Fantôme Saison

Really really good. Funky and lambicy, but with oodles of flavour and character. It was a dark orange unfiltered pour.Taste is of a myraid of fruit, spicy and sour. Full body for the style. A great summer thirst quencher (at 8.5%!). Left a lovely hoppy note on the way down that I could still taste, even after drinking an imperial stout. Pure class.

Appearance - A hazy golden brown. Nice bubbling, and it looks like sediment. Upon first pour, it looks like piss yellow, but once it’s in the glass, you can see the nice deep gold come through. A nice head on this one, whitish yellow, lasts for awhile. Smell - Almost fruity. It smells kinda sweet, actually, but you can tell there’s a little bite to it....a little spicy smell...pepper, maybe (I’m not good at discerning the individual scents...) Taste - Almost perfect. Perfect balance of sorta fruity sweetness with a delicious aftertaste. It’s a little spicy at first, but that fades and leaves a smooth, sweet flavor with a no offputting aftertaste like some beers. Mouthfeel - Crisp...nice aftertaste...not sure what else to say here. Overall: I’d definitely recommend this, and I WILL buy it again. Next time I do buy it though, I’ll have to age it....I only held this one for 2 weeks before drinking. Note: first time drinking this beer, this review on a different site as well, same writer

Popped the cork and released the mist. Poured a solid pumpkin Halloween orange with no residue and a white sudsy soapy head. Smell was faint but could get some apricot, orange peel, dishwater. I really like the mouthfeel of this beer...feels thick, low carbonation, and almost has a custardy appeal to it. Taste echoed more of that apricot smell along with some lemonade, apple, flower petal and sour cherry. Finish was smooth, well-rounded and a bit dry. This pleasantly surprised me as I was expecting more grass and funk. I had been eyeing bottle of this at Tanakaya for years now and glad that I finally took the plunge. Want more of this brewer’s fine goods.

Bottle: Golden with a light haze. Modest beige head. Aroma is lightly floral, with some citrus and Belgian spices. Taste is crisp, yet very balanced. Orange peel, coriander, cloves. Light amount of yeast. Nice finish of citrus and vinous fruits. Smooth. Very tasty.

750ml botlle, says "Bier Artisinale Sur Lie" on it. Hazy apricot pour with a creamy, medium head that sticks around. Really nice on the nose -- there is a spicy kick of saison-type yeast, something like candied citrus fruits, espeically oranges, and a healthy sour edge. Some ripe apples in the nose. Beautiful. Flavor is a bit of a hybrid between a typical farmhouse saison and a yeasty strong belgain ale with a sour edge. Nice. Kick of hops on the finish. There’s an element of stewed peaches in here that’s really refreshing. This is not unlike Bullfrog Unique Singel in it’s distinctive tart edge, especially the peaches bit. Awesome brew, probably underrated. Thanks to Pranerafox!

Finally get to try this brew.. . Pours with a crazy good head .. . is a murky gold, good haze .. . sour fuk .. . weird .. . odd sourness, some horse .. . did the mexicans get money today too??

Pours out a murky golden/slightly orange color with a small white head. Aroma fruity and citrusy with some interesting earthy notes in there too. Taste is complex with a lot going on. Tart apple, floral notes, citrus, grain, funk and some other dry notes also. This was very interesting, and once again a very solid offering from Fantome.

Pours hazy golden color with generous white head. Nose is citrusy (perhaps lemon and orange peel), bile, peachpit. Mixed herbs/spices in there too. Palate is slightly sour, good wheaty malt flavor, and rounds out nicely on the finish. Very drinkable and refreshing like a Hefe-Weizen. Though this is the Hiver (winter) beer, it would be equally welcome in the summer months.