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Purchased at Sergio's. Easily the hardest cork to remove of any bottle - not just Fantome but any bottle include wine - that I have ever opened. Pop was minimal, and a very small gush but nothing to speak of. Odd combination of an extreme seal and...
The usual Fantome presentation. Is this a new/alternative name for the Spring/Printemps? lot ba 02 26 best before 2029. A worrying lack of pop on opening, and by any standards this is under-carbnated. Color is fine, mid-golden body, but the head...
Usual Fantôme presentation with a big pop on opening. Brewed in association with the folk at TripelB, Belgian Beer bar in Worcester, England. Lovely pour with a standard golden, clear body and a nice head. The head is quite rocky and broken, but...
The standard Fantôme presentation, capped and corked. Nice pop on opening. Pretty, pale golden color with a pillowy, high head. Not a great deal of lace, but good retention of the head. There really is a noticeable, clean citrusy...
All of the beeradvocate reviews that include word descriptions for Amèri' iGhost, mention the harsh bitterness of the beer but all of those reviews are from 2022. As such, even having read them I don't feel confident that what's written in those...
This beer pours a lot less dark than some photographs suggest, with a lightly hazed orange body below a the usual, impressive wispy head. Some lace, moderate retention. There are quite a lot of band-aid phenols upfront in the nose, and more...
Pour is a lovely copper color with some depth. "Good" carbonation, but unfortunately it's that soda type which makes a lot of fizzing noise and then fades to absolutely nothing - not a fan. No lace, no retention. It should be noted that on...
This is one of those classic Fantôme beers that out of the gate, both in terms of the nose and the initial tastes, almost knock you off your feet with phenols, band-aids and other medicinal notes. However, also in a classic manner, it backs down...
Beautiful, honey-orange pour with a magnificent head in true Dany style. Retention and lace are great. Resplendent. Nose certainly has the citrus fruit promised. Oranges certainly. Lovely, restrained light bitterness breaks across the tongue....
I've been waiting on this beer. Well-carbonated, by not overly so. Thick, billowy head with some excellent retention. Lace works nicely close to the body of the beer. There's quite a lot of sweetness here, and that's entirely appropriate if this is...
LOT E/V ALIDADE Mc 4 24 best bef end 2027 Disappointing lack of pop on the removal of the cork, and the beer is definitely under-carbonated on the pour. Not usually an issue with any Fantôme beers, but today it was. Lower ABV than many Fantôme...
Additional notes from 07/06/25 on April 2025 Batch #3 version at 6.6% and pictured below. Lovely golden color on the pour with a little, light haze. Clean, cider-like nse with some simple, grainy apple notes. Definitely some light, white grape in...
I'd read a couple of less that spectacular reviews of this, so came to it with a little trepidation. Acquired at Sergio's for $45.00. This is somewhere around 10+ years old at this point in time, so it's had lots of time to mature, change, and...
lot 3 c 23 BBE 2026 I was forewarned that this was a gusher, so had the supplemental glass ready to catch the beer as it "exploded". As a result I lost virtually none at all, others have reported losing a significant amount of the bottle to the...
lot 3C no 23. $23.99. Tremendous pop on opening. Because of the volume associated with the cork, I was expecting a gusher, but no. Bonus! Golden body, exquisite head, retention and lace as usual. The beer starts gently and with some sweetness. The...
Interesting departure for Dany, a Witbier at 4.5%. Lots of recent, positive reviews of this beer - excited to try it. Light golden, slightly hazed pour. Head and lace is strong as ever with Fantôme. Light white pepper on the nose, along with some...
You just never, ever, ever know with Dany. It's really tempting to say that this is one of my favorite Fantômes of all time, BUT since it's also one of the least Fantôme-like beers that I have ever had, it seems like there's something horribly...
Fantôme's Double Badger, as part of the Fantôme Animals friends Project. lot 12 05 b 24 best before end 2027. The usual corked and capped presentation. Lovely, rich orange color on the pour with the broken, wispy head that one might expect. Some...
lot ab 03 24 best before end 2027. Usual Fantôme presentation, and a usual pour with a golden orange body and some lovely, pillowy head. Head is a bit wispy and does not leave the very best lace. Hugely noticeable, citrus-like tart, sweetness up...
lot 11 ce 23 best bef end 2026. The usual 750 mL presentation, corked and capped. Tangerine colored clear body with a nice, large head. Some lace. Band-aid phenols rip into the nose. On warming there is an acidic, funky fruit note. Some cider...
Etre. Best Before 15-12-2026. Classic Fantôme bitterness, wrapped up in some residual sweetness. Pour is a lovely golden color with a HUGE, well-formed head. Lace is sticky and classical. Yep, this is a beautiful looking beer. Herbal notes on the...
Pour offers up a chestnut body with a few ruby red highlights. Head pours with a nice amount of foam, and with some decent retention and lace. Looks more dense than it actually is. Nose offers some acidity, but also some sharp apple-like notes. As...
Pours a pale, straw golden color, resembling more of a chardonnay color than does the regular Chocolat version. Addition of yeast in the final pour creates a clouded version of the original pour. Nose has a tremendous grape-like, fruity acidity,...
