4.7 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 10/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 20/20
750ml capped and corked green bottle from The Lighthouse in Manchester. Pours a murky light straw yellow with a half inch of off-white head. Smells fruity - grapefruit, orange, and hints of apple, as well as hints of caramel malt. Tastes sweet, with strong orange notes, as well as apple, pear, lemon, pith, and malt. Wonderfully complex. Fairly dry and clean toward the finish. Medium in body with ample carbonation. Super tasty, wonderfully rich and complex, yet light and very drinkable. This beer disappeared well before I thought it would, and I’d gladly have this on hand at all times.
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Golden pour with a two finger white head. Bratwurst on the nose. Sweet berries with apricot and malt. Slight hot finish.
3.9 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
750 ml bottle, courtesy of Gregis. Pour is golden orange and very hazy. Smallish 1/2 inch white head falls quickly. Aroma of funky mustiness, wheat, hay and the signature
Fantôme yeasty smell. Nice, rounded nose. Taste is slightly sour, slightly funky wheat and more of the
Fantôme yeast. The aftertaste reveals the mustiness from the nose as well as a slight medicinal herbal flavor. The body is medium and grainy. Overall, this beer is quite satisfying and features a distinctive aroma, flavor and palate for a Saison. It was quite interesting to try the "base" of Fantôme, as I have tasted several "flavored" interpretations of this Saison. Thanks Greg for bringing this one back from Beertopia for me.
4.2 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
Pours opaque yellow with good carbonation. Tastes of orange and funk. Quite complex. Nice soft mouthfeel.
4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
(Bottle from Bier Tempel, Brugge) Orange colour. Hazy. Small white slightly bubbly head which went away quickly. Sour, fruity and yesty nose. Fizzy palate, light to medium bodied. Very fruity taste. Citrus. Yeast. Attic. Sourness. An excellent saison.
4.1 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Bottle @ ORL throwdown. Light yellow with a decent bubbly white head. On the nose mint, citrus, lemon, tart, spicy brett, orange, some funk, hay. Flavor is tart, pineapple, some hay, a little bitterness towards the end. Amazingly refreshing finish. Very drying and tart. From a night full of Fantomes, this was one of my favorites. The intriguing tropical fruit hints set this apart.
3.9 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Brasserie Fantomé, Soy, Belgium.
On tap, 190308.
Unclear and yellow with a white head. Aroma of fruity yeast notes - especially strawberry. Some hops. Flavor of strawberries and citrus. High carbination and nice palate.
3.9 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
UPDATED: JUN 21, 2008 Bottle from Wine Works & Tobacco in Short Pump, VA. Yes, there is really a town called Short Pump. Hazy orange pour with a medium head. Aroma has some funk, and is very fruity... reminding me of SweeTTarts. Citrus and tropical notes abound in the taste along with a light bitterness. Scary smooth, this one.
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