Fantome Saison bottles in either NJ/PA

Pinocchio's in Media had some recently. i'm pretty sure they still do.

 

Last time I was at Max's raintree in Freehold, NJ they had it.

 

i havent been there in a while, but Wine King in Brick had a bunch of these sitting on the shelf. same thing with Jon Ron in Brielle, but I would call before driving down there.

 

Speaking of Fantome in NJ/PA, did we get any Extra Sour Special Original Creation?

 

No

 

The Beer Store in Southampton had some recently as well but not sure if they still do.

 

Call Abe's cold beer in Bethlehem to see if they have it by the bottle. I was able to pick a case up at Stockertown Beverage about 2 years ago.

 

I'm bumping this thread because I just had my first Fantome Saison and I need to have more. Does anyone know if there is any available to purchase in PA?

 

Oak Tree Wine & Spirits in South Plainfield, NJ, usually has something from Fantome brewery on the shelf, last I checked two months ago...

 

I recently got a bottle at Teresa's in Wayne

 

There's a bottle of Fantome Noel at Abe's in the Bethlehem but I haven't seen any of the Fantome Saison since September.

 

Just a heads up, had some of the new batch of Fantome Saison, and it was way off. We all tasted a seriously smoky aftertaste.

 

Hmm, that's weird. The bottle I had was fairly fresh and I thought it was delicious. I guess the stories of bottle variation are true.

 

Fantome is known for huge bottle to bottle variation, not just batch variation. I have never had a bad beer from them but I know people who bought beers from the same shipment that said they had a bad bottle.

 

yeah. i have had bottle variation with theirs, as well, but never with the classic saison before. but this newer bottle was kind of gross. and i think i heard someone else say that they had a bad bottle of the new classic saison, as well. that it tasted like tobacco. (i had the same bottle as phillybeer7779)
so i have a feeling this a batch variation, not bottle variation.

 

You will curse the day you did not do
All that the Fantome asked of you!

 

I think I have a bottle from the most recent shipment... not positive, I may have to do a taste test soon.

 

some of the new batches are coming out with the bottled on/best by notches used. did you take note of any specifics?
also, i believe there is a new label design for the classic saison, hiver and printemps. was the one you had the normal label (sur lie) or the new more "cartoon-like" label?

i have noticed the smoke/tobacco character on a couple varieties of fantome lately (newer batches) ranging from black ghost noire de noire, dark white and the new Boo all have that character. i havent found it in the pale offerings yet but that doesnt surprise me to hear it. it makes me wonder if Dany started using a little pete smoked malt in his grain bill or if he has an over-abundance of brett L in his yeast strain that is drawing out much more tobacco/earthy smoke character than usual

i have a fresh bottle of the classic saison ill try and open tonight to report back on findings and if it has any identifying marks (not that it would be terribly helpful for everyone)

 

it was the newer label. not sure about the notch dates, though.