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3 Fonteinen Doesjel

Score
9859
OVERALLStyle
Brewed by 3 Fonteinen
Style: Lambic - Gueuze
Beersel, Belgium
Serve in Flute, Tumbler

bottled
common

on tap
available

Broad Distribution

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RATINGS: 460   WEIGHTED AVG: 3.72   EST. CALORIES: 180   ABV: 6%
COMMERCIAL DESCRIPTION
Blend of 1, 2 and 3 year old lambic. Fermented and lagered in oak vessels. In this bottle the young yeast is brought to sleep ('ingedoesjeld') so the original lambic flavors are preserved. This beer has no head, just like lambic. The lambic is brewed with 60% barley, 40% wheat, last years hop


3.7
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 14/20
blutt59 (4658) - Dallas, Texas, USA - FEB 11, 2012
2006 bottle, thanks to secretsanta, orange to golden pour with sour dry white wine aromas, flavors of white wine, dusty funk, bitter, chalky pepper

3.2
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 13/20
Strykzone (2906) - Wood River, Illinois, USA - JAN 28, 2012
Hazy kind of golden. Not really any head. A finky fruity nose. The flavor is the same. Not my style at all and a little is enough.

3.6
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 15/20
dcschiller (1457) - Scottsdale, Arizona, USA - JAN 22, 2012
(750ml bottle from 7.2006). Pours a clear golden-orange color with a white head and lots of carbonation. Aroma is funky, light vinegar, vinous notes and some citrus. Taste is sour with some underlying sweetness. Gets quite bitter with some time (like citrus pith). Medium bodied with a dry finish. Good, but not great. I would not search this out for the price.

4.1
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 5/5   OVERALL 19/20
magdalar (292) - Zurich, SWITZERLAND - JAN 21, 2012
Bottle, courtesy of Nino from Sherwood. Pours orange with a white head. Smells faintly of a basement, and some yeast, but not a while lot. Tastes fruity, slightly sour, but very smooth. Quite phenomenal, if "unsophisticated". I’d take this lack of sophistication any day ;-)

3.3
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 13/20
DavoleBomb (965) - Pennsylvania, USA - JAN 20, 2012
Poured into a tulip. 2010 vintage. 3.5 A: I like a yeasty gueuze, so that’s what I got. Translucent peach color. Two fingers of frothy white head. Retention is about average and without much lacing left. 4.0 S: Lots of apples. Green apples, red apples, yellow apples, and crab apples. Underneath there are notes of white wine, hay, barnyard, and the forest in autumn. Not much in terms of sourness save for some green apple tartness. 3.5 T: For the most part, this follows the nose. Apple overload with emphasis on tart green apple. Peach, dank wet hay, and rotting log with some barnyard notes. Good flavor, but at this point it could use some more depth and perhaps some strength as well. 4.0 M: Light body. Active, spritzy carbonation. Could use some creaminess, but otherwise smooth. 3.5 D: Tasty beer, but I think it needs more power. Of course, this is a fairly "young" gueuze, so we shall see what the cellar does to this. Serving type: bottle Reviewed on: 01-19-2012 00:08:20

3.7
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 15/20
chrisv10 (4033) - DENMARK - JAN 20, 2012
Bottle. Clear deep golden with small off-white head. Aroma is malt, wheat, tart and a little citrus. Flavour is malt, wheat, little sweet, tart, little funk, wood and little barnyard.

3.8
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 15/20
Rasmus40 (3016) - Beder, Aarhus, DENMARK - JAN 20, 2012
Clear dark golden with an off-white head. Aroma is sweet, fruity, woody and moderate sour - vinegar. Flavor is medium sweet and moderate acidic. Dry and Moderate acidic finish. 200112

3.4
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 14/20
Benzai (2298) - Oirschot, NETHERLANDS - JAN 17, 2012
75 cl bottle from 2006 @ home shared with my dad. Small white head on top of a clear light orange colored beer. Color is like leaves in the fall. Aroma of sourness, slightly sweet hints, barnyard and rubber. Taste sour, rubber. Well balanced. Smooth sour finish. Decent mouthfeel.


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