The aroma didn’t wait to be noticed, it found me. Tart fruit, earthy, musty, spices, and lemony citrus. Flavor is tropical fruit, lemon, earth, floral, and spice. Delicious and refreshing. Finishes dry. Mouth is medium, fizzy, and dry. This beer has earned its percentile.

[Bottle shared with Beermouth and cab at Carlsens.] I’ll better drink some more saisons now I’m familiar with them. Notes of witbier, sour and flowers in this nice brew. Also spices, cellaringnotes and sweetness. All in all a very nice beer!

Bottle, poured a cloudy pretty gold with white bubbles, wild flower floral aroma, faint pilsner malt fragrance with faint sour and grape skin aromas, sweet, & spice in the background, white pepper, citrus tart, pear and faint pilsner malt taste, very dry on the palate, spices on the tongue, faint green apple flavor, has a cider like tartness, there is a cellar or wood texture to this drink, I thought the lemon tartness overshadowed the flavors of the beer, there is a cellar touch to this brew, like I stepped into a damp basement, I wished the tartness did not permeate so much, I would have enjoyed this more.