 drewbeerme (1790), Chicago, Illinois, USA
Jun 2, 2007 Updated: Nov 30, 2007
750ml, big ups to my boy ogglethrop for this want list extra in a trade several months ago. finally found the right hot early summer night that required an odd (i.e. Fantome) strong (i.e. 8%abv) thirst quenching saison (i.e. Fantome Pissenlit). pours a beautiful bright, vibrant reddish orange with thin white head. the color is almost mesmerizing (possibly a homer call but whatever it really looks great). oh baby is this fun to sniff, aroma of flowers, hay, and grain that tingle the ofactory senses. flavor is real interesting (duh, fantome) it initially starts out sorta sour with low acidity (exactly what i’d want in most saisons, a touch of sour), and middle notes are very earthy, flowery, and hay that blend into the very long finish with some slightly sweet biscuit and woody contributing to the complexity. mouthfeel is full. carbination is smooth. no abv in taste. to me, a perfect palate. sorta a cross between a belgian ale and saison. wow what a fun beer to drink oh and a f’n tasty mo fo at that, fo sho. dag yo...mad respect to fantome for this wonderful treat.4.3
11/29/07, sampled a 2004 vintage. i’m still really digging on this beer. it is probably my favorite fantome and is something so unique. the hops have faded a bit but i think that really brought out the dandelion aroma and taste as i was taken back to my childhood rubbing dandelions on peoples arms to make them yellow..4.1.
BoBoChamp (649), Gent, Belgium
Aug 14, 2008 75cl, exclusive brewery, brew with flowers, from De Hopduvel Gent, complex, balanced, cloudy, rocky head, very good brew
BeerBiker (1186), Odense, Denmark
Aug 13, 2008 [Bottle from La Roche.] Nice fresh fruit, sour in a very fresh way. Very drinkable with that wellbalanced "thistquencing" sweet and sour flavor of spices (pebber), dandelions, salt, acid, floral, earthy, some ginger and a nice dry finish.
DSG (849), Yuvalim, Israel
Aug 9, 2008 (6/29/08) Bottle sample at RBESG08 grand tasting in Plzen. Hazy orange. Aroma of funky house character, yeast and fruits. A rather dry flavor, slightly tart, with some nice bretty funk and fruits and some bitterness in the finish. Medium-bodied. Lovely.
mabel (1633), Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Aug 6, 2008 [1361-20080517] 1pt9.4floz bottle. Sour citrus yeast aroma has a hint of earth. Murky, medium orange brown body with a medium-lasting creamy off-white head. "Subdued" sour yeasty earthen malt flavour. Medium body is sour. Nice sour but I wasn’t as crazy about it as the others.
(c/o IPFreely, w/ others)
CharlesDarwin (1380), State College, Pennsylvania, USA
Jul 26, 2008 750ml Bottle. 2004. Spicy, herbal flowering aroma reaches an apex near the total amalgam of all french aromatic culinary prowess. Delicate, bubbly and lively. Inviting and dappled with some more intricate malt work. Pours a somewhat hazed golden-orange, fuming, with a rim in off-white. The flavor is expressive, deep and yet fresh. Lots of carbonation and only a little dust and oxidation for a 4 year old bottle. This aged very well. Nuanced middle body derives enjoyable herbal qualities throught the slightly funky Fantome yeast signature. Minerals, grape sugars, and mature malts lend fantastic complexity to this beer. Delicious in every dimension. The body carries nicely with crisp dryness, classically concealed alcohol and fresh, prickly carbonation. An astonishing version. Absolutely delightful at this age. Thanks Sean!
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