Fantôme Printemps

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

Pours cloudy yellow with a huge, foamy white head. Aroma is musty, zesty, pepper, something familiar I cannot pinpoint. Very nice balance between sourness and smoothness in the flavor. Drinkable yet quite flavorful. Yeasty, tart, and a little citrusy, grapes. This is my first fantome beer but certainly not my last.

This is my first Fantome so I wasn’t sure exactly what to expect or if I’d even like this. Pours a dirty amber color, maybe calling it brown is more accurate, with a huge fluffy head. I had to let this one settle down a bit. The aroma has floral notes, spices, yeast, and a malty-grass scent. A lot of that comes out in the flavor as well with the addition of a peppery, spicy, but also sour, barnyard, funky taste. There’s a bit of an alcohol bite here too. This is a good beer, quite a bit there to keep me interested the whole way through. I sat on this for a while after purchase and I am not sure why. I will seek more of these unique brews from Fantome out.

Cloudy golden color,small white head that faded quickly and left little behind.Nice light malt and fruity aroma mild hints of spice and orange.The flavor is nicely done with a mild orange and spice mild malt and a nicely done hop presence.I could definately see my self drinking a few of these after plowing the field.Very easy to drink and refreshing.Thanks to Nexxus for sending this fine brew.

Pours deep gold with a white bubbly head. Aroma is somewhat skunky and light lemons. Flavor is slightly oxidized with a great hoppy grassiness. Some band-aid flavors. Dry hoppiness. Pretty clean but that house character still shines through. Very refreshing, fruity enjoyable, and above all else, fascinating.

Peach color with a creamy white head. Attractive spicy aroma. Deliciously light and spritzy flavor. Very easy to drink and enjoy.

Liveliest of all Fantomes, this one is always cherrylike to me, something like a black cherry wine product. Of course, that taste is always mingling with the strange spices and mustiness that I expect from these dusty hard-to-find bottles. My last experience saw half of the bottle pour over as foam.

Murky orange in colour. Aroma of apples, pears, oranges, cider and yeast. Flavour was slightly sweet, yeasty, oranges and apples, funky sourness. Medium body. Finishes with a tangy medium bitterness. Quite good.

Bright glowing golden brown color, very cloudy, floating chunks. Full bodied yet soft on the palate. Fruity but no particular fruit stands out. A mildly burning spice kicks in seconds after the swallow. Wild stuff.