2013 Fantome Releases

Discussion in 'Cellaring / Aging Beer' started by AlexFields, Oct 13, 2014.

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  1. AlexFields

    AlexFields Pooh-Bah (1,912) Dec 13, 2009 Tennessee
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    I know Fantome has always had QC issues but that they were especially bad for a while during the past few years and there was a period where whole batches were mostly or all pretty bad from what I understand. So I've been trying to collect mostly 2014 releases but I'm looking for some more information about which batches I should really avoid or not, if it's even possible to be that clear about it.

    Specifically I'm wondering about the batch of Saison that hit U.S. distro in summer 2013, and the batch of Hiver that came to the U.S. most recently in the winter of 2013-14 (which I assume is the same batch that's still for sale on Etre for example). More generally, I'm interested in any information (including just links to past discussions) about when the big smoky bandaid beer issues started and when if ever they cleared up so I can have a general guideline for which years'/months' releases to avoid.

    Anyone have a good sense of all this?
     
    #1 AlexFields, Oct 13, 2014
  2. AndrewK

    AndrewK Savant (1,123) Oct 20, 2006 California

    Cant contribute a whole lot, except that the 2012/2013 Hiver had lots of 4EG (smoky/bandaid).
     
    #2 AndrewK, Oct 13, 2014
  3. tommyguz

    tommyguz Pooh-Bah (2,534) May 14, 2008 Pennsylvania
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    #3 tommyguz, Oct 16, 2014
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  4. AlexFields

    AlexFields Pooh-Bah (1,912) Dec 13, 2009 Tennessee
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    He already responded to me on the other site. :slight_smile:
     
    #4 AlexFields, Oct 16, 2014
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  5. tommyguz

    tommyguz Pooh-Bah (2,534) May 14, 2008 Pennsylvania
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    He is the man!
     
    #5 tommyguz, Oct 16, 2014
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  6. StoutSnob40

    StoutSnob40 Grand Pooh-Bah (4,611) Jan 4, 2013 California
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    I have never had a bottle of Fantone Saison that didn't explode when I opened it, completely ruining the entire bottle. 3/3 thus far.. It's almost a quest at this point. I must successfully taste Fantome Saison.
     
    #6 StoutSnob40, Oct 16, 2014
  7. cmoody91

    cmoody91 Initiate (0) Mar 21, 2010 Illinois

    Link? Trying to find this info too.
     
    #7 cmoody91, Oct 16, 2014
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