Fantôme Strange Ghost

Brewed by Brasserie Fantôme
Style: Spice/Herb/Vegetable
Soy-Erezée, Belgium

75 cL bottle, thanks to Hildigöltur. Pours hazy orange with a white head. Heavy ginger aroma. Flavour is undrinkable. Ginger all over. Presumeably wellcrafted - but me and ginger flavoured beer is a no-match.

Bottle. Hazy orange brown coloured with an off white head. Aroma of caramel, fruits, vanilla and ginger. Flavour of ginger, fruits and vanilla. The ginger is very dominating.

Bottle. [Courtesy of Hildigöltur, quality tasting @ Papsoe] Small creamy off-white head that mostly diminished. Fair display of lacework. Aroma of earth, ginger, star aniseed, caramel, grain, citrus and herbs. Very spice mix of notes. Medium bodied with an average carbonation. Light to moderated sweet flavor with notes of bitter and acidic blending in. Spicy and light sour finish. 28-09-2007

Bottle. A light hazy amber beer with a big tan head. The aroma is spicy, "ginger/pepper/lemon" the taste is sweet malty and very spicy "ginger/pepper/lemon". Medium body with a spicy finish.

Date: 09/18/2007
Mode: Bottle
Source: Roadtrip

dark muddy red, dine beige head, streaks of drippy lace, sweet spicy cinamon and fruity raison aroma, creamy body, rich fruity malt flavor, touch of sweetness brings out the fruit, cinamon character goes well with the brown sugar sweetness, spicyness adds a light bitter edge, slight tart edge,

Aroma: 7/10; Appearance: 7/10; Flavor: 7/10; Palate: 8/10; Overall: 15/20
Rating: 3.7/5.0
Drinkability: 8/10
Score: **4

Flavors and aromas you may never find in a beer again, in cheese or wine, but not beer. What makes this unique amongst any libation is that fundamentally earthy nature of beer blends smoothly with woody/peety/smoky/?flesh rot/ flavors, that although nice, butt heads with the fruity base of wine. Strange is certainly appropriate. Try it.

This reddish brown ale poured with a decent beige head, eliciting a sour fruity aroma. The flavor is musty and spicy with a distinct lemon finish. Because of its complexity, each reviewer might come up with a different list of flavor elements extant to this brew.

I can’t thank SoLan enough for sharing this beer with me. Pours dark brown with a surprisingly small white head and tan edging. The aroma is quite intriguing: lemon, herbs, funky yeast. For a while, there was one taste and smell I couldn’t place until it hit me: SASSAFRASS ROOT. Tastes include sassafrass, more lemon, mint, parsley, musty earth, orange zest, slight hand soap, and the whole kitchen spice rack. Medium carbonation and full-bodied. Incredibly complex and different from other Fantome brews. I enjoyed this immensely. Make more, Dany!!!