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Fantôme Printemps

Fantôme Printemps - Saison

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 Percentile 
94
overall
Brewed by Brasserie Fantôme
Style: Saison

Soy-Erezée, Belgium

bottled
common

on tap
unknown

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 Ratings  Average  Score  Seasonal  ABV  Style Pctl  Serve in 
3303.67/5.03.65/5.0Spring8%87.7Tulip
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Commercial Description:
Light, fruity and champagne-like. Fantôme brews special seasonal beers, never repeating a recipe from year to year. This one is for spring . . .
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 JPDIPSO (4862), Wauwatosa, Wisconsin, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/103/515/20
Jan 18, 2005  
Tosa Tasting ala Silphium. 2001 bottle. Hazy amber color with a moderate off white head. Pale malt, licorice, rose and goldenrod aromas. Caramel and mild citrus flavors. Mild spice comes later. LIght and full all in one. Perhaps this one is getting dated, I’ll be looking for a fresh bottle to compare.


 JCapriotti (1378), Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/105/57/103/515/20
Jan 10, 2005  
2001 bottle. Cloudy amber color, nice creamy thick white head. Apple, spice, sweet herbal woody yeast aroma. Soft buttery cinnamon apple taste. I liked this one.... not too much of anything, and nicely delicate.


 1FastSTi (2551), Glendale, Wisconsin, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/56/103/512/20
Jan 10, 2005    Updated: Mar 11, 2007
2001 Vintage. Appearance: Looks like liquid caramel. Very cloudy. Aroma: Green Raisin, Pastures, Sweet weeds. Palate: Very hard to describe. Medium Full body. Flavor: Grass, dough, pastures. Not bad. Kinda weird. 8, 1, 7, 3, 14 = 3.3

Newer bottle. Pours to an orange body with a tall but mostly dissipating white head. The aroma is floral, apples, rose petals, and mineral water. The flavor is kind of musty but heavily mineral water and some apples and subtle paper. The palate is slightly tart and drying.


 Silphium (2114), Haslett, Michigan, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/514/20
Jan 9, 2005  
2001 vintage. Secret Santa beer #11, kindly sent by Jason (Dorwart) and brought to MrFacto’s ’Tosa tasting. Hazy orange body with a big off-white head. Classic Fantome aroma of flower petals, slightly earthy sourness, leaves and pollen. Biscuity, toasty body with flower petals and earthy hops, peppery with some yarrow-like perfumey flavors. A bit toasty. This was a 3+ year old sample, but I suspect a fresh sample would be very similar; this is nothing like the difference between fresh Fantome Saison and the 1998 vintage I tried in November. Pretty standard for Fantome overall; I prefer their (well...his) edgier offerings.


 Mangino (1027), Mississippi, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/104/516/20
Jan 9, 2005  
Pours a dark golden orange, small white head towards the edge. Aroma of apricto, lemons and spices. Flavor is similar with a very spice/herb body to it. Palate is smooth, spicy and a VERY interesting brew! Thanks to Silphium for this one!


 Vac (2389), San Diego, California, USA
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/104/57/104/511/20
Jan 6, 2005  
This saison pours with a cloudy yellow body topped by a thick head with some lacing. The aroma is sour, skunky and slightly grassy. The flavor is slightly sweet yet slightly sour and grassy wtih a touch of skunk. Light bodied, smooth and slightly dry.


 igel (196), New Mexico, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/104/514/20
Jan 3, 2005  
Pours an amber orange, transparent, with plentiful co2 and an off-white rocky head. Nice layer and retention and a sticky lace. Aroma is of fruity esters, spices, malt, earthy and a little horsy. Flavor is yeasty, and sweet at the start with a sharp biting finish. Palate is medium bodied and lightly creamy with a tart bite. Obviously a well crafted beer, yet not my favorite style. Changes character – sweetens, but does not balance out the sharpness of the finish.


 HumuloneRed (750), Portland, Oregon, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
10/103/57/104/516/20
Jan 2, 2005  
Hazy golden with great creamy head and lacing. Citrus/apricot, almost mint with a nice underlining funk. Creamy texture. Great flavors of honey and apricot with spicy notes. Very nice saison/spring seasonal.



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