Fantôme La Gourmande

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

<b>7/28/2007</b>: Fantome La Gourmande is yeasty and acidic (the flavor more so than the aroma). It also has some rooty flavors, light musty qualities, and then some apricot in the finish. This beer is amber in color with a thick off-white to beige head and a good level of carbonation. It is sticky on the palate. This seems to be a pretty mild/reserved offering from Fantome, but well-balanced overall. It isn’t too spicy, too sour, or too bitter.

<i>Sample from 750 mL bottle shared at the "Columbus Tasting: Ate, now with gramatical errors" event. Thanks! Rating #235 for this beer...</i>

22oz bottle. Cloudy red poor with a billowing filmy head. Nose has tons of black pepper and coriander. Some apple or apricot on the nose and some definite funk. Taste is slightly tart and sour but very peppery after the initial funkiness. Fruity taste with a lot of peach and apricot warring with a ton of crazy spices. Light and very dry. Long orange spice finish. Awesome.

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.

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

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.7-4-7-4-15=3.7

From bottle, blind #13, courtesy of thewolf. Pours almost clear and golden yellow with a small white head. Spiced and slight wheaty aroma. Ginger like. Sweet and light malt flavoured with a dry ginger note. Mild spiced and dry acidic flavoured finish.7-3-8-3-16=3.7

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.

Bottle, 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.

Pours hazy chestnut with a two-inch head of beige. The dense foam receded slowly leaving some decent lacework before dissapating to a partial skim-coat. Aromatics lead off with a blend of caramel, nuts, green apples, bitter greens, freshly turned sod, strawberry tops, and cherry pits. Hints of almonds, freshly skinned bark, and musty cider follow through. Medium bodied, creamy and a bit crisp. Fairly dry and a finely carbonated mouthfeel. Light malt, cocoa dust, and apple skins start the pallet. Ripe fruit and grassy undertones follow through along with lemon-spritzed caramel. Finishes lightly tart with lingering cherry skins, fresh cut hay, and apple pulp. I was surprised at the restrained amount of sourness and acid. Very balanced, highly refreshing and extremely quaffable. Bottle courtesy of BA Delerium..Thanks bro!