Fantôme Extra Sour Special Original Creation
Brasserie Fantôme
- From:
- Brasserie Fantôme
- Belgium
- Style:
- Specialty Saison
- ABV:
- 10%
- Score:
- 94
- Avg:
- 4.25 | pDev: 13.88%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 28
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Jun 18, 2016
- Added:
- Aug 01, 2012
- Wants:
- 143
- Gots:
- 21
SCORE
94
Outstanding
94
Outstanding
No description / notes.
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Ratings by Alieniloquium:
Reviewed by Alieniloquium from Florida
3.36/5 rDev -20.9%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5
3.36/5 rDev -20.9%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5
750 mL bottle poured into a snifter. Reviewed from notes.
Appearance - Murky burnt orange. Big white head that settles quickly to a nice collar and wisps.
Smell - Malty and very yeasty. Spicy, but I'm never good at identifying them. The maltiness makes it not smell like a saison.
Taste - Lots of pale malt. Sugars and esters. Cloves. I can definitely pick that one out. Bitter and quite yeasty. Way to big for the subtler notes to come through.
Mouthfeel - Really heavy and intensely malty. Well carbonated.
Overall - Way too heavy and, I'm sure everyone knows by now, not sour at all. The saison characteristics are weak compared the malt.
Dec 30, 2012Appearance - Murky burnt orange. Big white head that settles quickly to a nice collar and wisps.
Smell - Malty and very yeasty. Spicy, but I'm never good at identifying them. The maltiness makes it not smell like a saison.
Taste - Lots of pale malt. Sugars and esters. Cloves. I can definitely pick that one out. Bitter and quite yeasty. Way to big for the subtler notes to come through.
Mouthfeel - Really heavy and intensely malty. Well carbonated.
Overall - Way too heavy and, I'm sure everyone knows by now, not sour at all. The saison characteristics are weak compared the malt.
More User Ratings:
Reviewed by PDXAmbassador from Florida
3.8/5 rDev -10.6%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
3.8/5 rDev -10.6%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
I love Fantome and had high expectations for this one.
Poured clear yellow, clearly high carb, the head disapates.
Smell is very mild. Smells a bit tart, a bit of Brett funk. Maybe some citrus but it's all very muted.
Taste likewise is mildly tart - I wouldn't even say sour. I imagined this would be "extra" everything, but instead it's "less" of everything I expect from Fantome.
Mouthfeel is spritzy and a bit thin. Not as substantial as Fantome saison, Ete, Printemps, etc.
Overall, not an extra special, extra sour or extra flavorful beer. There was nothing "off" about it. Just nothing that made me want to come back to it.
Jun 18, 2016Poured clear yellow, clearly high carb, the head disapates.
Smell is very mild. Smells a bit tart, a bit of Brett funk. Maybe some citrus but it's all very muted.
Taste likewise is mildly tart - I wouldn't even say sour. I imagined this would be "extra" everything, but instead it's "less" of everything I expect from Fantome.
Mouthfeel is spritzy and a bit thin. Not as substantial as Fantome saison, Ete, Printemps, etc.
Overall, not an extra special, extra sour or extra flavorful beer. There was nothing "off" about it. Just nothing that made me want to come back to it.
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