{"id":1560,"date":"2015-03-24T17:00:00","date_gmt":"2015-03-25T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.beermonthclub.com\/blog\/?p=1560"},"modified":"2015-03-13T09:19:38","modified_gmt":"2015-03-13T16:19:38","slug":"getting-reacquainted-with-an-old-friend-fantomes-magic-ghost","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beermonthclub.com\/blog\/getting-reacquainted-with-an-old-friend-fantomes-magic-ghost\/","title":{"rendered":"Getting reacquainted with an old friend, Fant\u00f4me\u2019s Magic Ghost"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.beermonthclub.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Magic-Ghost.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright  wp-image-1562\" src=\"http:\/\/www.beermonthclub.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Magic-Ghost.jpg\" alt=\"Magic Ghost\" width=\"334\" height=\"250\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.beermonthclub.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Magic-Ghost.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.beermonthclub.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Magic-Ghost-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 334px) 100vw, 334px\" \/><\/a>This beer tripped me out when we first featured it back in 2011 and once again over three years later when I busted open a bottle I had stashed from the 2011 run. It was still green to be sure, but not quite as vibrant as it was when we first ran it. Definitely a creeper that didn\u2019t feel anywhere near 8% and I found the beer\u2019s herbal qualities to be even more pronounced after some time in the bottle allowing it\u2019s hop profile fade. As I was drinking it, I imagined Dany, the head brewer, darting about in the forest collecting various twigs and vines to toss in the mash. Still a definite lemon\/lime citric nature to it and I still got the green tea notes that we picked up originally.<\/p>\n<p>Suffice to say, my mood was altered a bit after downing the bottle while not doing much of anything else on our deck. It was pretty good (my mood) before I opened the beer\u2026But really much, much better after the ghost worked his magic. Be sure to check out our <a href=\"http:\/\/www.beermonthclub.com\/brasserie-fantome-magic-ghost.htm\" target=\"_blank\">original full tasting notes<\/a> from when we first ran it.<\/p>\n<p>Prost!<br \/>\nKris<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This beer tripped me out when we first featured it back in 2011 and once again over three years later when I busted open a bottle I had stashed from the 2011 run. It was still green to be sure, but not quite as vibrant as it was when we first ran it. 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