This is the flagship beer from Dany Prignon's Brasserie Fantome.
The brewery is a rustic stone cottage tucked away in the very rural village of Soy in the Belgian province of Luxembourg.
The Fantome name and imagery comes from the legend in the nearby town of La Roche-en-Ardenne, which tells of the ghost of the late Countess Berthe de La Roche, who it is claimed still wanders amidst the old castle ruins.
Almost all of the beers brewed at Fantome are in the saison/farmhouse ale style. And in true eccentric style, various beers are brewed with a vast array of interesting and downright random ingredients.
This is the flagship beer from Dany Prignon's Brasserie Fantome.
It is as complex and mystical as the brewer himself, and the beer he seems most evasive in divulging its ingredients. (Though he is pretty shy to disclose any of his full beer ingredients and recipes).
It pours a hazy golden straw colour with an aroma full of earthy funk and musty farmhouse goodness. Flavours are of strong citrus, bready malt, grass and hay, more background fruitiness and a slightly sour hint. Carbonation is quite high, and the mouthfeel is almost chalky and bone dry.
This beer is amazingly complex, and totally belies its 8% ABV. A true masterpiece.
Alvinne's saison is light, crisp, quite funky with a hint of sour thanks to blending a little of the Omega blond sour beer
This classic Belgian Saison was the first beer produced commercially by Brasserie Atrium
The new beer from the good 'Dochter' is a dry-hopped saison with bitter orange
A spelt saison brewed in collaboration with Hill Farmstead
A simple but funky and interesting saison, with two old style hops for a fruity, dry and spicy character
A collaborative Saison featuring rye, spelt and wheat malts, dry-hopped with a Ukranian hop called Zachrava
An attempt at recreating a traditional 19th-Century saison, heavily hopped and mixed with lambic then barrel aged
An historical style spelt saison, dry-hopped and refermented with Brettanomyces
A classic Belgian style saison, with a twist - dry-hopped with Cascade & Amarillo
A saison with winter-type spices added including timut and szechuan peppers, mustard seeds and juniper
by Brouwerij Emelisse/Slot-Oostende
A hazy golden saison - crisp, citrusy, earthy and dry
A traditional Belgian saison, dry and funky, grainy malt and a solid bitterness
by Brasserie de Jandrain-Jandrenouille
A traditionally styled saison brewed with just the four ingredients as such beers were in the past
'Tess' is a White White Saison - a farmhouse ale fermented on Pinot Grigio white wine barrels and hopped with Hallertau Blanc hops
A very tasty little saison - or Grisette - from London's Partizan Brewing
A refreshingly crisp and dry farmhouse ale with addition rhubarb and ginger
A collaboration between De Molen and Beavertown (UK) sees a beery take on the traditional Gin & Tonic
A classic Belgian saison from Brouwerij De Ranke - hoppy and floral with a dry finish.
An earthy Wallonian saison from one of Europe's last remaining steam breweries
So good it was recently included in USA Draft's '25 Best Beers of the Year'.
The classic farmhouse ale, and benchmark that re-popularised the saison style of beer.
A special annual vintage version of Dupont's classic saison
A very traditional style saison, with a recipe dating back to 1884
A black India saison isn't something you see everyday from a Belgian brewer
A tasty, fairly traditional saison with lots of loverly earthy character and a little funk
A unique combination of Saison and White Beer produces a refreshing blonde ale with a nice bite.
White Pony have created what they call a Pacific Saison Ale, featuring hops from Australia (Summer) and NZ (Wakatu)
