Fantôme Old Fashion

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Classic Fantôme saison with Ukrainian soul (and buckwheat).

Tasting notes
20251116: A hearty saison.

Rating = 4 glasses

Cantillon Kriek 100% Lambic

Brewer's Notes

Blend of Lambics and sour cherries at a ratio of 200g per litre.

A beer with a tart red fruit flavor and subtle almond notes.
Kriek will be at its fruitiest when enjoyed young. Aging allows the Lambic to fully express itself, sometimes at the expense of the fruitiness.

Notes on the bottle
A blend of the world's greatest Lambics, with whole cherries fermented right in the cask. The authentic Kriek Lambic! 

Beer Advocate
Blend of Lambics and Morello cherries at a rate of 200g per litre.

A beer with a tangy taste of red fruits and subtle almond flavors.
Kriek will be most fruity when enjoyed young. Age allows the Lambic to fully express itself, at the expense of the fruit.

Our certified organic sour cherries come to us from Türkiye.

The fruits are blended with a Lambic aged on average 20 months, at a rate of 200g of fruit per liter. Since morello cherries are a powerful fruit, we need to choose a Lambic with enough character to harmonize with the fruit.

After a maceration of two to three months, the Lambic will have extracted colors, aromas and flavors from the morello cherries.

It will then be blended with a one-year-old Lambic, which will provide the sugars necessary for the second fermentation in the bottle.

We work exclusively with fresh fruit, and just like wine, Cantillon beers have a vintage effect.The weather plays a major role in the ripeness and quality of the fruit, which is why a fruit beer will vary slightly from year to year.

Tasting Notes

20251118 Bottled date = 20240716. What a difference a year in the bottle makes. A fantastic tart beer with a solid but not overbearing cherry backbone.

Rating = 7 glasses

202508 Bottled date = 20250127. Too sweet and too much cherry for my taste. I felt like I was drinking a fruit drink.

Rating= 2.5 glasses.

3 Floyds Alpha Klaus

Alpha Klaus is an Christmas porter.

Brewer's notes: Alpha King’s festive cousin. A big American Christmas Porter brewed with English chocolate malt, Mexican sugar, and tons of strange American hops. The pronounced hop bitterness gives way to flavors of molasses and chocolate from the roasted malt bill.

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Tasting notes
2511: The brewer's notes are spot on! 

Rating = 5 glasses

2311: Alpha Klaus tastes like it has chocolate and maybe cinnamon; but the brewer's notes do not mention any extracts. The beer is pleasant and a nice variation of a Christmas Ale. It is easy to drink and the flavor is interesting.

Rating = 4 glasses

Corks and Kegs Palindrome

Palindrome is a spontaneous wild ale with local hone blended from 3 to 5 year barrels. 

Tasting notes
Nov 1 2025
A really nice wild ale. More sour than tart but still refreshing. I may pick up another bottle or two if available the next time I visit Corks and Kegs.

Rating: 5.5 glasses