Fantôme Hiver (Winter)

Brewed by Brasserie Fantôme
Style: Saison
Soy-Erezée, Belgium

Sourish and spicy aroma. The cork on this beer popped by itself. Pours like bailey with a gigantic head, but disappears fast. Spicy and sour flavor, wuite gross. One more time, i dont get what people see in these saisons? And Fantome is a fuckin weird brewery, start brewing some good stuff goddammit!

perhaps the best saison I have had. It is very nicely and aggressively hopped, without overpowering spice, pleasant appearance,

Wine stained leather. Incredibly aromatic, milk chocolate, fruits (grape, currants), coriander, lactose and molasses. Subtle, funky, light bodied, lingering flavorful with a variety of fruit (grapes, apricots, raisins) and spice (coriander, wood shavings). Not as tart as I was hoping for. Well hidden alcohol, like every Fantome beer. I’m not taking this to the grave with me but I still enjoyed it.

beer pours a murky amber. very fizzy with a huge, fluffy head that quickly descends to form a thick lace. nose is huge and complex: clovey phenols, some spice (coriander?), fruity esters, and a little malt toast. nice balanced flavor: malt and spice notes up front with a finish balnced with some bitterness, a light acid tang, a good CO2 bight, and warming alcohol notes. great balance for its size. it goes down really easy, too. I really like this beer.

Cloudy deep orange w/thick white head. Light funk, vanilla, some oak and citrus aromas. Med body w/sour nutty finish. Flavors of vanilla, oak, and citrus. Rich yet the sourness refreshes the palate. Quite nice!

Bottled. Purchased at Delirium Cafe. Pours a muddy brown with a full speckled tan head. It almost looks like the color of hot chocolate. Nose is sweet and chocolaty with aromas of sugar cookies. Taste is sweet but adds much more spice flavors and some yeast. Kind of like a Christmas time cookie or maybe an oatmeal cookie. Weird but good. Body is well rounded save for some sporadic carbonation sharpness. I poured the "dregs" of the bottle in and it had HUGE clumps of sediment in it. It was a sight to behold and it added some yeastier flavors to it. Finishes nicely with more sweetness and pelasant spiciness along with a light gingery note.

This orange-amber ale pours with a sparse tan head, eliciting a fruity aroma. The flavor is spicy and musty, with an effervescent feel. A fairly good effort from Fantome, but not quite up to their usual (high) standard.

Bottled. Cloudy orange. Light estery fruit aroma with a touch of menthe. Funky and lively, medium dry with light sparkling moutfeel. Lightly resiny finish with some bitterness. Complex.