Is Fantome "back"?

[MooseLang]

Bunch of Saison back up on Etre. 'Bout ******* time.

 

[stakem1]

Bunch of Saison back up on Etre. 'Bout ******* time.

dear lord, please give me the strength to not order a case
dont do it stakem
but its less than $15 per bottle delivered to my door!!!!
you dont need any more beer also, its american label so its not as good






right?














RIGHT?!?!$&!
















*logs in to etre*

 

[MooseLang]

dear lord, please give me the strength to not order a case
dont do it stakem
but its less than $15 per bottle delivered to my door!!!!
you dont need any more beer also, its american label so its not as good






right?














RIGHT?!?!$&!
















*logs in to etre*

Not sure if this will help, but:

It's the American label, so it might be bad. On the other hand, it's Fantome, so it might be awesome.

Yep, that helps.



(I bought 3 Saison, 2 Printemps because I loved this batch so very much, 1 Coffee Ruby because I hear good things, and another Dalmatienne because I thought my bottle was terrible but everyone else loves it so giving it another shot)

 

[LuxWanderer]

Not sure if this will help, but:

It's the American label, so it might be bad. On the other hand, it's Fantome, so it might be awesome.

Yep, that helps.



(I bought 3 Saison, 2 Printemps because I loved this batch so very much, 1 Coffee Ruby because I hear good things, and another Dalmatienne because I thought my bottle was terrible but everyone else loves it so giving it another shot)

Sante 19. At least 1 bottle should be on everyone's order list. Don't let the other years scare you. This one is $$!

 

[MooseLang]

Sante 19. At least 1 bottle should be on everyone's order list. Don't let the other years scare you. This one is $$!

I still haven't cracked my only 19 yet. Was waiting for others' opinions, but it seems pretty unanimous that it's really good. I actually really liked 18, too, and seem to be in the minority.

As I fill out my order, I'm sure more 19 will make it into the cart.

 

[beeraroundtown1]

Anyone tried Coffee Ruby Dark yet?

 

[Saind]

Heaven

 

[cneville1]

Heaven

Is that magic ghost 6e? **** me.

 

[PurityControl88]

Yeah it's pretty damn solid. Piney and peppery with a bit of fruit juice. Grab at least three.

 

[BingoBango]

Yeah it's pretty damn solid. Piney and peppery with a bit of fruit juice. Grab at least three.

Can confirm. Source: I drank the other half of this bottle.

 

[CornAndBeer]

Can confirm. Source: I drank the other half of this bottle.

I should probably be voted off talkbeer for leaving before the tome was opened

 

[MooseLang]

I gave in to pressure, and cracked a Sante 19 tonight. Damn, I really enjoyed it. It had that citrus-y, Capri-sun-like character of the recent batch of Ete and Tous les D'iâpes, but it also had a bit of pepper and spice balancing it out. Fantastic right out of the gate.

I am ordering more right now.

 

[The Red Viper]

Has there been more than one batch of Coffee Ruby? Meaning is the one from 2014 the only one? And if there's been more than one are they pretty similar?

EDIT: I'm aware of course that Coffee Ruby Dark exists and is a different thing, I'm talking about whether there were two batches of the regular Coffee Ruby, to be clear.

 

[Dunt1]

I still haven't cracked my only 19 yet. Was waiting for others' opinions, but it seems pretty unanimous that it's really good. I actually really liked 18, too, and seem to be in the minority.

As I fill out my order, I'm sure more 19 will make it into the cart.

People that didnt like 18 are stupid.

 

[tosh1]

People that didnt like 18 are stupid.

18 was the first Sante I had. I enjoyed it a lot.

 

[stakem1]

Has there been more than one batch of Coffee Ruby? Meaning is the one from 2014 the only one? And if there's been more than one are they pretty similar?

EDIT: I'm aware of course that Coffee Ruby Dark exists and is a different thing, I'm talking about whether there were two batches of the regular Coffee Ruby, to be clear.

Yes, a couple pages back we made the discovery that the batch on the shelves in the US was different from what was sold in eurolandia.

Newest batch i hear actually contains coffee character, the OG batch does not. In fact, the OG coffee ruby is a very clean and simple beer by tome standards.

