Fantôme Santé!
Brasserie Fantôme

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From:
Brasserie Fantôme
 
Belgium
Style:
Saison
ABV:
8%
Score:
88
Avg:
3.97 | pDev: 12.85%
Reviews:
5
Ratings:
15
Status:
Retired
Rated:
Mar 05, 2016
Added:
Jul 30, 2012
Wants:
  0
Gots:
  0
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Ratings by pperez38:
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Rated by pperez38 from California

4.25/5  rDev +7.1%

Jan 19, 2013
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Reviewed by drabmuh from Maryland

4.15/5  rDev +4.5%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Santé vertical 1-19. Thanks Stakem!

Beer shockingly good for being as old as it is. Light, nice tartness. Pretty clean finish. Minimal oxidation. Mild apples.
Mar 05, 2016
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Reviewed by Huhzubendah from District of Columbia

4.18/5  rDev +5.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Santé vertical 1-19. Thanks Stakem!

Hazy copper body with a thin, off-white collar. Musty basement, candied fruit. Light bodied with plenty of musty funk. Tasty.
Mar 05, 2016
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Reviewed by popery from California

4.06/5  rDev +2.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4.25
Thanks, ineedbeer. The beer is amber in color. Fairly cloudy. The head puffed up nicely at first and faded to a ring of white bubbles. The aroma is deep with earthy funk. Very reminiscent of a vintage lambic. Mushrooms, mild apples and pears, some cheese, mild vinegar, maybe some faded spice. As with many older beers, the taste is a bit of a letdown from the aroma. There’s a lot of apple juice character, some vinegar. It’s got a bit of earthy funk, but it’s much flatter than the aroma suggested. The feel is light, a bit oily. Low carbonation. Not bad for a beer of this age and with such a soaked cork. I enjoyed this beer a lot more than expected. Pretty much zero cardboardy oxidation. Wonderful funk in the aroma. Very enjoyable overall.
Aug 03, 2015
 
Rated: 4.15 by Mbrown44 from Delaware

Feb 18, 2015
 
Rated: 4.24 by Rifugium from North Dakota

Feb 13, 2015
 
Rated: 3.95 by facesnorth from Pennsylvania

Oct 13, 2014
 
Rated: 4 by klipper from Michigan

Jul 13, 2014
 
Rated: 2.25 by Holland from Illinois

Jun 01, 2014
 
Rated: 3.5 by Gonzoillini from Illinois

May 31, 2014
 
Rated: 4.25 by BucketBoy from Pennsylvania

May 24, 2014
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Reviewed by stakem from Pennsylvania

3.97/5  rDev 0%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
750ml bottle into a matching Fantome tulip. The brew appears a clear color of amber at first and subsequent pours get increasingly hazed. A light off-white cap restd atop about a finger strong. Some spotty to webby strings of lace stick to the glass.

The aroma is lemony lactic with a mild oxidative touch smelling a bit like moist paper/cork with plenty if earthen brett notes. As it warms up, it gets a hint of vegetative quality almost like cabbage.

The flavor is surprisingly malty with notes of caramel/toffee and suggestions of oxidation. It is earthy and a bit vegetative with a noticeable amount of neutral hop flavors that are a bit hebal. It displays a bit of a tangy alcohol aftertaste hinting towards lemony lacto. More sips reveal a bit of apple cidar vinegar.

This is a medium bodied brew with a modest amount of carbonation. It is fairly easy drinking, complex and enjoyable. The oxidation/age of this beer is noticeable but overall this was better than expected.
Feb 25, 2013
 
Rated: 4.25 by t0rin0 from California

Sep 01, 2012
 
Rated: 4.5 by CelticAleMan from California

Aug 04, 2012
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Reviewed by brokensail from California

3.88/5  rDev -2.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Bottle at Fantome-a-thon 2012

A hazed orange color with a finger of white head. A touch of cork up front followed by a robust yeast and funk aroma. Lots of straw, grass, and must with a surprising, almost candy sugar, sweetness. Lots of lemon zest with a subtle tartness. Lightly tart on the palate with some lemon and red berry flavors. A pleasant yeastiness and a hint of grass. As it warms, more fruit character comes through.
Jul 30, 2012
Fantôme Santé! from Brasserie Fantôme
Beer rating: 88 out of 100 with 15 ratings