 ClarkVV (3547), Allston, Massachusetts, USA
Mar 29, 2004 Updated: Sep 6, 2005
On tap @ Sunset Grill March 2004. Pours a lovely thick hazy straw yellow, with light ambers and golds galore. Even on draft it had a wonderful complex smell. Very grassy, wet straw and dirt, with some sharper herbalesque hops and grainy barley. Medium amount of funky old yeast smell which after warming smelled more thick and sweaty. Flavor is powerful, tart, complex, dry and spritzy with a strong yeasty/doughy texture but still pleasant enough for a casual drink. Lightly spicey, flavorful herbs, like a wonderful old gueueze but a bit more hoppy and finishing less tart. Some lemon zest on the finish, but doughiness and cobweb flavors persist. Very good, perhaps a bit loose on the overall mouthfeel.
pepperford (89), robbinsdale, Minnesota, USA
Sep 3, 2008 hazy yellow/gold like the sunrise. Bright white head, like foam off the surf in a cool lagoon. Aromas of distant dreams, lost loves, tangerine, lemons, sweetness, corriandro, and a hint of funk/newspaper. Lightly sour, orange, good amounts of carbonation, spicy hints from the hops, and a lingering sour/tartness. i love you casper, you magnificant bastard. But the fake eyelashes have to go.
tomthompson89 (1133), Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Sep 1, 2008 Hmmm not a fav but interesting, cloudy amber golden color, nose is odd earthy notes some old hops and a barnyard nose. tart apple and and funk, drying finish
malrubius (423), USA
Sep 1, 2008 750 ml bottle split in Duvel glass. Hazy orange with lasting white head. Spicy lemon tart sugary aroma. Delicate vanilla sugar sweetness with cherry/lemon popsicle fruitiness Spicy dry tart hi-carbonated finish. Great mix of flavors with no off-flavors or over-spicing. Medium-light body. Extremely quaffable yet strong and very complex. I just love a great saison, and this one is great.
illidurit (398), Santa Cruz, California, USA
Aug 31, 2008 Poured into a Duvel tulip. Cloudy gold color with a monstrous white head that leaves massive lacing. Aroma is of straw, lemon rind, myriad spices, and grass. Flavor is tart lemon with white pepper, dirt, grass, some tropical fruit, and an even crackery malt base. Nice complexity. Smooth and clean on the palate, good carbonation, dry finish, refreshing. One of the great classics of the saison style.
darkguardian (173), Florida, USA
Aug 31, 2008 22oz bottle. Pours a hazy orange. Incredible smelling saison with typical fantome funk notes. Yeast, coriander and clove but a nice tart cherry aroma as well. Very creamy on the nose. Carbonation as always with Fantome is spot on. Hay, yeast, some light grassy hops and spice come at the front followed by a brisk dry cherry tartiness. Creamy finish with caramel and banana. Very complex as per usual and as usual a masterpiece.
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