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Fantôme Pissenlit 3.77 337

Fantôme Pissenlit

Percentile
97
overall
Brewed by Brasserie Fantôme
Style: Saison

Soy-Erezée, Belgium

bottled
common

on tap
unknown

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3373.79/5.03.77/5.0Summer8%97.1Tulip
Commercial Description:
Dany, the offbeat brewer at Fantôme, will try anything, and the results are always interesting. A beer made from dandelions would be worth a try if only because no one has ever brewed one before, but the great news is that this is actually a very good beer.
Dany and some cohorts get busy every spring picking bushels of dandelions that grow in the fields around the picturesque farmhouse brewery. The yellow flowers are removed and dried in the sun, then soaked in water for a few days. The thick, dark dandelion “tea” that results is the basis for the Pissenlit, which is made also from traditional barley malt and hops. It resembles a classic saison beer – golden spritzy brew, strong and very flavorful, with a good hop bite. You may have to strain to taste the dandelions, but you know they’re in there.
It should be noted that uncooked, the dandelion has a diuretic effect and is known in France as Pissenlit (literally, "wet the bed" - this also happens to be the British folk-name) for precisely this reason.
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 Ungstrup (15382), Frederiksberg, Denmark
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/514/20
Jan 22, 2008  
Bottled. A hazy orange beer with an off-white head. The aroma is sweet with notes of spices, caramel, and malt, whilte the flavor is sweet combined with and acidic edge and quite spice. Very Fantome’ish.


 Papsoe (15103), Frederiksberg, Denmark
2.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/102/55/102/511/20
Jan 18, 2008  
(Bottle 75 cl) Courtesy of BelJohansen. Hazy, amber golden with a small, creamy, off-white head. Lightly tart, citrusy nose. Medium body with sour, citrusy notes and a fusty edge. Sour in the finish. Yet another terribly overrated Fantôme - jesus... 120108


 yespr (12406), Copenhagen O, Denmark
2.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/54/102/59/20
Jan 13, 2008  
75 cL bottle. Pours hazy orange with a fully diminished white head. Light orange aroma, acidic to citric. Flavour is acidic with and orange citric note. Infected citric flavour. Ends with a mild yeasty mellow flavour. A pure waste on me apparently.


 omhper (12261), Stockholm, Sweden
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/59/105/515/20
Nov 27, 2006    Updated: Jan 8, 2007
Bottled. Reddish amber, brief lively head. The nose has less of that interesting winegum than some other Fantôme brews, and instead a vague dryish herbal touch. It’s medium sweet with dense, clean mouthfeel. Estery flavuor with notes of seville orange marmelade and a salty edge. Dangerously drinkable. Though not as directly appealing as the best Fantôme beers, it still is a fascinating, complex and yet refreshing brew.


 fonefan (11884), VestJylland, Denmark
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/58/103/514/20
Aug 10, 2009  
Bottle 75cl. @ [ Fastelavns Tasting Ulfborg ].
Clear medium orange color with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white to white head. Aroma is moderate malty, toasted, caramel, fruity, moderate hoppy, citrus, flowers, dandelion flower ! Flavor is moderate to heavy sweet, light acidic and sour, moderate bitter with a average to long duration. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft. [20090221]


 MiP (9157), Sønderborg, Denmark
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/103/514/20
Mar 12, 2009  
Bottle, 8%. Grassy hoppiness, dry hop aroma. Slightly hazy golden colour. Small fizzy white head. A little citrus flavour, quite lemony. Some dry hoppiness combined with the citrus makes it taste slightly lambieky. Dry finish. Quite high carbonation.


 oh6gdx (9047), Vasa, Finland
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/515/20
Aug 23, 2007  
Bottled. Amber colour, small white head. Aroma is earthy, big malts and some hops. Quite sour notes also. Flavour is very sour fruits, earth, yeast and some hops. Very palatetickling thing.


 kp (8500), Woodstock, Georgia, USA
2.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/511/20
Sep 1, 2007    Updated: Jan 17, 2009

Date: November 17, 2004
Mode: Bottle Conditioned, 750ml
Source: Green’s, Atlanta
Appearance: starts with a loud pop of the cork, opaque rusty orange, huge cream head, lots of tiny bubbles
Aroma: big spicy aroma
Flavor: light spicy malt flavor, no bitterness other than the spices, no aparent alcohol but a bit warming, once it reaches room temperature it turns bitter weird
Aroma: 6/10; Appearance: 6/10; Flavor: 6/10; Palate: 6/10; Overall: 11/20
Rating: 2.9/5.0
Drinkability: 8/10
Score: *4



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