Is Fantome "back"?

[Gonzoillini1]

Some fun vintage Fantome that was cracked at a local tasting a few weekends ago.

Cheers!

 

[The Red Viper]

The latest batch of Ete was not distributed to the US, right? I think that's what DanyP said earlier. I ask because a certain retailer is listing it for sale and I am wondering if they got this by ordering online and reselling for a profit. I don't want to call anyone out if I'm mistaken and they got this through legit means...

 

[SeaWatchman]

The latest batch of Ete was not distributed to the US, right? I think that's what DanyP said earlier. I ask because a certain retailer is listing it for sale and I am wondering if they got this by ordering online and reselling for a profit. I don't want to call anyone out if I'm mistaken and they got this through legit means...

AFAIK none came through Shelton to the US. stakem ?

 

[drgarage1]

The latest batch of Ete was not distributed to the US, right? I think that's what DanyP said earlier. I ask because a certain retailer is listing it for sale and I am wondering if they got this by ordering online and reselling for a profit. I don't want to call anyone out if I'm mistaken and they got this through legit means...

What are they charging for it? That should tell you pretty quickly.

 

[The Red Viper]

What are they charging for it? That should tell you pretty quickly.

Only $16 which is why I have a bit if a ? instead of feeling sure about what's going on.

 

[The Red Viper]

But, I mean, same store gets in "shipments" of 375ml Cantillon Belgian flag gueuze at least once a month they sell for $25. So...

 

[drgarage1]

Only $16 which is why I have a bit if a ? instead of feeling sure about what's going on.

If that's a self-import, they must have gotten one hell of a deal!

 

[The Red Viper]

If that's a self-import, they must have gotten one hell of a deal!

It could be a way of getting people to place orders which would include the other stuff they make more of a profit on. Or it could have been actually distributed counter to what I thought I knew. I want to know either way!

 

[cry me]

ton of pissenlit on the shelves here... Trying hard not to buy it all

 

[regularjohn]

ton of pissenlit on the shelves here... Trying hard not to buy it all

goandpickitupformebro?

 

[bird22]

The latest batch of Ete was not distributed to the US, right? I think that's what DanyP said earlier. I ask because a certain retailer is listing it for sale and I am wondering if they got this by ordering online and reselling for a profit. I don't want to call anyone out if I'm mistaken and they got this through legit means...

Really? My local shop has it on the shelf for $15.99. Figured it hit distro. Seems like a pretty decent price all things considered. Unfortunately the bottle I just opened is flat as ****. Ugly ass beer, flat as all hell, but tastes great. A little carb would have done this beer wonders. Bummer.

 

[stakem1]

AFAIK none came through Shelton to the US. stakem ?

I was under the impression this was not coming to the US via distro based on what Dany mentioned and also because shelton did not whore their logo on the label like they like to do...

15-16 bucks is a pretty awesome price that I would pay regardless of how the seller got it. Seriously, if they took matters in their own hands to secure that beer and then only charge that much good on them. That is less than what yearly distro'd Noel costs us here in PA.

Having said that...I dont know the place you are referring to but on facebook I have seen as least 2 different places advertising it as "just in stock" and it leads me to think that this did in fact see some distro.

 

[danyP]

I was under the impression this was not coming to the US via distro based on what Dany mentioned and also because shelton did not whore their logo on the label like they like to do...

15-16 bucks is a pretty awesome price that I would pay regardless of how the seller got it. Seriously, if they took matters in their own hands to secure that beer and then only charge that much good on them. That is less than what yearly distro'd Noel costs us here in PA.

Having said that...I dont know the place you are referring to but on facebook I have seen as least 2 different places advertising it as "just in stock" and it leads me to think that this did in fact see some distro.

.. many too old to be sold by shelton...

