Fantome new Road...

[mixed_master7]

Fantome Friday!

 

[FTowne1]

In!

 

[stakem1]

Blanche was last released in '15

And there was like a 5-6 year hiatus prior to that release. No?

I would absolutely love it if he made Blanche more frequently. Id also love it if he dialed back the abv for more of his beers.

 

[beeraroundtown1]

And there was like a 5-6 year hiatus prior to that release. No?

I would absolutely love it if he made Blanche more frequently. Id also love it if he dialed back the abv for more of his beers.

There was a '14 release, prior to that 2011 I think

 

[BuckTuckian]

In!

Do you still not own a legit Tome glass?

 

[FTowne1]

Do you still not own a legit Tome glass?

This is better than a legit glass. It's my favorite.

 

[quentincall]

The list for a local restaurants wild beer fest was just announced and I'm now deeply compelled to attend. Also, these have to be bottle pours, right?

 

[beeraroundtown1]

The list for a local restaurants wild beer fest was just announced and I'm now deeply compelled to attend. Also, these have to be bottle pours, right?

Vert and Saison have been on tap at some places, so could be kegs. 3 kegs would require some crazy pull with Shelton though, there aren't that many to go around.

 

[mrk_d]

Fantome Friday!

How's this one doing right now?

 

[ChairmanHoltz1]

After seeing so many reports of this one hitting its stride, I decided to check in. It's definitely improved significantly since I last had it in September.

 

[CSO]

Slow gusher, just like grandma.

Cherry skins, tree bark, maybe some guava?, and a pleasantly bitter finish (just like grandma).

 

[Sage1]

Can someone explain why this is in my calendar (June 18)? I’m really hoping I created a new holiday while drunk one time, but I’m not a particularly clever person.

So it’s been a month later and nobody has come up with an explanation, soooo… shall we declare June 18 Fantôme Day? (As if I need an excuse to drink a tome…)

 

[stakem1]

Ive never been the biggest fan of Dalmatienne blonde but I wont refuse a chance to try different batches.
beeraroundtown slung this one my way and damn am I thankful he did. Easily the best bottle ive ever had. Its a slow creeper of character...starts off quite mild like a grisette and then turns grassy, fruity with warming alcohol, a touch of dry brett and a lingering brightness of lime zest.

This beer is saison perfection. Not overly bitter like some batches have been and doent have a strong weed aspect either.

Label claims it to be Best by 2018 lot b34 d014 - if anyone sees these hanging around pick them up. Seriously ISO a couple more.

 

[Hopping Tiger]

Ive never been the biggest fan of Dalmatienne blonde but I wont refuse a chance to try different batches.
beeraroundtown slung this one my way and damn am I thankful he did. Easily the best bottle ive ever had. Its a slow creeper of character...starts off quite mild like a grisette and then turns grassy, fruity with warming alcohol, a touch of dry brett and a lingering brightness of lime zest.

This beer is saison perfection. Not overly bitter like some batches have been and doent have a strong weed aspect either.

Label claims it to be Best by 2018 lot b34 d014 - if anyone sees these hanging around pick them up. Seriously ISO a couple more.

Checks cellar...

WOO HOO

 

[robertgoulet]

Ive never been the biggest fan of Dalmatienne blonde but I wont refuse a chance to try different batches.
beeraroundtown slung this one my way and damn am I thankful he did. Easily the best bottle ive ever had. Its a slow creeper of character...starts off quite mild like a grisette and then turns grassy, fruity with warming alcohol, a touch of dry brett and a lingering brightness of lime zest.

This beer is saison perfection. Not overly bitter like some batches have been and doent have a strong weed aspect either.

Label claims it to be Best by 2018 lot b34 d014 - if anyone sees these hanging around pick them up. Seriously ISO a couple more.

Great to hear they're doing well. I've always liked that batch and for what it's worth, according to my notes I have a couple of bottles with the same label details that I purchased in December 2014.

 

[Kasher]

Checks cellar...

WOO HOO

As if yours will taste anything like stakem's

 

[stakem1]

As if yours will taste anything like stakem's

Great to hear they're doing well. I've always liked that batch and for what it's worth, according to my notes I have a couple of bottles with the same label details that I purchased in December 2014.

Checks cellar...

WOO HOO

I take back everything I said. This is classic Fantomology... either the exact labels were reused across batches, this beer is strangely evolving or bottle variation is crazy AF.

I have another bottle, same exact label that I bought from etre sometime ago. It was when everyone was saying it tasted like liquid weed... this is nothing like the last one I had.

