Is Fantome "back"?

[beeraroundtown1]

The cork barely made a noise when it came out like a porn star's fart after a 50 person anal gangbang.

Your metaphors are on point, but please, never be a cicerone.

 

[Evahflow]

Your metaphors are on point, but please, never be a cicerone.

No worries there. I can't even spell ciserone

 

[Josh2]

I have terrible memory, which works out well in this case. Every time I open one of these bottles I am reminded how much I truly love it.
My taste buds are currently getting gangbanged by 50 soft, sweet, and delicate angels.

 

[MooseLang]

This went from box on porch to freezer to glass in about 25 minutes after I got home from work.

Another clean tasting saison with no frills/Fantome dazzel. It tastes like a staple, belgian golden ale or saison. Upfront flavors are yeast derived - clove and pear with a little black pepper/allspice. Slightly bitter with a faint touch of wheat and coriander. Im happy that it doesnt have any "green" vegetal matter taste but at the same time its very plain and under-developed by tome standards.

Just out of curiosity, did your Sante 20 have a cork? Both of mine just have a white cap and no cork. Not really a big deal, just wondering.

 

[stakem1]

Just out of curiosity, did your Sante 20 have a cork? Both of mine just have a white cap and no cork. Not really a big deal, just wondering.

no cork

 

[reverseapachemaster1]

No worries there. I can't even spell ciserone

scissor on?

 

[tosh1]

Was happy to see this on the shelf, and with a much better price than #1.

 

[regularjohn]

Was happy to see this on the shelf, and with a much better price than #1.

 

[skrip]

Just out of curiosity, did your Sante 20 have a cork? Both of mine just have a white cap and no cork. Not really a big deal, just wondering.

exactly what i came here to ask! thanks!

 

[thunderbirdesq]

Was happy to see this on the shelf, and with a much better price than #1.

I sure hope we see it in MI, do want. Open soon and report back?

 

[tosh1]

I sure hope we see it in MI, do want. Open soon and report back?

Will try and have it opened before the weekend. No-one on here opened one of these yet? I was surprised to see it, seeing as I have heard nothing about it at all.

 

[ccbstl]

Saison, first time I've had it on tap. As good as ever.

 

[MooseLang]

Drinking a Pissenlit right now (see Mark Intiharing thread). Label says Lot B A 2012 or something like that.

Tastes great. Slightly tart, peppery spice, hint of funk.

Really think this is a 2016 bottle with a 2012 label. 'Tomes gonna 'Tome.

Thanks GRDave

 

[FTowne1]

Saison, first time I've had it on tap. As good as ever.

Where at?!

 

[ccbstl]

Where at?!

Side Project

 

[user 305963]

Drinking a Pissenlit right now (see Mark Intiharing thread). Label says Lot B A 2012 or something like that.

Tastes great. Slightly tart, peppery spice, hint of funk.

Really think this is a 2016 bottle with a 2012 label. 'Tomes gonna 'Tome.

Thanks GRDave

Yeah, those came out here earlier this year. Didn't even notice the label date. Sorry if I got your hopes up.

 

[MooseLang]

Yeah, those came out here earlier this year. Didn't even notice the label date. Sorry if I got your hopes up.

Didn't get my hopes up at all!

Dates on a Fantome bottle are like the mule with a spinning wheel. No one knows how he got it, and damned if he knows how to use it.

 

[stakem1]

Will try and have it opened before the weekend. No-one on here opened one of these yet? I was surprised to see it, seeing as I have heard nothing about it at all.

2+ months ago i posted a pic that Dany shared. Have not heard a peep about it since. You are the first wild encounter im aware of other than untappd where most of the checkins are less than 1 out of 5 stars


Iso

 

[stakem1]

The artist series is alive once again. Version 2 is coming to the USA. Looks like fliptop and standard style tome bottlings.

posting again cuz im too dumb to figure out how to insert a quote while editing a post

 

[FTowne1]

posting again cuz im too dumb to figure out how to insert a quote while editing a post

Do you still need a flip top version? I can pick one up for you.

 

[stakem1]

Do you still need a flip top version? I can pick one up for you.

if the fliptop is artist 2 sure (unless there is considerable price difference between the fliptop and non.) not sure why both formats were bottled this time?

i think i still have a fliptop artist 1.

