3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
Bottle sampled. Pours a cloudy pale golden with a large white head. Aroma of sweetness, fruit, citrus and spices. The flavor is sweet, lemony, spices galore, citrusy hops, and finishes bitter. Good brew.
4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
On tap at Stumbling Monk. Cloudy golden blond. Good head. Fantastic spicy floral hop taste similar to Orval. Very refreshing....a little bit of citrus. High carbonation that lightens it up despite the alcohol content. Lovely.
3.8 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Bottle 0,75ltr at Kafe België, Utrecht: They billed this beer as Triple, an hazy yellow citric tasting Saison.
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Bottle (750ml) shared at ’Biegaman’s Summer Gathering’ -- courtesy of grub. Pours a cloudy yellow with an average size lasting white head. Aroma of citrus, light funky yeast and mild spices. Flavour of slightly sour fruit, yeast, malt, spices (pepper) and light hops. Dry finish. Medium bodied. Pretty good stuff, very easy to drink but less adventurous then most other Fantomes.
2.8 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 11/20
Interesting flavor and smell. Very good lacing. Complex taste, good kick. Musty aroma.
2.9 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Saisons are a very interesting category, very distinct. This beer is no exception. It pours a light hazy golden color. Quite a bit of fizz and a lot of citric flavor. Noticeable hoppyness. This is clearly a saison and could not be mistaken for anything else.
4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
pours hazy golden yellow with a killer frothy white head. musty citrus scents. ingly carbonation and dry tartness jumps out and smooths into a very pleasent yeasty citrus flavor that ends in some bitterness on the roof of your mouth. great saison. very easy to drink at 8% and nicely refreshing.
4.3 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 18/20
UPDATED: MAR 14, 2009 Bottle picked up at Deciccos. Deep golden beer with a thick white head. Aroma is amazing. Very bright sweet fruity nose. Passionfruit, mango, papaya and orange citrus. There is a kiss of tangerine and sweet pale malts. There is a light backnote of tropical lime aroma. Flavour is sweet and chewy with a lot of citrusy/yeasty complexity. Bright citrus flavour, fresh light yeastiness and an incredible lightness. Punchy acidic tartness. A lot of bright pineapple and tropical acidity. Chewy and light and incredibly tasty. Loads of acidity but with a very impressive tropical complexity. Man, this stuff is incredible. Loads of lingering tartness.
Tap at d.b.a. Ugly 10oz pour… looks like a banana milkshake with a thick foamy white head. Very fruity nose, strawberry, cherry and raspberry. A bit of wheaty spiciness as well. The flavour is very fruity and quite yeasty. Bready/doughy yeastiness. A touch of soft apice and then more sweet fruity berries. The texture is thick and milky and I can’t help but think this isn’t quite right. Still the light tartness combined with wheaty acidity makes for a great counterpoint to the sweet fruit and light spice that the yeast contributes. Soft palate with a light tapioca-like flavour. A good tasting, if terrible-looking pint. I’ll need to try this again when it’s in better shape.
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