Fantôme Saison

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

Bottle from Bier Mania, Brussels. Clear gold colour with a slight white head. Aromas of apples and peardrops with some cinnamon spice. Flavour was slightly sweet, with some citrus, yeast and floral hops. Good.

With a pop of the cork and fizz in the glass rose a 24 karat brew with mixed citrus and spice. Lemon, orange, tangering, grapefruit, and banana make it onto the palate. Definitely better as it warms, mild sweetness but predominantly sour and earthy. The belgian yeast shines on this one.

aroma clobbers the actual flavor....scents of orange, lemon, other citrus....rock candy i presume, strange fruits combine into something reminicent of rubber/plastic (dont mean that nearly as critical as it sounds)....flavor isnt dry or yeasty like a normal saison at all, almost metallic and flat on the pallette, then sweetness reveals itself in the form of citrus and slight floral character echoed from the aroma. this is the most unique aroma ive experienced in a long time, maybe ever. i was excited to try this after hearing so much, it didnt dissapoint.

A- Pours a clear golden yellow color with a nice frothy white 2 finger head. S- Smell is sweet with tons of spices and funk. A little subtle but I can definitely tell where it is going. T- Very fruity, with distinctly belgian spices, much hoppier than I was expecting. M- Light, crisp, dry. D- This is a fairly drinkable brew. I have never been a huge fan of the saison style but this is my favorite of the few that I have had. The hop presence really helps me enjoy this one.

Hazy golden with medium head. Spicy and fruity aroma with yeasty notes. Sweet and spicy flavor with lemon and yeasty notes.

Bottle.

Pours a hazy rich orange-tinged gold with a nice fluffy white head. Tart aroma (pineapple and pear, citrus), mild rustic notes. The flavor is driven heavily by a sort of tangerine and muscat fruitiness that I didn’t expect; sour but not strongly so, sweet from the tangerine and laced with orange peel and spice. Easy drinking but with a satisfying full mouthfeel. For me this one wasn’t quite as dry or quite as rustic as some of my favorite saisons, instead quite strong on the spices and fruit, but it was nevertheless a very enjoyable and interesting beer. I’m quite curious at this stage to see how my second bottle changes in character with a few more years on it.

The color was cloudy yellow. The head was creamy, thin, and white. The aroma was lemon-grass, citris, sour, and musty. The flavor was the same. the palate was thin-bodied. The finish was tart.

Pours a nice soft hazy gold with a one finger white head. The aroma was fruity, smelled starfruit, musty Brett aroma, muscadine grapes, a little grassy. The flavor is light, sweet, tart, bretty, lemongrass, fruity, a little funky, slightly grassy. The 8% is well hidden and the mouthfeel is nice, a little tart and smooth carbonation. Finishes sweet and a little dry.