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Fantôme Saison

Fantôme Saison - Saison

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98
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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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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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 eaglefan538 (2351), Wilmington, Delaware, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/59/104/516/20
Jun 11, 2006  
A very nice example of the style. Initial aroma from the bottle was skunky and funky. That settled down to just the usual funk after the pour with some peppery notes. The pour was pretty, lots of carbonation, lots! The head was great and the lacing solid, and the body fairly clear up until the end of the bottle, when the yeasties were unleashed into my glass (yum!). The flavor was rich and deep, nice smooth wheaty and funky base to the beer with some definite pepper and spices in there. Full-bodied saison, very nice.


 Magjayran (1379), Durham, North Carolina, USA
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/105/516/20
Jun 8, 2006  
Pours a surprisingly clear gold color with a fluffy white head. The appearance is the least impressive thing about this beer. Wonderfully funky aroma. Notes of what I have come to know as "horseblanket" and a little bit of light citrus. Insanely complex flavor with notes or citrus, simple spicey hops, straight funk and a bitter finish. This is that good shit. That funky garage shit. That frustrating shit that seems simple enough that you could make yourself but you can’t. Just the other day I decided that I don’t like people that don’t like Fantome.


 oh6gdx (8795), Vasa, Finland
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/104/56/104/511/20
Jun 7, 2006  
Bottled. Hazy yellow colour with mediumsized whiute head. Barnyardish aroma with acidic fruity hints. Acidic citric flavour with earthy hints. Very dryish and a bit sticky in an acidic way in the aftertaste.


 Quevillon (1516), Sainte-Thérèse, Quebec, Canada
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/516/20
Jun 4, 2006    Updated: Nov 19, 2008
Re bu le 5/11/08 à Brouhaha, en bouteille de 750ml. Blonde miel légèrement brumeuse, petit collet. Arome doux de blé malté, des notes d’agrume et de pêches. Goût fruits sûrette avec une touche sucré, un peu de blé malté, avec une finission alcoolisé. Une saison intéressante, d’inspiration lambic sans doute!


 xproudfoot (729), Paleolithic, Pennsylvania, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/55/103/513/20
Jun 3, 2006  
Bottle bought at Beermania. Aroma is light, mysical, honey-coriander. Beer has gold aura from within, orangish haze. white proper foam. Flavor is spiced, light sweetness, slight skronk-funk, seems to be a characteristic of some of these saisons, or it could also be the green bottle. A little "meh." Does not tate like 8% at all but feels like it. Some fruitiness, suspect I either don’t like this style/brewer style as much as others, or have bad luck with these green bottles.


 GG (1609), NorCal, California, USA
4.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/104/59/104/516/20
May 22, 2006  
Outstanding!! I’m so glad I had the chance to have this. I’ve had their Black Ghost but somehow I think this was even better! Spicyness in the nose along with a good bit of burn. Sweet with a nice fruit side to it. Mouthfeel was medium bodied. Flavor were fairly complex with notes of fruit, spices, pepper, sour, sweet and tart all rolled into one. One of the best saison’s I’ve had. Really, really good.


hopheadsean (1), newark, Delaware, USA
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4.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/59/104/519/20
May 15, 2006  
A true Belgian farmhouse ale. Nice golden color with a slight haze. Earthy flavors with a citric/sour taste. A true classic for this style.


 ChillCoat (1029), Concord, California, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/58/103/515/20
May 10, 2006  
Bottled. Cloudy wit colored beer. Very floral nose with a slight tartness evident. Flavors are lemon grass and tart apple. Dry, musty finish.



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