Hiver (Winter)
Brasserie Fantôme in Soy, Luxembourg, Belgium 🇧🇪
Farmhouse - Saison Winter|
Score
7.11
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Fantôme’s winter offering, available December through March or so. Brewer Dany Prignon changes his receipes every year, so we can’t so for sure what this year’s beer will be like, but it is sure to please lovers of Dany’s beers.
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6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle @ Fermentoren, Aarhus. Hazy dark golden with an off-white head. Aroma is sweet, malty, spicy and moderate hoppy - grass. Flavor is quite sweet and moderate bitter. Dry and moderate bitter finish. 120614
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 Jun 2014
at 11:22
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
2013 bottle from ølbutikken. cloudy orange,fluffy offwhite head. mild aroma, dough, faint sourness, very mild, not that saison like. flavor is sort of malty, faint spicy notes, more like a typical belgian strong ale than anything saison like. very smooth. disappointing bc of the style, but in general probably quite drinkable malty belgian beer. beneath the malts are quite some interesting notes that will draw the beer up on the scale if you take time to savour these notes. citrussy, red fruity notes. Also if you like smooth, this one is awesomely smooth...
Tried
from Bottle
on 07 Jun 2014
at 10:39
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle split at JF’s, big thanks to he, 04/05/14. Murky orange amber with a big old light beige head that retains well. Nose is dark fruit rinds, pepper, toffee, spices, bitter orange, straw. Taste comprises tangy orange, apricot, toffee, spice, clove, vanilla, farmyard. Medium + body, fine carbonation, tangy fruit and light booze tempered with sweet licks in the close. Solid saison, well balanced and very drinkable for the ABV.
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 May 2014
at 04:45
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle. Orange-brown, cloudy, with a fine head. Herbal, flowery nose, stewed fruit, some caramel. Spicy and sweet flavor, tangy too, though. Very interesting and complex. Full and smooth body. Excellent. The elderflowers work well, and are not overdone.
Tried
from Bottle
on 04 May 2014
at 04:34
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Hazy amber colour, creamy foam. Medium carbonation. Yeasty aroma with notes of spices. Typical saison taste with some light sourness.
Tried
on 30 Apr 2014
at 04:14
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle from Brewdog, Sheffield. Cloudy, orangey, amber colour. Film of white head. Sourdough bread. Clove. Light ginger. Hint of anise. Taste is spicy dry. Plenty of creamy, buttery sweetness provides balance. Palate sees it through. A tad over sweet on the finish, for me, but very drinkable regardless.
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 Apr 2014
at 13:01
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
29.03.2014, 0,75l bottle @ home:
Big slightly fizzy-creamy longlasting head. Aroma is kind of funky citrusy, soda powder, citrus peel, sour winegum, yeast, hay, flowers, sorrel, light malts. Taste is slightly dry citrusy, hay, yeast, flowers, citrus peel, weeds, soda powder, sorrel. Medium bitterness, slightly thin mouthfeel. Nice.
Big slightly fizzy-creamy longlasting head. Aroma is kind of funky citrusy, soda powder, citrus peel, sour winegum, yeast, hay, flowers, sorrel, light malts. Taste is slightly dry citrusy, hay, yeast, flowers, citrus peel, weeds, soda powder, sorrel. Medium bitterness, slightly thin mouthfeel. Nice.
Tried
from Bottle
on 30 Mar 2014
at 10:21
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle. Hazy light orange liquid with medium white head. Aroma of bread, white pepper, bubblegum, spices, barnyard, lacto and apple. Taste is dry to light sweet and light to medium bitter with notes of white pepper, bubblegum, apple and bread. Medium bodied with medium carbonation. Nice.
Tried
from Bottle
on 22 Mar 2014
at 13:22
6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6
Big bottle from Brewdog online shop, shared with jeevan and the Mrs. Aromas are spicy and yeasty, not as sour as I’d have expected from my last Fantome encounter. Dry finish, saison yeast character. Good, but not WOW.
Tried
from Bottle
on 19 Mar 2014
at 16:03
7.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Another good saison from Fantome. Grassy, dry and with all kinds of spices.
Tried
on 16 Mar 2014
at 06:19