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Fantôme Saison

Fantôme Saison - Saison

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 Percentile 
98
overall
Brewed by Brasserie Fantôme
Style: Saison

Soy-Erezée, Belgium

bottled
common

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unknown

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5873.83/5.03.82/5.08%98.4Tulip
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Commercial Description:
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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 Walt (2289), Chicago, Illinois, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/102/516/20
Jun 26, 2005  
Pour is golden with a huge fluffy off white head...smell is horseblanket, citric...taste is rather bitter and sour...most interesting...mildly citric taste as well, but a strange orange/lemon rind bitterness...bizarre saison...like a saison/gueuze mixof some sort...is that brett? Also, subtracted points for watery texture...


Psylocke (91), st-constant, Quebec, Canada
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/517/20
Jun 23, 2005  
really good beer taste a liltle bit like lemon with a lilte acid side but in the same time smooth


 Brad (364), Berkley, Michigan, USA
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/59/104/517/20
Jun 22, 2005  
Bottle, 750 mL: Cloudy light orange, big diminishing white hilly head. Aroma is filled with yeast (breads), light citrus (oranges, lemons)and outdoor barnyard. Flavor is tart citrus (exactly what I am looking for, lemons and green apples), mild spice and gueuze-like sourness in background. Lively, tickling, mouthfeel from splendid carbonation. Another good saison.


 JFURYCAT (782), East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/56/104/516/20
Jun 20, 2005    Updated: Aug 9, 2008
I purchased this at Half Time and feel the lighting there may have effected the green bottle and added some skunkyness. I kept it in a crate in the basement after. I enjoyed the sourness but it was a bit to acidic. It seemed pretty fruity as advertized and that was refelected in the aroma. Rerate 8-8-08: I sense a heavy apple tone amidst the acidity which I have adapted too-I think its a bit watered down now. Its amazing how my palate has changed since I joined RB a few years ago. The flavor does not totally excel as much as the aroma does.


 piscator34 (1121), Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
4.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/510/105/518/20
Jun 14, 2005  
Peach in colour with lots of carbonation. Fantastically fruity and yeasty in both the nose and the mouth. There are minor notes of barnyard, and various spices. Light and refreshing on the palate, without compromising its complexity. Perhaps the epitome of the saison style?


 marcus (1821), Sacramento, California, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/516/20
Jun 12, 2005  
This light orange summer ale poured with no head, eliciting a sour fruity aroma. There was a gueuze-like initial flavor with a flatter finish. The flavor improved as the glass emptied.


 kook (2034), Perth, Western Australia, Australia
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/517/20
Jun 11, 2005  
Brilliant! Yellow gold in colour, very hazy. Wonderful fresh fruit aroma, with some citrus and sour notes. Flavour is very fruity, with some mild spice. Very refreshing, and alcohol is perfectly disguised. Wonderful stuff.


 OlivierMTL (712), Montréal, Quebec, Canada
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/105/57/104/516/20
Jun 6, 2005  
Trouble, entre le jaune et l’orangée, énorme mousse blanche, crémeuse et persistante. Signature typique, très levuré, herbal aussi. Racines de plantes, terreux, faible caractère sauvage, meringue et quelques composantes phénoliques et épicées en bouche. Caractères de style saison intéressant et quelque peu muets. Corps d’épaisseur mi-mince à moyenne. Carbonatation piquante demeurant en arrière-plan. Échantillon, mondial de la bière, Juin 2005.



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