 beermatrix (1497), Twin Cities, Minnesota, USA
Dec 20, 2007
Been holding on to this for a long while, close to 8 months, waiting for an evening with friends to share it with. Yeah for friends, as we poured this out and smelled it right off the bat. However, and first most, lets see how it looks as the color is a dull peachy orange with somewhat of a murky glow to it. Once the last of the bottle is emptied it becomes much more clouded and yellowed. Not much action in the form of foam though. Just a breeze of large bubbles loosely float about the top for a small breif minute. Minimal lace in a few light, thin strings and some dots.
Ahh, the aroma, Fantome’s usual high ended citrusy funk with a twist of old white grapey sourness, spicy salts and peppered herbs, and one large lemony barnyard fart on top.
Taste is a firm yelp of deep, darkened sour lemony goodness backed by some funky touches of yeast, floral dried herbs, crunchy spices, and a slow sea salty pale malt stale cracker moody backing. Quite tangy and loud in the mouth with a big but well tamed sourness that wrangles the tongue into a quick pinch of soured, dulled lemon, weird other tangy citrusfied funk of old, over ripe stuff , just a drizzle of barnyardyness, and a buzz of yeasty fluffy dryness closes out the finish late.
The body is a bit low and under a mediumness and not as bold as it probably once was. Maybe due to age? Not sure, but it seemed to be a bit underwhelming when going with other Fantome goodies that have that zip of boldness, malts, and buzz of yeasty girth.
I liked that this seemed tamer and a bit more mellow then I’m sure it once was when fresh. A fun tangy, soured ale to be much like other Fantome brews.
WeeHeavySD (1841), San Diego (Hillcrest), California, USA
Sep 23, 2008 750 via trade with The Real Bastard. Pours dark cloudy reddish brown with a tan head. Nose is spicy and sweet with notes of peach. Taste is peachy, spiced and all in all very tasty with a nice fruity mouth feel. This is another excellent Saison from the Brewer that knows them best.
ucusty (1202), Wake Forest, North Carolina, USA
Aug 8, 2008 dark orange color, thin creamy head, nice lace, deep spicy aroma with notes of peaches, very smooth, yeasty, bitter with a long dry, spicy finish
yespr (6889), Copenhagen O, Denmark
Aug 6, 2008 75 cL bottle, thanks to Dr Bill. Pours hazy orange with a lacing white head. Apple fruity and mild spiced aroma. Smooth and yeasty flavour. Mild orange note. Lingering fruity finish. Nice and smooth.
wetherel (1033), Carlsbad, California, USA
Aug 3, 2008 Tasted from bottle at RBSG. Light yellow color. A bit of skunky aroma (green glass perhaps?) Lots of carbonation. Very dry and thus not my preference.
JohnQPublic (196), Brooklyn, New York, USA
Jul 29, 2008 Updated: Aug 6, 2008Bottle, first batch, @ Ebenezer’s. Pours cloudy dark reddish-brown, big off-white head. Aroma is a hint of brown sugar, sour green apples. Taste is a quick initial hit of brown sugar, quickly overtaken by a fresh soft green apple sourness and hints of barnyard. Hint of very earthy hops poke through a good way into the mild, sour finish. Soft but crisp carbonation over a medium body.
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