Fantôme Printemps

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

Hazy yellow color with a huge white head. Aroma and flavor of spices, citrus, lemon and yeast. Flavor is also pretty bitter.

Hazy yellow/orange pour, white head. Nice saison, and fairly sour. Yeast, barnyard funk, grain, grass, tart apples, flowers, lemon peel. and some dusty earth. It’s really ligth actually, and covers the alcohol % well. Excellent!

Bottle @ 58F: Pretty golden color like liquid gold. Big, fluffy whipped egg white head that is totally retained. Aroma is enjoyable with lots of yeast, a little funk, dust, and lots of spice. Flavor is a tour de force of Saison brewing. Light, effervescent, with a big yeast flavor, some coriander, a little white pepper, and an incredible distilled flower flavor that is heavenly. Maybe my favorite saison ever. Delightful.

From a 750mL Bottle. Courtesy of SecretSanta. Pours a hazy, pale banana gold color with a tremendous head of rocky white. Tons going on in the nose - pears, bright tangerine zest, herbal hops, yeast peppers. Amazing how the different aromatics come out as the beer changes temperature. Lots of spice and hops up front, but as it warms, the citrus really starts to come out. Lemons and ginger. Just a smidgen of rubbery yeast, but otherwise super fresh and inviting. Very light bodied, briskly carbonated mouthfeel with a dry, carbonic bite. A pleasing maltiness coats the palate briefly before being scrubbed away by the carbonation, bringing forth some doughy flavors. Nutmeg husks and lemons. Mid-palate, some gardeny Styrian Goldings herbal hops come forward with a cleansing bitterness. Hints of dusty funk in the finish, blending in with the other flavor complexities remarkably transparent. Light, citrusy, and floral. Tastes like spring. Thanks, Santa!

Herbal grass and stinging nettles nose. Sour and acidic apple and citric notes with a fruit pepper and yeast complexity. Nice and dry with a spritzy mouthfeel.

Ruddy gold with a nice healthy head. Delicate spicy aroma, with hints of cinnamon, tarragon?, and a bit of hops. Thick on the tongue, and surprisingly sweet in the finish still for 3 + years in the bottle. Fairly tart acidity, but all seems quite well rounded and balanced. Shows many of the caharacteristics of the fanotmes, but not too much of any particular one. Undeniably good.

75 cL bottle, tulip glass. Average, creamy white head. Hazy, light yellow body. Bread and hay malt (M); flower and perfume hops (M); doughy yeast (L); banana, clove, pear aromas. Moderately sweet, lightly acidic flavor becomes a lightly sweet, moderately acidic, lightly bitter finish. Medium body, watery/oily texture, lively carbonation, building bitter finish. The bottom line is: very tasty!!! Tart and refreshing just like lemonade.

25oz - Aroma is pungent with wet hay, swampy green growth, and tons of spices. Pours a nice thick head over a cloudy yellow body leaving great lacing. Flavor is tangy and musty, layered with spice. The yeast and malt show up, but only for a minute. Palate is sticky and bubbly. An intriguing and fun brew.