 

[FTowne1]

if the fliptop is artist 2 sure (unless there is considerable price difference between the fliptop and non.) not sure why both formats were bottled this time?

i think i still have a fliptop artist 1.

My bad. I was referring to #1.

 

[tosh1]

2+ months ago i posted a pic that Dany shared. Have not heard a peep about it since. You are the first wild encounter im aware of other than untappd where most of the checkins are less than 1 out of 5 stars


Iso

I got a bunch on shelf. Will open tomorrow or Friday. Teah, the untapped was all I found.

I am **** at beer and descriptions etc. Expect either.

I like this

Or

Okay not convinved, will buy one more and stick it away.

 

[ChairmanHoltz1]

2+ months ago i posted a pic that Dany shared. Have not heard a peep about it since. You are the first wild encounter im aware of other than untappd where most of the checkins are less than 1 out of 5 stars


Iso

I visited Fantome last week and Dany asked me about Artist 2. He sent them to the US a couple months ago and hadn't heard anything good, bad, or other. As soon as I got back to the US, it hit shelves in Brooklyn. I grabbed a fliptop. Assuming the top doesn't fly off the bottle and blind me, I'll report back when I open it.

 

[stakem1]

I visited Fantome last week and Dany asked me about Artist 2. He sent them to the US a couple months ago and hadn't heard anything good, bad, or other. As soon as I got back to the US, it hit shelves in Brooklyn. I grabbed a fliptop. Assuming the top doesn't fly off the bottle and blind me, I'll report back when I open it.

So many mixed feelings about this post....

Could you imagine, if only we lived in a free country where we could order directly from Dany. Getting his wonderful creations in a timely manner without the worries of a distributor picking and choosing who can/cannot get such products. I would even pay more per bottle if I knew it was all going to Dany instead of a distributor/retailer/3rd party person who just has to have their share of the process too.

 

[beerherder]

Saison, first time I've had it on tap. As good as ever.

I noticed Fantom Saison is on tap at Mikkeller SF, too. Might need to investigate.

 

[PDXAmbassador1]

I kept hearing about the Brassin Special De Noel from the Tome mega tasting a while back. What's the deal with that version of Noel? Was it a special one-off? Would this 1994 bottle (below) be essentially similar...if anyone can know...?

 

[stakem1]

I kept hearing about the Brassin Special De Noel from the Tome mega tasting a while back. What's the deal with that version of Noel? Was it a special one-off? Would this 1994 bottle (below) be essentially similar...if anyone can know...?

I wish it was the same or even ballparked as a similar beer.

I have/had several 90's Noel bottlings and none of them come even close to being anything like the "special unique bergerie" noel bottling that has the "shepard holding a lamb" logo. That beer was just insanely delicious and im having a hard time admitting this but it was even better than loch ness.

I place loch ness and that 93 unique noel into the category of "holy **** Dany made a barleywine/old ale."

Edit: Are the pictured bottles in your possession? Because I will willingly pop a 94/95/96 noel in the name of science and report back with misguided opinion if it will help make up your mind to just giving them to me.

 

[GregorySingh]

Drinking really nice right now. Very balanced carb, slightly bitter finish, very tome.

 

[ChairmanHoltz1]

I visited Fantome last week and Dany asked me about Artist 2. He sent them to the US a couple months ago and hadn't heard anything good, bad, or other. As soon as I got back to the US, it hit shelves in Brooklyn. I grabbed a fliptop. Assuming the top doesn't fly off the bottle and blind me, I'll report back when I open it.

Opened Artist 2 tonight. It gushed at first and then a very slow steady stream of foam poured out. I didn't lose too much. It's the darkest fantome I've had. The picture may look black, but it's more of an extremely deep reddish brown.

The taste reminded me of a lightly sour flanders red with a long bitter finish. At colder temps the flavor was fairly muted. I enjoyed it much more as it warmed. The booze adds a little bite at the end. There's more going on here, but I lack the ability to convey it all. It paired well with my Kid Cuisine pizza.

Overall, I found myself wanting more when it was gone. Would tome again. My wife enjoyed it and she is far from an evangelical fantomian. If I can find one, I'll grab another bottle to sit on for a while.