Ghost Lambic - Cognac
(has 1 batch)
Bokke (Methode Goat) in Hasselt, Limburg, Belgium 🇧🇪
Sour / Wild Beer Regular|
Score
7.88
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Fantome Saison with 1 & 2 year old lambic, cognac barrel aged.
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7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle at MBCC 2018 Green (session IV), 12/05/18. Hazed golden orange with a decent off white cap. Nose is piss stained carpet, funk, wood must, drying rot. Taste comprises oak, apple core rot, barnyard, lemon rind, musty, damp hay. Medium bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close with a light acidic bite. Solid.
Tried
from Bottle
on 29 May 2018
at 06:13
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
12.05.2018, 3l bottle (2015 vintage) @ MBCC:
Nice fizzy-creamy mediumlasting head, cloudy. Aroma is fresh sour-ish fruity, soda powder, citrus acid, flowers, unripe berries, oak, sorrel, lime, grass. Taste is slightly dry sour-ish fruity, soda powder, lime, berry skin, sorrel, oak, cognac, minerals, hay, unripe berries, citrus acid, flowers. Medium bitterness, slightly dry sour-ish fruity mouthfeel. Nice.
Nice fizzy-creamy mediumlasting head, cloudy. Aroma is fresh sour-ish fruity, soda powder, citrus acid, flowers, unripe berries, oak, sorrel, lime, grass. Taste is slightly dry sour-ish fruity, soda powder, lime, berry skin, sorrel, oak, cognac, minerals, hay, unripe berries, citrus acid, flowers. Medium bitterness, slightly dry sour-ish fruity mouthfeel. Nice.
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 May 2018
at 18:19
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Score: 8 / 4 / 8 / 4 / 17
From bottle at MBCC 2018, yellow session.
Dark yellow, hazy body, with a medium, creamy, yellowish head.
Aroma of lemon, moderate funk, cognac, apricot, some basement.
Tastes similar, with more wood.
Medium, slick mouthfeel, with a moderate carbonation.
Finishes dry, wooden, citric, fruity, a bit funky, with some basement.
Tasty! Very well integrated cognac barrel, leading to an elegant character. Lovely bright fruit notes throughout. Very fresh and balanced.
From bottle at MBCC 2018, yellow session.
Dark yellow, hazy body, with a medium, creamy, yellowish head.
Aroma of lemon, moderate funk, cognac, apricot, some basement.
Tastes similar, with more wood.
Medium, slick mouthfeel, with a moderate carbonation.
Finishes dry, wooden, citric, fruity, a bit funky, with some basement.
Tasty! Very well integrated cognac barrel, leading to an elegant character. Lovely bright fruit notes throughout. Very fresh and balanced.
Tried
from Bottle
on 15 May 2018
at 19:39
8.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
0,05l from tap at Mbcc Yellow Session. orange cloudy color, small white head. smells of musty, earthy, citric, wood, light cognac notes, peppery. very nice smell. full body, ligght carbonation, slick mouthfeel. tastes citric, grassy, earthy, bit doughy, peppery, light wood. finishes lightly dry with hints of sweetness and notes of grass, citrus and lightly scratchy barrel notes. very nice one, barrel aged to perfection. very smooth. 8, 4, 9, 4, 17
Tried
from Draft
on 12 May 2018
at 05:40
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle pour at CBC Boston, 9/23/17.
Lightly-to-minimally hazy, drab brass-golden with a small, white head atop showing low retention.
Soft, floral notes mix with honey-like malts, Brett acidity and finally gain more lambic character, with light oak joining mild acetic and strong but mellow lactic acidity. Quite aromatic, though I think the saison gets mostly lost here and serves to just adulterate/water down the lambic character. Still, it's clean and enjoyable with no alcohol or flaw.
Lightly juicy in the mouth with honey-like base malts, funky fantome yeast (lots of Brett) mixing with lactic and light acetic acid. Mildly oaky, but like the Framboos, very light on any actual cognac (wouldn't pick it up blind). A bit low on the carbonation, but it's fairly engaging. Overall, pretty mild, even watery at times, but very competent and enjoyable flavors throughout.
Lightly-to-minimally hazy, drab brass-golden with a small, white head atop showing low retention.
Soft, floral notes mix with honey-like malts, Brett acidity and finally gain more lambic character, with light oak joining mild acetic and strong but mellow lactic acidity. Quite aromatic, though I think the saison gets mostly lost here and serves to just adulterate/water down the lambic character. Still, it's clean and enjoyable with no alcohol or flaw.
Lightly juicy in the mouth with honey-like base malts, funky fantome yeast (lots of Brett) mixing with lactic and light acetic acid. Mildly oaky, but like the Framboos, very light on any actual cognac (wouldn't pick it up blind). A bit low on the carbonation, but it's fairly engaging. Overall, pretty mild, even watery at times, but very competent and enjoyable flavors throughout.
Tried
from Bottle
on 13 Feb 2018
at 19:16
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 9
Bottle at Night of the Great thirst 2017 - Lovell -Maine . Thnx for sharing, everyone ! Pours rather unclear blonde, small white head. Smell is intense, bit funk, mild oak, Taste is tart, sharp, funky. Intense, mildly sour. Nice
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 Aug 2017
at 11:44