 beermatrix (1497), Twin Cities, Minnesota, USA
Dec 20, 2007
Hazy deep darkish honeyed orange hue. Small unlasting capping of dullish white foam grows up quickly from the pour then fades to a bubbly skim and collar. Drippy and non sticky lace with only a few spots staying.
Herbal crazy nose of super high pitched bittersweet floralness and raw lemon. Dandylions, wheat grass, white grape, corriander, and other uniquely herbal aromas bring a brigade of dizzying sniffing enjoyment each time its taken in. Has just a touch of barnyard stuff buzzing about, but the spicey herbal character remains quite true, strong, and beautiful. Awesome nose!
Taste is nearly as dizzying but somehow comes across nice and mellowing with a solid herbal tone over a smallish toasted pale malt and bready doughy sweetness. Kinda honeyish really, especially as it goes, with a solid mix of raw orange and lemon ascents, all the while keeping a firm little creamy sense and a wonderfully natural spicey kick that delivers a uniquely floral, fauna, earthy, grassy effect. A surprise awaits nearly every sip that wraps up all sorts of herbs and spices that’ll keep ya guessing.
Feel is about medium, actually kinda dulled in comparison to the overall spicyness it carries. Which is, again, a unique complexity to the overall, taken in conception of how the beer is moving. It has a certain yeasty grab and underscored malty tang, but the complex spices and herbs really turn it into a whole nother complexion of texture and tone.
Wow, this has an immense complexity about it that fits the Fantome family very well. I really liked how it wasn’t over the top all that much as its funkyness is quite tame. The sourness well controlled and the bitterness well-rounded in earthyness of herbs and grasses. There’s nothing strange about a beer this good other than trying to figure out what exactly those spices and herbs are.
Rciesla (871), Brick City, New Jersey, USA
Oct 8, 2008 Bottle shared at Spyten Dyvil. Pours an amber body with an off white head. Loaded with spices, some mint, and citrus fruit, a touch of flowers and some Etoh.
bhensonb (3011), Woodland, California, USA
Sep 23, 2008 Bottle from Monument in Concord, CA. Dark amber color with a decent beige head. Interesting complex spice aromas. Something suggests a touch of winter green. Approximately medium body with mild carbonation. Never tasted juniper except in gin, but this seems similar. Maybe a bit like sassafras? It’s a very drinkable ale. Funk is very mild.
AgentSteve (852), SF Bay Area, California, USA
Aug 18, 2008 Pours deep caramel with minimal head. The nose is spice and juniper. This carries into the flavor. The finish is clean and dry.
ucusty (1213), Wake Forest, North Carolina, USA
Aug 8, 2008 Brown pour with a weird minty like nose. Medium bodied with loads of spice and funk. Slightly tart and dry finish
blutt59 (795), Dallas, Texas, USA
Jul 26, 2008 bottle, dark brown color, vicks vaporub nose, flavor is much more mellow, mint, spices, fruit, little carbonation, very smooth finish
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