Fantôme Saison D'Erezée - Été
Brasserie Fantôme

Fantôme Saison D'Erezée - ÉtéFantôme Saison D'Erezée - Été
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From:
Brasserie Fantôme
 
Belgium
Style:
Saison
Ranked #194
ABV:
8%
Score:
92
Ranked #4,381
Avg:
4.16 | pDev: 12.02%
Reviews:
107
Ratings:
181
Status:
Active
Rated:
Jun 07, 2022
Added:
Oct 07, 2002
Wants:
  202
Gots:
  11
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Reviewed by edthehead from Maryland

4.28/5  rDev +2.9%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5
1996 vintage
Murky amber brown appearance and a foamy beige head with good retention and lacing. Stone fruit, cherries, clove, peppercorn, barnyard funk. Medium body, moderate carbonation, tingly.
Jun 07, 2022
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Reviewed by Sigmund from Norway

2.99/5  rDev -28.1%
look: 2.75 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
750 ml capped and corked green bottle, as Fantôme été, Cardinal Pub & Bar, Stavangee. ABV is 8%. Cloudy brown colour, some yeast floaties, low off-white head. Moderate aroma of farmhouse and ripe berries, hints of oak. Very moderate carbonation. The moderately sour flavour has notes of berries, brettanomyces, oak and cider. Very moderate hops. Not my favourite Fantôme beer this one.
Jul 31, 2021
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Reviewed by mothman from Minnesota

4.46/5  rDev +7.2%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
Lot 41 June 19

White head. Some lace. Golden color. Slight cloudiness.

Herbal, citrusy, tart, spiced. Lots of hops and bitterness. Orange peel. Lemon zest. Saison flavors. Wheat and bready malts. This is a winner. Very well done.
Nov 13, 2020
 
Rated: 4 by mishi_d from Romania

Feb 08, 2020
 
Rated: 3.5 by Mattias from Sweden

Jan 05, 2020
 
Rated: 4.74 by Ristaccia from Nebraska

Sep 09, 2018
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Rated by unclekeith from Alaska

4.18/5  rDev +0.5%
look: 3.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.25
Still 11/17/17
Nov 18, 2017
 
Rated: 3.48 by Jhfinn from New York

Nov 14, 2017
 
Rated: 3.31 by acurtis from New Jersey

Nov 12, 2017
 
Rated: 3.95 by PSU_Mike from Pennsylvania

Aug 27, 2017
 
Rated: 4 by mrfrancis from Kentucky

Apr 02, 2017
 
Rated: 4 by PugsandBeer from Florida

Dec 16, 2016
 
Rated: 4.27 by Kegatron from Pennsylvania

Nov 26, 2016
 
Rated: 3.69 by KeyWestGator from Florida

Oct 24, 2016
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Reviewed by clayrock81 from Florida

3.83/5  rDev -7.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Poured a murky, muddy orange brown body with minimal head and almost no lace. The aroma strikes me as boozy and apple brandy-ish with some sweet possibly dark fruits hanging around. The beer seems to mix an apple or pear dipped in honey sweetness with a grape and raisin vinous/dark fruit taste with a bit of sour crispness on the finish. Not a bad beer at all but I was expecting a classic saison from Fantome and this is not a typical or classic saison.
Jul 26, 2016
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Reviewed by PDXAmbassador from Florida

4.82/5  rDev +15.9%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 4.75
Review is for two different vintages. But rating is only for the first one -- a rare 2005-ish bottle. Drank 2016.
Pours like the haziest NE IPA you've ever seen. Like mango juice hazy, orange, glowing.
Aroma is Fascinating. Herbal, vanilla, sourness, citrus. Minty perhaps.
Taste is insane! Like someone melted a orange creamsicle into a gin & tonic. A LOT like that in fact. Tart, almost sour, and a bit funky but tastes incredibly fresh. Not the least bit tired despite its 10 years of age, and doesn't have a hint of alcohol burn despite its 8% abv. Amazing. Absolutely amazing.
Loved this. My 2nd Favorite Fantome I've had. I won't tell you my favorite because I don't want others to go after them. ;-)

Next is a ~2012 vintage (best by 2017). Aroma is sour, Gueuze-like, a bit acetic, and definitely some classic Fantome funk.
No head, very little carb. Couldn't get a head to form even pouring from 8 inches above the glass. Looks like unfiltered apple cider. Just like that, no other descriptors needed. Yep, an ugly beer!
Taste is pleasantly tart, but has a weird mouth-drying, flem-forming aftertaste. A bit of herbal tannin bitterness. Kind of sweet, a bit of overripe fruit. Strange - my throat gets quite flemmy after each swig. Not sure I like that. Would love the taste of it weren't for those factors.
Mouthfeel would be nice - it has substantial body - but in the end it is quite lacking due to low carb, tannins, and wierd flemminess.
Overall I didn't love this one. I feel like it had potential, but some odd flaws kept it from being very enjoyable. Too bad the pre-2010 iterations are white whales. Would love to revisit those but doubt I'll have the opportunity, but I am not sure I'll want to revisit the 2012 vintage.
May 18, 2016
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Reviewed by bluejacket74 from Ohio

3.51/5  rDev -15.6%
look: 2.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5
750 ml capped and corked bottle, label says best before end 2017. Served in a Prairie Teku, the beer pours a hazy brown color with pretty much no head whatsoever. No lacing, either. Aroma is subtle at first but gets stronger as the beer warms, it smells like red apples, caramel and woodiness. Luckily the flavors are stronger in comparison to the aroma. It tastes like red apple, cherries, caramel, vinegar, stone fruit, earthiness, oak and some light spiciness. The tartness is subtle. Mouthfeel/body is light/medium, with very low carbonation. I thought this was OK overall, it's not my favorite Fantôme brew but still an interesting one. I'd like to try a different batch of this in the future.
May 08, 2016
 
Rated: 3.75 by Dave_Treat from Virginia

Apr 05, 2016
 
Rated: 4 by sukwonee from Washington

Jan 29, 2016
 
Rated: 4.21 by szmnnl99 from Michigan

Dec 19, 2015
Fantôme Saison D'Erezée - Été from Brasserie Fantôme
Beer rating: 92 out of 100 with 181 ratings