 

[The Red Viper]

Yes, a couple pages back we made the discovery that the batch on the shelves in the US was different from what was sold in eurolandia.

Newest batch i hear actually contains coffee character, the OG batch does not. In fact, the OG coffee ruby is a very clean and simple beer by tome standards.

Cool, so are we fairly confident that one batch was only in Europe and one only in U.S.? The one I've had was from Europe and unless I go out of my way to trade, that would be true of any future bottles I have too, so I'm mainly wondering if I need to worry about which batch I get on any future Belgian orders. Well, and also whether it's worth seeking out the U.S. one. I quite liked the bottle I had even though I agree, very little coffee character, mainly a kind of bitterness that could probably as easily have been from hops.

 

[The Red Viper]

People that didnt like 18 are stupid.

18 was the first Sante I had. I enjoyed it a lot.

Sante 14 and 15 were the first I had, and both were fantastic. 18...uh, not so much. Put me in the stupid camp I guess.

 

[lb304854]

Sante 14 and 15 were the first I had, and both were fantastic. 18...uh, not so much. Put me in the stupid camp I guess.

15 was the one that might have been possibly brewed with marijuana? That was great.

 

[The Red Viper]

15 was the one that might have been possibly brewed with marijuana? That was great.

I actually hadn't even heard that rumor, but regardless it was one of the best 'tomes I've ever had (it was probably about three years old when I had it).

 

[Spanner1]

Anyone here on the west coast have trouble with etre gourmet shipments getting through LAX customs? Joana Yau from etre gourmet wrote this,
"Thank you for your order.

For a few weeks now, some customers from the West Coast (especially California) have been experiencing troubles with the LAX Customs and some boxes were returned to us (around 20% are being refused).

Therefore we have delayed the shipment of your box until we informed you of this."

 

[PurityControl88]

15 was the one that might have been possibly brewed with marijuana? That was great.

I thought they all were? At least just with a bit. Hence the "spices/secrets."

 

[Josh2]

Anyone here on the west coast have trouble with etre gourmet shipments getting through LAX customs? Joana Yau from etre gourmet wrote this,
"Thank you for your order.

For a few weeks now, some customers from the West Coast (especially California) have been experiencing troubles with the LAX Customs and some boxes were returned to us (around 20% are being refused).

Therefore we have delayed the shipment of your box until we informed you of this."

This has been a well documented issue.
West coast beer shipments coming into customs via LA are pretty much ******. East coast however doesn't seem to be having any problems though.
Got someone out that way that could act as a middleman?

 

[stakem1]

15 was the one that might have been possibly brewed with marijuana? That was great.

IMO 15 was funky lemonade and one of my favorite Santes
16 had a weed/hop thing going on in it
12 was like weed and thai food

 

[stakem1]

Cool, so are we fairly confident that one batch was only in Europe and one only in U.S.? The one I've had was from Europe and unless I go out of my way to trade, that would be true of any future bottles I have too, so I'm mainly wondering if I need to worry about which batch I get on any future Belgian orders. Well, and also whether it's worth seeking out the U.S. one. I quite liked the bottle I had even though I agree, very little coffee character, mainly a kind of bitterness that could probably as easily have been from hops.

There is no certainty with anything tome related. Etre now specifies the year (if they know it) and will state if something is a new batch or not. Regarding Euro vs US bottles/batches I really dont know...I just assume that since their was a significant delay between the batches and all ive heard being picked up on the shelf in the states were newer label coding.

 

[Evahflow]

Opened my last ETE tonight in hopes for a carbed one. Nope not even a little. 0/4 with that beer. Loving fantome is akin to being with that girl who is the worst for you, wastes your time and money but then gives you the best BJ of your life every so often to keep you around a little longer.

 

[furley]

IMO 15 was funky lemonade

 

[PurityControl88]

12 was like weed and thai food

ISO

 

[FTowne1]

Juicy, fruity, spicy, slightly medicinal, and some other **** I can't put my finger on.

Typical Fantome.


It's ******* fantastic.

 

[Spanner1]

The Best Fantome Saison I've had in years!!! I bought it at my go to spot in SF about 3 months ago(it only had a cap... no cork inside)... Nicely carbonated!!! The taste is like the Fantome I had years ago!

Ohhh and the Boo Chips go well with the beer