 

[danyP]

Keep it up and you'll become a ghost yourself ElkSherpa

i m p o s s i b l e ! too "USa man" ;-)

 

[danyP]

I could tell you every detail of a brew day at Fantôme, and there would still be mystery! danyP is the only captain who can sail that ship.

hahaha !!!! right ! and ... i cannot wish !!! ;-)

 

[danyP]

The newest batch is indeed significantly darker than the last. Here is my pic from the same barch you posted (as a reference using the same camera and lighting)

There appears to be both an amber and "orange" version of ete. The bottle of 1996 ete I drank with 1v1willwreku was just as dark as this new batch.

However, I also drank a '93 and '94 that were much lighter and golden orange colored.

If im not mistaken... Dunt dontdrinkbeer tectactoe KWMiles all drank the '06ish yellow label and it too was darker amber like this batch

Edit: ok technically not the same lighting because my flash was on today... but you get the drift. Also, i just put the old orange label beside the new one and they are close but not the same color. The new one has a best by 2017 date on the side, extra wording across the top and the orange color is darker almost reddish orange while then old is blaze hunter orange.

very incredible to can find all these now...

 

[Spanner1]

Just opened a bottle of 'Ete... Flat as can be. It tasted sweet like a bottle of my Homebrew that didn't carbonate after 3 weeks... I wanted to like it but drinking fermented syrup is not beer. I have another bottle that I'm going to cellar for a couple of months or so before I drink it.

 

[dontdrinkbeer]

Kill this thread.

If anyone needs to talk it's DDB, Stakem, dunt, perhops and the tome rolling crew

Enough of this

 

[regularjohn]

Kill this thread.

If anyone needs to talk it's DDB, Stakem, dunt, perhops and the tome rolling crew

Enough of this

its too late man everyone caught on to things like fantome on the shelf, i used to be able to hit up shops in west ny and just grab tilquin turding it up now i dont even come across oud beersel wtf beer is becoming a rat race. ***** wack

 

[user 306926]

I just bought my first bottle (Noël) thanks to all the TalkBeer hype yo!
Can't wait to post a naive carb review and IG the **** out of it.

 

[tosh1]

Uncarbonated bottle of Ete tonight, can imagine its great with carb....still enjoying it regardless.

Hoping second bottle is carbed?

 

[More Betterness]

Waiting to crack the few bottles of eté I just picked up in hopes of higher carb will be a challenge..

 

[regularjohn]

Waiting to crack the few bottles of eté I just picked up in hopes of higher carb will be a challenge..

you cali heads seriously don't know how good you have it, ete is just chillin on the shelves? what the ****

 

[Previously]

ISO: ete

Can PayPal or trade.

Message me, please. srs.

 

[More Betterness]

you cali heads seriously don't know how good you have it, ete is just chillin on the shelves? what the ****

Haha not quite.. Sold out within about 30 minutes of hitting the shelf at this particular store. I just was lucky enough to grab 3 along with 2 bottles of pissenlit. Wouldn't be surprised if it is sitting on a shelf elsewhere though, half of the dipshits who are "into beer" here don't even know what fantome is. Which is definitely fine with me!

 

[Previously]

ISO: ete

Can PayPal or trade.

Message me, please. srs.

Closed.

 

[regularjohn]

Closed.

can i do this too plz ty

 

[joe1]

Haha not quite.. Sold out within about 30 minutes of hitting the shelf at this particular store. I just was lucky enough to grab 3 along with 2 bottles of pissenlit. Wouldn't be surprised if it is sitting on a shelf elsewhere though, half of the dipshits who are "into beer" here don't even know what fantome is. Which is definitely fine with me!

Last years noel and pissenlit along with an even older noel have just been sitting on shelves for over a year while I slowly buy them up. Just amazing how slow they move but I ain't complaining!

 

[More Betterness]

Exactly.. A pretty well known craft beer store here locally had multiple cases of saison turd it up for at least 6 months last year. Bought one every two weeks or so and for a while seemed to be the only one grabbing it! That being said, about a third of the bottles tasted like a tire fire.

 

[More Betterness]

Under carbed, but ******* on point other than that. NEED MOAR.