Fantôme Saison

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

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.

Thanks to Beerbiker. Hazy easy copper colour with huge white head. Good fruity aroma and malt, fruit and slight wheat in taste.!! Just one good saison.

Bottle from Beerbiker. I love saison and this one is one of the best......just spot on. Full mouthfeel, strong co2, good good, just right. keep youre fingers away from my Fantome.

Appearance: Hazy medium gold with huge long lasting belgian foam. Aroma: Musty and spicy with a sulphuriness. Perhaps poorly aged? Flavour: Musty and spicy again. Some phenolic clove character. Tastes muddy . Mouthfeel: fluffy, very carbonated and prickly. Overall: Underwhelmed. Seems like an older beer which didn’t age gracefully. Musty almost corked aroma and flavour. Oxidized and with a mildewy - musty basement character.