 tytoanderso (1387), St. Louis Park, Minnesota, USA
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 16/20 |
Nov 17, 2008 750ml bottle. Dated 2004 on the label. Wonderful aroma. Very ’’Fantome.’’ Tart, funky, earthy, grassy... Cut grass, wet leaf pile, musty attic, ginger and allspice, a touch of cola sweetness, gingerbread, pumpkin meat. Dusty and dry malt profile. Wildflower perfuminess. Beautiful nose... manages to be sour, sweet, hoppy and malty all at once. Pours a Very dark orange. Even a gentle pour yields a thick, rusty beer with a nice sized off white head. Flavor dosen’t quite match the intensity and complexity of the aroma. Rather dry and dusty. Dried leaves, dirt... Plenty of dry, bready malt, grassy and earthy hops... lacking in the funky yeast department, though. A hint of spicy ginger. Medium bodied with rather lively carbonation. Finishes earthy, dusty and rather dry. Thanks Joe!
BlackForestCO (831), Fort Collins, Colorado, USA
| 4.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 5/5 | 9/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
Oct 21, 2008 Bottle thanks to Miketd, thanks a ton for hooking me up with this. Poured a hazy, vibrant red-orange color with a moderate beige head that faded to a layer and left some thick spotty lacing. Earthy, grassy aroma with hints of dandelions and some funky barnyard, straw, and some moderate fruitiness (orange, tangerine, light lemon). Smooth, lightly sweet entry with some soft grassy undertones leads into a nice flowery flavor with some tart fruit (orange and lemon) and a dry yeastiness with a bit of funk on the finish. Moderate carbonation, full and smooth on the palate. Very good.
BoBoChamp (1442), Gent, Belgium
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Aug 14, 2008 75cl, exclusive brewery, brew with flowers, from De Hopduvel Gent, complex, balanced, cloudy, rocky head, very good brew
BeerBiker (1392), Kathmandu, Nepal
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
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 (1515), Tel Aviv, Israel
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
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 (2626), Toronto, Ontario, Canada
| 3.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 8/10 | 3/5 | 15/20 |
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 (1874), Point Judith, Rhode Island, USA
| 4.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 9/10 | 5/5 | 18/20 |
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!
bager (2121), Copenhagen N, Denmark
| 2.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 5/10 | 2/5 | 11/20 |
Jul 22, 2008 Bottled. Hazy and golden and orange coloured with a rather large head. Somewhat citric with notes of cobwebs, grapes, flowers and a hint of caramel. Quite dry and thin bodied.
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