3 Fonteinen Doesjel

Brewed by 3 Fonteinen
Style: Lambic - Gueuze
Beersel, Belgium

Bottle. Aroma very funky, limited barnyard, more cheese, some earth, oak, and some sweet-tart fruity notes. Flavor mildly acidic, sweetly oaky, tart on the finish, citrusy notes grow with the temperature. Started off sort of average, but very much grew on me. Stellar stuff.

375 mL bottle, bottled 2/23/06. Pours a light orange with no head. Aroma of a lot of funk and general fruity tartness. Flavor of light vinegar notes, slight tartness. Stars off light and easy to drink but it gets a bit wearing by mid glass. Fairly acidic but overall pretty good.

9/9/08 - Max’s on Broadway, Baltimore, MD. 350 ml bottle. Pours yellow with no head. Nose is surgar, apple, vinegar with some musty cheese notes. Tastes is sharp apple with a rather salty malt character, slight vinegar taste with notes of gooseberry and wine grape. A touch of lemony citrus/sour lingering. Fantastic.

Pours hazy golden with a touch of orange. Completely flat with no carbonation or head. The nose is quite cheese like with a touch of musty blanket. The flavor was a bit like the nose but added grapefruit and other citrus influences. Smooth and light on the palate.

375ml from tytoanderso - thanks, dude!! Lovely clear amber pour, still and serene with a few bubbles. Extremely appetizing aroma, dry white wine and lemon rind, with a bit of hay. Mouthfeel is pleasant, slightly fuller than one might expect from the style. The oak really comes through in the flavor, without being overpowering. Slight hint of red grapefruit amongst the traditional gueuze flavors. Exquisitely lengthy, dry finish. Very nice one.

Bottle, my first Gueuze. Somewhat reminded me of a Sour Ale (RR - Beatification) with less carbonation. Pours a hazy orange with no head. Smells slightly flowery. Light sweetness with a moderate sourness and a light bitterness. Lots of grapefruit and a little resin. Medium bodied. Soft carbonation. Sour finish. Interesting brew, unique and takes some getting used to...

(37.5cl, bottled 26.02.06) Cloudy, bright orange-golden colour with a very small foamy white layer. Acidic, moderately yeasty and fruity aroma with notes of lemon and a woody tartness. Sourish tart flavour, medium to light bodied without carbonation. Acidic Lambic-character with a minimal malty sweetness; dry, bitter tart and moderately woody finish. Delicious and rounded Lambic(07.09.08).

Review #400!! Bottle poured into a Duvel tulip. Pretty apricot color with no head at all, which I believe is appropriate here. Opaque body with no visible sediment. Aroma is of crabapple skin and lemon drupelets, harsh and acidic with a touch of wood. A very fine gueuze smell. Flavor is quite sour (you shoulda seen the look on my girlfriend’s face when I let her try a sip). Grapefruit zest and citric acid are the dominant notes. Unripe stone fruit and an earthy woody note. No carbonation at all, a touch less than medium bodied. Finish is short and dry from the acidity. Tasty and unique, a treat for a sour lover, but fairly inaccessible.