Additional notes 03/26/26 Same batch as below, two years on. Still a decent gusher but not terrible and I was forewarned with a one liter mug next to the bottle. I lost virtually nothing. Still fruity up front, but now the spices kick-in quite hard...
Part of the "Extra Sour Collection". Lot 2 N 21, best bef end 2025. Capped and corked in the usual Fantôme fashion. You never know what you will get with Fantôme except the fact that you always know that you never know what to expect! Great looking...
My second bottle of this. Great, lightly hazed, marmalade orange pour with a resplendent, ice-cream like head. Nose has some simple floral elements but not flowery per se. Not as bitter as i remember the first bottle being. There is a spicy finish...
I approached this with a lot of trepidation, expecting little hoping for the best. Firstly this is lot 2 c N 16 Best Before End of 2020. Of course, that's not necessarily an issue for Fantôme per se, since the whole thing is likely to be all over...
lot 19 02 22. Best Before End 2026. Golden, lightly hazed body underneath a broken, wispy head that has some light lace and a little retention. Floral hop bitterness in the nose. The tastes follow the tastes initially, and then breakout with some...
lot 04 02 23 Best Before end of 2027. Lightly hazed, orange creamsicle body with a high, rocky and broken head. Head retention above average, lacing the same. Thin film settles on the surface of the beer. Acidic, grainy, musty apples on the nose...
Opening the capped and corked bottle (the usual Fantôme presentation) fails to produce much pop or gun smoke which is a slight worry. However, a decently aggressive pour leads to a nice, 1 inch rocky white head, with some decent retention and lace....
Best Before End of 2025 Lot 18 Nr 22 ABV is not noted on the bottle. BA has the 2019 bottles at 7.0%, Rate Beer has 8.0%. Very pretty golden body. Head average, retention not incredible (some spotty lace and some spotty film on the surface of the...
750 mL bottle, corked and caged in the usual Fantôme fashion. Purchased on a recent trip to Portland, ME. Quite a gusher, but I didn't lose too much. With the carbonation comes a good looking, high head. It's wispy, but persistent. Doesn't leave a...
lot c10 oct 18 best before end 2022. Bottle purchased and consumed at Ebenezer's in Lovell, ME. First visit for me to this much lauded beer Mecca. Possibly the least Fantôme-like beer I have ever tasted. To keep it simple, there is a distinct lack...
The usual presentation, 750mL corked and capped. Chestnut brown pour - conker like. Thick, ice-cream, cream colored head. Well retained, some decent lace. Head nice, color less so. Nose has mainly a slightly cheesy, funky acidity. Nice...
Pour is a butterscotch colored body with a nice, substantial white head. Decent retention and lace. Nose has a lot of banana and pineapple for me. Quite surprising. very topical that I was not expecting. Lively beer, good carbonation. Solid...
33 cL bottle. 2d batch. Etre Gourmet. Thickish looking, hazed orange body with a magnificent, ice-cream-like head. Body color is not particularly attractive (has a NEIPA look about it which I absolutely HATE). Head is resplendent. Retention and...
750 mL, corked and capped, the usual presentation. Brewed 19-20 August 2022. Modest pop on removing the cork. Pour gives a lovely tangerine, marmalade color with some light haze and a nice, rocky, white head. Head is only moderately retained, and...
Best Before End 2020. Healthy pop on opening, with an initially high, white, wispy head that dissipates quite quickly. Not a lot of lace, but a thin film left on the surface of the beer. Deep orange colored body. Nose is all marmalade with some...
Light, golden hazed pour with a white head that when forced out of the bottle, is good. Decent retention, some lace. There's a lot of raw cereal malt in the nose. Tastes are really clean with a strong lime undercurrent. Really light with some...
Label has (what I assume is) the original brewing date of Friday and Saturday 14-15 August 2020 changed to 13-14 August 21, and the 24 asterisked. My guess would be because of COVID changes to the production occurred. Having had a bad experience...
750 mL corked and capped, lot D-1-4-15 best before end 2019. I approach with a fair degree of trepidation. Labeled as a Cascadian Dark Ale (Black IPA) that I don't much care for, coupled with the Best Before date of "end of 2019", and the...
Well, here we are, back to utter insanity with this Fantôme offering. A darkish, lime green pour with a decent head, some thin film lingering, and an acceptable, if not incredibly well-retained head. The green color doesn't bother me (it's Dany),...
At the very best of times Fantôme beers can be tricky to pin down, to categorize, and to understand. That's their beauty and indeed their point in many ways. Then from time to time you get one that defies even that 'logic'. This is one of those....
lot 08 07 22 best before à consommer avant fin 2026 14° Plato. Mid-range orange pour after an encouraging pop on removing the cork. Beautiful, beautiful pitted head, Stunning retention and lace on the second and the third pour. Oh my gosh. Initial...
Capped and corked, the usual Fantôme 750 mL presentation. Clouded, deep orange body with a fizzy initial head that dissipates immediately to leave no film and no lace. Light carbonation remains in the mouth. Not great looking, but no panic, it’s...
