3.7 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Bottle. Pours a clear golden with a small white head that fades to a ring and leaves minimal lacing. Aroma of citrus, leather, some funk, and a hint of strawberries. Taste is the same as aroma with sweet strawberries being more prominent. Medium thin mouthfeel with very light carbonation and slightly tart finish. The low carbonation detracted from the overall pleasure of the beer but it’s still a very tasty brew.
4.1 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
UPDATED: JAN 18, 2011 Rerate: 1-18-11
Hazy nectarine gold; medium head. Yeasty peachy aroma; really unusual. Really unusual flavor, extraordinarily different and more enjoyable compared to the first bottle of Fantome Saison I had. Medium bodied, some yeast. Lots of fruit, a dash of pepper and a hint of banana. Rather rustic too. This stuff’s the shit.
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Orig. rating 5-23-08
Very intriguing and unique aroma, strawberry, pineapple, apricot, peach, etc. Super hazy foxy orange body, not so much carbonation. Flavor is fine, sweet, a little funky, very yeasty, and rather bitter for a Belgian, quite original and overall good, but for me it’s more appreciable than actually enjoyable. And in the end, a little too alcoholic and a little too expensive...
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3.9 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
750ml. Pours a very cloudy, bright cidery color with a big fluffy white head. Not quite as carbonated as usual Fantome, the head isn’t enormous like I’ve come to expect. Aroma is very strongly funky. Huge brett presence, lemon, funk, horse, hay, citrusy, hops?. Taste is strawberry, intense fruitiness, with a nice soft finish. This is very different from the other Fantomes I’ve had. Much fruitier and less dry. This one has a silky, even creamy texture, which I like just not what I was expecting. This is very good, as usual with this brewery though I think I prefer the Printemps and Hiver.
3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 12/20
Starts with a faint aroma with some citrus, some spice, and a bit of funk in it. Pours a clear bright amber, with a thin white head. Flavor is a bit on the sweet side, very refreshing with no alcohol bite at all. Very little funkiness detectable in the flavor. Mainly strawberry notes are detectable. May want to lay some of this down and see if the funk comes out with some age.
4.2 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 18/20
UPDATED: OCT 30, 2008 Bottle w/ Simon. This beer is sick! This could easily lead to a saison obsession... Flavor wrapped up lemon rind, citrus, spices, biscuits, and an effervescent barnyard/farmhouse feel. Behind the flavors hid a grainy, gritty texture that made this whole thing work in harmony. Faint funk lay behind everything. Very drinkable, quenching, but intriguing and complex. Just a really cool, contemplative beer... let the saison search continue...
2.6 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 9/20
Initial sip left me sort of confused. The rest I did not like. It was most likely just me as others found it quite agreeable. I think it may have been the fruitiness that I did not care for. Sorry fantome...
4.1 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 18/20
UPDATED: MAR 29, 2009 **Rerate**
WOW! What a great saison! I won’t do another full rating, but after I opened this beer I waited for the full 4 finger white head to settle and I could smell the light fruit, the lemon and funk from a few feet away. The taste was superb. Strong lemongrass, citrus and a horse blanket thick funkiness in the aftertaste. So fruity and easy to drink with so little alcohol detectable. Nice sour aftertaste. How could anyone not like this?
***Rerate***
Original rating 5/11/08
AR6 AP3 FL7 P3 OI16 TS3.5
Delicious saison by a bewer who knows how to do it. Aroma was a nice funky mix of barnyard floor and wet blanket. Pour was a nice light gold with a one finger white head and lots of tiny bubbles. Taste was crisp and refreshing. The funk is full and relentless. Lemon, grass and pear are in the front with an almost sugary sweet aftertaste. I did not care for that sweetness and that hurts it in my opinion. Nice bitey carbonation. Very delicious.
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
750ml Bottle: Aroma is sweet. Smells of fruit, spices, citrus, and some herbs. Poured dark yellow/straw in color with a large, creamy, white head that lasted throughout. Very sparkling. Cloudy. Full of medium-sized particles. Good lacing. Flavor is lightly sweet and lightly bitter. Tastes of fruit, spices, pear, peach, syrup from canned fruit salad, and a bit of hops. Medium body. Chalky texture. Lively carbonation. Dry, fruity finish.
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