3 Fonteinen Armand’4 Oude Geuze Lente

Formerly brewed at 3 Fonteinen
Style: Lambic - Gueuze
Beersel, Belgium

Serve in Flute, Tumbler

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750ml bottle. Pours a hazy golden orange with a big fluffy white head that shows very good lacing. Aroma is seriously funky, earthy, with lots of wet hay and a light lactic acidity and lots of oak. There is some yeasty spiciness with some pepper notes as well. There is some citrus behind the funk, with some lemons coming out especially. The taste is spectacular, massively complex and starts with a more pronounced lemon and grapefruit. There is plenty of yeast and cracker in the background with a less arrestingly funky character than the nose. The finish does have plenty of brett as well as some lightly spicy oak. The mouthfeel is perfect for the style, managing to be smooth and creamy while still feeling almost effervescent with strong carbonation. This is definitely one of the best sours I’ve ever had. I remember being blown away by Blauw when I first tried it and I would rate this one in the same category. As good as advertised.

Bottle @ S&B. Deep amber color, slightly hazy brown with a small off-white head. The nose is lemon rind and woody notes, some musty cheese and dank basement. The taste is light metallic lemon rind, with some soft oak wood. Some notes of cheesy sock and wet grape leaf. The finish is light and floral. The body’s quite acidic and agressive. Nice, but quite tart indeed. Overall, very good. Glad I got to try this.

Bottle at Sour & Bitter. Pours hazy golden with a bubbly white head. The aroma is low acid, graoe fruit, citrus and leather. The flavour is dry and fruity with a good amount of acid and leather. Good balance. Flowery and acidic finish.

Bottle shared at my 30:th birthday tasting on May 5 (30 år av Surt). Bottle bought @ Etre Gourmet. Pours hazy birght orange golden with a creamy and frothy white head that is rather quick to dissipate while leaving some lacing on the glass. Smell is sour and complex with grapefruit juice, apricots, horse blanket, hay, lemon zest, sweat, orange zest, lemon juice, apples, leather and dusty barnyard. Taste is sour with grapefruit juice, lemon zest, hay, horse blanket, grape zest and leather. Mouthfeel is tart, dry, creamy and medium to full bodied. Finish is sour and tart with grapefruit juice, lemon zest and hay. Smooth, sour and amazing!

Flaske: Orange uklar øl med et stort skumhoved. Klassisk sur duft med hestedække. Klassisk drie fonteinen, klassisk geuze. Smagen er afrundet sur. Fantastisk øl.

Bottle at yespr. Hazu orange coloured with a emdium sized off-white head. Fruity and light acidic aroma of barnyard with notes of oak. Fruity and light acidic flavour of barnyard with notes of oak. Tart finish.

Bottled. Golden coloured. Unclear. Dense beige head. Aroma of tart, earth, leather, grape, wood, some hay and some barnyard. Flavour of sourness, tart, grape, wood, earth, leather, brett, lemon, spice, Quite full bodied. Ends dry grapish and immensely sour. Very good.

shared by yespr. cloudy yellow, small white head. sour aroma, tart , leather ,pretty sour and tart. clean. flavor is sour, citrussy, tart, faint leather, dry.

Hazy orange with a medium off white head. Aroma had barnyard, wood, apples, hay and leather. Sour flavor with barnyard, wood, leather and sour apples. Finished dry and sour.

Bottle 75 cl. Courtesy of yespr. Pours a hazy amber with an off-white head. Subtle and rather sophisticated Brett aroma, not too tart, not too farty. Medium body, a dry and almost crisp tart fruitiness again with subtle Brett. Tart alright but very easy going - almost smooth. 080512

Bottled. An unclear dark amber beer with a yellowish head. The aroma has notes of dusty hops, oranges, vinegar, wood, brettanomyces, and malt. The flavor is sweet with notes of wood, wet hay, brettanomyces, caramel, and bread, leading to a dry moldy finish.