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

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RATINGS: 775   WEIGHTED AVG: 3.87   EST. CALORIES: 240   ABV: 8%
COMMERCIAL DESCRIPTION
This is a tremendously 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.


5
   AROMA 10/10   APPEARANCE 5/5   TASTE 10/10   PALATE 5/5   OVERALL 20/20
yannickh (3) - on, BELGIUM - NOV 7, 2011 does not count
bière sur lie avec un superbe goût au palais de pomme-poire, saveur unique vivement conseillée.

3.9
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 16/20
Countbeer (1686) - Best of Eindhoven ohne Brauhaus, NETHERLANDS - OCT 26, 2011
Bottle: Medium to small white head, disappears quick, turns into a white lacing pretty quick. Deep hazy almost muddy yellow orange colored beer. Smell like white wine with hints of yeast, corn, grains, fruit, apple. Taste light sour, light spicy and sharp, light sweet, apple, light sour sweet fruit, wheat, yeast. Light sour very light sweet yeasty fruity, wheat, herbs. Fruity light sour wheaty spicy/herby  light yeasty aftertaste. Low carbo, soft mouthfeel, medium to full body and a light watery/creamy texture.

3.7
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 15/20
sebletitje (4011) - Enghien, BELGIUM - OCT 22, 2011
draft @ Fantôme. Couleur dorée présentant un léger trouble, col épais blanc. Arôme est dans la lignée de Fantôme, levure belge avec un aspect fruité agrumes et sorte de raisin blanc, pointe sucrée avec grains. En bouche, levure, palais épais, sucre brun/candi se mêlant à une fine amertume fruitée. Malt caramélisé, le tout avec un léger picotement levure sur qui accompagne la dégustation tel une levure champagne, sec au fini. Une saison qui reste spéciale comme quasi toutes les bières de Dany. Unique en elle-même avec une pointe d’alcool en plus. A revisiter.

4
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 16/20
OleR (3510) - Oslo, NORWAY - OCT 19, 2011
0.75 L champagne bottle (with both crown cap and wine cork), bought in Belgium, enjoyed at home. A misty straw yellow body, under a brief shiny white, cream-ish head. Inviting aroma of fresh and fruity belgo-yeast. Also a subtle note of fruity, yoghurty acidity. Taste is semi-dry tart fruity. There is some refreshing lactic acids too, and notes of mild spices. Restrained malt body. Crisp in the mouth, medium full. Fresh acidolous fruit finish. A very fine one, dangerously easy to drink.

3.9
   AROMA 9/10   APPEARANCE 2/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 16/20
RasmusOtt (705) - Aalborg, DENMARK - OCT 18, 2011
Pours hazy dirty brownish with no head. Aroma is apples. yeasty saison notes, banana, light bubblegum, floral, lime and generally alot of fruits. Taste is citrus, brett, grapefruit, red sour apples, wheat, gooseberries. rural notes and dryness.

4
   AROMA 9/10   APPEARANCE 2/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 17/20
phredrik (707) - Aalborg, DENMARK - OCT 18, 2011
Bottle from Skjold Burne, Århus. Unclear yellow pout, small white head. Aroma has sweet red apples, pineapple, very very fruity, banana yeasty hints, sweet tangerine, insanely nice fruitiness, some rural yeast notes and notes of hay, unmalted corns and wheat. Taste is very light and refreshing, a decent amount of brettanomyces notes, leather, grape fruit, citrus, a quite zesty fruitiness going on, unripe apples, gooseberries. A slight tartness and strawy malts evident. Very light and refreshing - you never get any trace of the 8% abv. This rivals Saison Dupont!

4
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 16/20
mcberko (2196) - Vancouver, British Columbia, CANADA - OCT 16, 2011
750mL bottle, pours a cloudy golden orange with a big white head. Aroma of dried tropical fruits (pineapple especially), orange zest and yeast. Flavour is very yeasty, with prominent tropical fruits and orange zest. High carbonation, with a fruity, yeasty finish. Excellent saison.

3.9
   AROMA 9/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 17/20
bluebetty (820) - AUSTRALIA - OCT 10, 2011
Bottle. Pours a golden orange with plenty of haze. Lare moussy white head which suprisingly leaves no lacing as it falls away. Intial aromas are dominated by spicy yeast with a little grassiness and light stone fruits. As it warms slightly a touch more fruity acidity comes through as does a little funkiness. Great stuff. Flavours are slightly more subdued. Some sweetness initially with some fruit and acidity near the finish. Medium mouthfeel. Good stuff.


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