Tomesbeingtomes

 

[MooseLang]

Opened this Tonton Robert, after it spent a few days in the fridge. Small bit of pellicle in the bottle. Started to gush slowly. Poured it in my Intihar glass, and it has been foaming over the sides for the last 15 minutes.

This is, what, 6 months old? If you guys open these in the future, be careful!

I would report in how the taste is developing, but haven't gotten through the foam yet.

Edit: Funk and mild tartness starting to creep in, balancing out the dry, peppery spice that it had when it was young. Really coming around. Will be great in another 4-6 months, if it doesn't take your eye out.

 

[beeraroundtown1]

Ive never been the biggest fan of Dalmatienne blonde but I wont refuse a chance to try different batches.
beeraroundtown slung this one my way and damn am I thankful he did. Easily the best bottle ive ever had. Its a slow creeper of character...starts off quite mild like a grisette and then turns grassy, fruity with warming alcohol, a touch of dry brett and a lingering brightness of lime zest.

This beer is saison perfection. Not overly bitter like some batches have been and doent have a strong weed aspect either.

Label claims it to be Best by 2018 lot b34 d014 - if anyone sees these hanging around pick them up. Seriously ISO a couple more.

This was the spring US release, I'll try to find some more for you

 

[Evahflow]

Opened this Tonton Robert, after it spent a few days in the fridge. Small bit of pellicle in the bottle. Started to gush slowly. Poured it in my Intihar glass, and it has been foaming over the sides for the last 15 minutes.

This is, what, 6 months old? If you guys open these in the future, be careful!

I would report in how the taste is developing, but haven't gotten through the foam yet.

Edit: Funk and mild tartness starting to creep in, balancing out the dry, peppery spice that it had when it was young. Really coming around. Will be great in another 4-6 months, if it doesn't take your eye out.

Gave my last few away as extras in trades. Regret is circling in now.

 

[stakem1]

Gave my last few away as extras in trades. Regret is circling in now.

17 of them still up on etre

With all the talk in the lambic thread about the new fruited de cam lambics and people rushing to buy them, I looked but couldnt pull the trigger. 1 bottle of de cam fruit acid or 3 bottles of Fantome for the same price? bahahahha tomes all day e'ry day

 

[Evahflow]

17 of them still up on etre

With all the talk in the lambic thread about the new fruited de cam lambics and people rushing to buy them, I looked but couldnt pull the trigger. 1 bottle of de cam fruit acid or 3 bottles of Fantome for the same price? bahahahha tomes all day e'ry day

I just filled a box a few days ago. Hopefully there will be some to add to the next one I do. I always want to add other stuff but that means less tomes I'd be getting which is unacceptable.

 

[jbeezification1]

Opened this Tonton Robert, after it spent a few days in the fridge. Small bit of pellicle in the bottle. Started to gush slowly. Poured it in my Intihar glass, and it has been foaming over the sides for the last 15 minutes.

This is, what, 6 months old? If you guys open these in the future, be careful!

I would report in how the taste is developing, but haven't gotten through the foam yet.

Edit: Funk and mild tartness starting to creep in, balancing out the dry, peppery spice that it had when it was young. Really coming around. Will be great in another 4-6 months, if it doesn't take your eye out.

I was thinking about opening my last one this weekend. I'll wait. What's the worst that could happen?

 

[tehzachatak]

This is weird ****. I can't wait until the second pour from the bottle where, based on the other photos I have seen, this will likely turn bright green.

Man, I love Fantome.

 

[beeraroundtown1]

This is weird ****. I can't wait until the second pour from the bottle where, based on the other photos I have seen, this will likely turn bright green.

Man, I love Fantome.

That can't be the same beer, if so I'm impressed. Mine were brilliant green from the first drop. Printemps?

 

[Wagon Circler]

Getting better each time I open one

 

[tehzachatak]

That can't be the same beer, if so I'm impressed. Mine were brilliant green from the first drop. Printemps?

Doesn't taste like Printemps. I definitely taste something that at one point in its life was vaguely a witbier. I've never had Blanche, though.

 

[beeraroundtown1]

Doesn't taste like Printemps. I definitely taste something that at one point in its life was vaguely a witbier. I've never had Blanche, though.

I've definitely seen some different looking pours of Vert, but generally more brownish. Curious how the second pour of yours turns out.

 

[tehzachatak]

I've definitely seen some different looking pours of Vert, but generally more brownish. Curious how the second pour of yours turns out.

Admittedly, this is at least SLIGHTLY due to lighting of photos, but I swear, the dregs are neon green.

 

[Pneill3161]

Admittedly, this is at least SLIGHTLY due to lighting of photos, but I swear, the dregs are neon green.

Now that's some of the secrets Dany's been taking about!