About
Founded in 1988, Brasserie Fantôme has gained international attention and a cult following among lovers of craft beers. Owned and run by Dany Prignon, Fantôme is known for its unique variations on the Saison style of farmhouse ale, often involving the use of herbs, spices or fruit juice. Within the craft beer community, Fantome saisons are considered highly desirable and have developed a significant audience in the United States and United Kingdom. Ironically, while their complex, earthy, and herbal flavors have caused them to be sought out by connoisseurs outside of Belgium, Fantôme's products are difficult to find and not well known in the country of their origin.
6.8/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 6.5
Flavor 6.5
Texture 7
Overall 7
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 Dec 2025
at 19:05
7.5/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 8
Flavor 7.5
Texture 7
Overall 7.5
Quick gusher. Quite fun stuff. The pepper dried things out, mainly in the finish and throat. Mellow yeast expression. A little bread crust. There is some peppery heat but it’s manageable. Fun novelty. Decent balance, all things considered.
Tried
from Bottle
at
Craft Beer Junction
on 10 Dec 2025
at 19:05
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7
Bottle split at Craft Beer Junction, thanks to LKS, 10/12/2025.
Murky orange amber topped with a lasting off white head.
Nose is tang fruit esters, herb, yeast trace, hedgerow.
Taste comprises mellow berry tang, herb, farmyard nip, grains, light chilli heat.
Medium bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close.
Okay.
Murky orange amber topped with a lasting off white head.
Nose is tang fruit esters, herb, yeast trace, hedgerow.
Taste comprises mellow berry tang, herb, farmyard nip, grains, light chilli heat.
Medium bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close.
Okay.
Tried
on 10 Dec 2025
at 00:00
7.5/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 8
Texture 7
Overall 7.5
Bottle. Color: Lightly hazy golden, white head. Aroma: Spicy, floral, hints of citrus fruit. Taste: Spicy, floral notes, elderflower, earthy, some orange and hints of lemon, dry-ish long lasting finish with a nice amount of bitterness. Medium body, below average carbonation. Nice complexity.
Tried
from Bottle
from Etre Gourmet (webshop)
on 09 Dec 2025
at 19:47
8/10
Slightly lemony sweetness. Earthy richness like a handful of fresh sweet flower petals with dew. Soft, vaguely funky bitterness. Low carbonation. A "summer beer" released in autumn, drunk in winter 😂
Tried
from Bottle
on 09 Dec 2025
at 19:09
8.5/10
Nice Christmas beer! Damp forest, soft bitterness. Hint of spices. Not sweet but rich. Low carbonation. Ho ho ho.
Tried
from Bottle
on 07 Dec 2025
at 10:11
8.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8.5
Flavor 8.5
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Bottle. RAD Beer. Hazed yellow. Solid swede. Wow this is spicy. Loads of peppery notes to the tune I’m wondering if there’s a bit of chilli in it. Fully aromatic with a coriander like thing. Lemon pith. Wheat. Fantome yeast aplenty. Taste has a soft sweetness with a spicy punch. Nice pithy bitterness too. Good body and nicely foamy. Spicy peppery finish. Love a bit of Fantome.
Tried
from Bottle
from RAD Beer
on 06 Dec 2025
at 19:53
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
750mL, lot nr. 03 2c 4 24 best bef end 2028, drunk 11/23/25, as pictured.
YES! That is THE Fantome nose you want. Classic phenolic spice meets cellar mustiness and heavy mineral-like papier machee. Excellent malt, excellent yeast and no alcohol or weird spice that is unwanted.
Phenol is strong in flavor. Perhaps a bit too strong. But the malt is wonderful here, especially for a mere 4.5%. Rich and doughy with light honey, lots of baguette-like character and big mix of white and black pepper on the end. Tight, engaging carbonation helps with perceived dryness and more interesting, or maybe not quite so interesting? spice lingers (too much phenolic white pepper, ultimately).
YES! That is THE Fantome nose you want. Classic phenolic spice meets cellar mustiness and heavy mineral-like papier machee. Excellent malt, excellent yeast and no alcohol or weird spice that is unwanted.
Phenol is strong in flavor. Perhaps a bit too strong. But the malt is wonderful here, especially for a mere 4.5%. Rich and doughy with light honey, lots of baguette-like character and big mix of white and black pepper on the end. Tight, engaging carbonation helps with perceived dryness and more interesting, or maybe not quite so interesting? spice lingers (too much phenolic white pepper, ultimately).
Tried
from Bottle
from
Julio’s Liquors
on 23 Nov 2025
at 21:40
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
750ml bottle. Sort of a sour brown Saison. Awesome body, perfect effervescence. Really awesome beer. Medium bodied. Excellent.
Tried
on 15 Nov 2025
at 04:38
7/10
Flaska från systembolaget.
Brun med stort skum.
Hård kolsyra, lätt kryddig, brun malt, balanserad beska.
Brun med stort skum.
Hård kolsyra, lätt kryddig, brun malt, balanserad beska.
Tried
from Bottle
on 25 Oct 2025
at 21:13