Fantôme & Fermentery Form adorns the label. Capped and corked, the usual Fantome presentation. Lively pour with a light, high, fine-bubbled head that is good effervescence but that fades pretty quickly. Body is a lightish brown, dark...
I’m pretty experienced with Fantôme, so I know what to expect (i.e., the unexpected), but lately I’ve had a couple of less than stellar experiences. This beer gets me back to more familiar territory of the brilliant madness. Pour is a slightly...
750 mL, corked and capped, the usual Fantôme presentation. Big gusher, with a ton of very light, wispy foam cascading from the bottle. Needs a very quick inversion toward a glass to save the good stuff. Mmm … pour is frankly, ugly. It has a...
750 mL, capped and corked bottle. Pour offers a frankly unattractive, murky, reddish-brown body with little to no head. Some acidic fruit on the nose, and a bit of malty bread. The first couple of gulps are full of ethanoic acid and it burns a...
750 mL, corked and caged. There’s very little information about this beer, I’ll have to ask Dany. Lot 03 b 21 best before a consommé avant fin 2025 A pinkish head that is huge sits a top a reddish-brown body after a tremendous pop on opening. This...
750 mL capped and corked green bottle. Pour is a clouded orange, with a medium head that fades quickly. No lace. Nose offers a kind of diluted orange notes, and little more. This is odd, and not great. Some orange notes up front, with a bitter,...
Additional notes 01/04/26 (pictured) lot c8 m 22 best before end 2025, this one labeled at 4.5%. $15.99 on a Detroit suburb, shelf-turd run in December 2025. Carbonation has dropped off on this bottle quite a bit, and there is more medicinal,...
Occasionally one will come across a beer where there is a single, overriding experience that dominates just about all other aspects of it. It doesn’t necessarily make the beer one-dimensional, because at the time the subtleties may be possible to...
I’m generally not a fan of coffee based beers. I love coffee, but as usual with my beer, I have little or no need for a bunch of adjuncts or any extra, infused flavors. Having said that, I’ll never, ever pass up a chance to try a Fantôme that I’ve...
A special beer. Label declares, ‘1 brew Dark Triple Version’, lot 02 f a 21, best before end of 2024. Pour offers a chestnut brown body with a deeply impressive, mocha/tan colored head. It’s rich looking in every aspect of its appearance. Nose...
Additional notes: 10/02/2022 In late 2021 I found a few of the older (presumably 2017) vintage bottles languishing at Little Five Bottle Shop in Athens, GA, and although I knew I was taking a huge gamble I went for it anyway. A mistake...
Extremely surprised to see this back on the shelf at Green's in early August of 2012 - extremely. Distribution to GA seemed to have stopped for quite a while, amidst rumors of Dany Prignons' demise. $12.99 for the 750 mL corked and capped bottle....
Additional notes 04/26/26 lot3b23 Best Before End 2026 (7.5% Cat S) Another bottle of Pissenlit with some significant sweetness upfront and amazing fruity, lightly warming spice on the back end. If you have bottles from this lot I simply can’t...
Additional notes 12/03/23 (pictured) lot 3md 23 et best before end 2027 A little more clarity on the first pour these days (14 years on), but as the yeast adds the butterscotch noted below. Still some drying acidity, still some tannin, still no...
750 ml, capped and corked from the latest batch to make it to GA. Delighted to see this back in GA after a fairly lengthy absence due to production and distribution inconsistencies. I think it's worth saying right off the top that this beer is...
Additional notes: 10/02/2022 (Pictured) - Lot Nr 12 F21 best before end 2026. This is 6%/14°, and not the original review's 8.0% Well, when you look at the notes below, and you consider that some people have considered this beer almost a Tripel in...
Additional notes 08/17/24 Bottle acquired via FB OMT group for $40. lot 3j E 17 et best before end 2020 Pop on opening is excellent; there's a TON of life left in this one yet! Pour gives that MASSIVE, rocky, bone-white froth that produces amazing...
Additional notes 12/26/14 What a treat! I’m pretty sure this is a bottle from the same batch as the one listed below (2007). Head is better than expected. A little (tiny) vinegar element but light. Small funk, typical, earthy Fantome notes....
Additional notes 06/20/14 (pictured) 2007 or 2008 Vintage. Pop is a good one on releasing the cork. Body is a viscous, hazed, burnt orange color with a light, tea colored wispy head a top. Not much lace, but decent retention with a medium film...
Pictured 07/08/20 Original notes 02/14/07 750 mL bottle shared with BA brickstoredave and Miles at the Brick Store. Poured into a small goblet the beer has a very Dubbel like appearance. Very cloudy and typical brown, I'm afraid that is not at all...
Additional notes 12/28/24 (pictured) At Sergio's. Post BBB labels. Grabbed this one at Sergio's as a throwback. No way to date this bottle I fear, BUT it is a Shelton Bros. import so that gives us a certain window. Nowhere near the pepper element...
Additional notes 02/25/23 (pictured) Fantôme is of course, a confusing 'thing', period. So many highs, the occasional low, the journey is ever interesting, never dull. When things go up and down so much, it's great to get back to basics with...